Pizza (Pizza, that is, Italian-style pie) can be said to have transcended the language and cultural barriers, becoming a global food. But people in different countries and regions eat this kind of pie, the taste is slightly different.
The origins of the delicacy are not known, but may date back
to the discovery of yeast by the ancient Egyptians and their ability to ferment raw pasta some 6,000 years ago.
Experts and scholars agree that the millions of pizzas baked every day around the world today were first created about 200 years ago by bakers in Naples, Italy. Naples at that time, is a big city in Europe, a large population, and pizza is the poor people's simple fast food. Naples is to pizza what Munich is to beer, the origin of the authentic stuff.
To make "authentic" pizza, you have to follow a recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation by local pizza makers. This recipe has now been compiled into an official manual.
According to the book, one liter of water for every 1.8 kilograms of flour, and the amount of yeast depends on the ambient temperature and humidity, as well as how long you want the dough to take to rise - about five hours is appropriate.
According to statistics, there are more than 20,000 pizzerias in Italy in total***, including 1,200 in the Naples region. Most Neapolitans eat at least one pizza a week, and some are said to eat it every day for lunch and dinner.
Hundreds of years ago, pizza was originally a round baked pastry without tomatoes, usually served for breakfast. In those days, vendors sold pizzas on the street in a tall copper "stufe," which was placed on top of the vendor's head. Buyers were often poor and could only afford a slice or asked for credit. There's an "eight-day pizza" that allows customers to be a week in arrears.
Rich and poor alike folded their pizzas and ate them in their hands. This is still one of the criteria for recognizing the quality of the craftsmanship of a pizza. The pizza had to be soft enough that the outer layer would not break even when folded "like a wallet".
In a city where authentic pizza is the order of the day, don't expect to get a pizza with pepperoni, herring, curry, or tofu. "You're going to put a piece of pineapple on your own pizza, sure, but that wouldn't be Neapolitan pizza." Antonello Pace, president of the Authentic Neapolitan Pizza Guild, says dismissively. The guild has 150 members around the world, all of whom vow to sell only the authentic stuff.
There are only two types of authentic Neapolitan pizza, Margherita and Marinara. The former is popular throughout Italy and, according to the Authentic Neapolitan Pizza Guild, can only be served with the following ingredients: San Marzano tomatoes, ultra-pure olive oil, buffalo milk cheese, shiso and salt. The latter, named after the fisherman who used to eat pizza for breakfast in the old days, is topped with tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and mint shavings.
In 1994, the World Summit was held in Naples. One day, local pizza maker Caccioli was in his own little pizzeria in the center of town when he saw a fleet of black sedans drive by and stop almost right outside the store. Then, U.S. President Bill Clinton was seen getting out of the limos and walking down the sidewalk.
Turns out it was Clinton who wanted to take a walk. The sideburned Cacharelli then bypassed the Secret Service agents (who are good at subduing assassins but can't stop a persistent baker) and went up to greet the President of the United States.
Cacharelli said offhandedly, "Mr. President, how about a pizza?"
Clinton was slightly surprised, but immediately replied with a smile, "Yes. Pizza."
Cacharelli made two in the blink of an eye, one a traditional Margherita pizza, the other smaller and fried in boiling oil, a specialty of his store. Clinton devoured both. Two hours afterward, Cachari became the world's most famous pizza maker.
Another pizza maker, Paganini, heard that Cacharelli had "caught" the President of the United States, and immediately sent a telegram to the hotel where Clinton was staying. The telegram reads, "We are waiting for you at First Pizza's pizzeria." This is only a slight exaggeration, his store is called Blondi, is the oldest pizzeria in Naples, since one of the chefs in the store created the name Margherita pizza, it has been renowned.
It was June 11, 1889, when pizza maker Esposito was invited to bake pizzas for Queen Margherita, at a time when the Kingdom of Italy was not long united and King Umberto was on the throne. Some scholars believe that this is the queen in order to win the hearts and minds of the people, deliberately try the people's favorite food.
According to historical records, the pizza chef baked three kinds of pizza, the last one is with tomato, cheese and shiso, and the Italian flag of red, white and green colors. It is said that the queen especially appreciated the last one, so soon after, this pizza was called Margherita.
105 years later, the U.S. president's limousine arrived outside Paganani's. Clinton got out of the car, thanked the heir to the Esposito, and said that he couldn't find the time to be invited to a table, but that he had brought his mother-in-law and daughter.
Paganani finally saved face! Not only did the two female guests each have a Margherita pizza at the restaurant, they took two with them when they left.
Nowadays, people all over the world want to learn how to make pizza. Pizza chef Cachari then held a class in Seoul to teach experienced techniques to Korean pizza chefs. In addition, the Neapolitans plan to create a "pizza university" with intensive on-the-job training in several historic pizzerias. A number of students have already enrolled in the two-month program. The subjects taught include the history of pizza, flour mixing, raw dough modification and wood-fired stove technology
2. life tips: how to eat pizza correctly, it turns out that a lot of people are wrong
The correct way to eat pizza is as follows: First, the use of cutlery and spices: Of course, you can use a knife and fork to eat a plate of pizza, but psychologically, it is certainly a direct hand to pick up a large piece of pizza to the It's more painful.
I prefer to eat with my hands, and it seems that the students prefer it too! For condiments, don't add black pepper or garlic sauce to the side of your pizza. If you must, use olive oil, but be careful, because if you let the pizza swim in the oil, it will be a very failed experience.
Second, drink the drink: on the one hand, to drink a large mouth rather than small slurps, so as to help swallow the dough, on the other hand, to have a similar carbonated drinks like drinks to help remove the greasy feeling. For example, instead of wine, coffee and fruit juice, choose cola, beer or aerated mineral water.
Third, the pizza base: because it is about how to eat rather than how to make, this part will focus on the size, shape and depth of the base. Mr. Wang of the Sweetway pastry training school said here, first of all, for the pizza, "more is better" theory does not work.
A good pizza size should be 12 inches - smaller 7-inch and 10-inch is more suitable for the situation of fewer people, but it is not the authentic choice; too big is ridiculous. Secondly, in terms of shape, the traditional round pizza is always more authentic, although square and rectangular pizzas are now more common.
Also, the end of each slice of pizza should be thin and soft, even rolled up for a slightly elastic feel. As for the bottom of the crust, there should be little flecks of burnt bits, and the doughy part of the edge of the pie should feel intoxicating even if you don't eat it with anything.
Fourth, the sauce: generally speaking, less ingredients (minced garlic and salt) uncooked tomato pulp flavor is more pure, while those darker cooked mixed with some poor quality herbal ingredients, unless very careful in handling, or will have a slightly sour with a metallic taste. Mr. Wang's suggestion is to peel and cut the tomatoes and just sprinkle them with olive oil.
V. Filling: This is the most controversial part, but it can be avoided if you draw on a few of the more commonly used standards. If the Italians won't use it, avoid it.
Two to four filling ingredients are the usual number of options. And, no one ingredient should be given too much prominence, and it's important to make sure that all the ingredients are of equal size and that they are cooked to a consistent degree.
Do not add too much spicy ingredients. Acceptable ingredients: ham, salt pork, Italian sausage, mozzarella, taleggio, ricotta, mushrooms, onions, baby tomatoes, olives, fresh herbs; fresh peppers; soaked artichokes, shrimp, mussels, eggplant, potatoes, garlic, and fennel VII. Marginal ingredients: baked eggs, anchovies, fresh pesto, prickly capers, zucchini, arugula, and bean sprouts. Feta cheese.
VIII. Unacceptable Ingredients: shredded cheddar cheese, liquid cheese from Delta, almost all dried herbs and spices, pine nuts, Peking duck, air-dried beef, chicken, Cumberland sausage, sweet corn, pineapple, penne, ground beef, jalape?os, roasted spring chicken, tuna (both canned and fresh), smoked haddock, blue cheese, chili pepper flakes, almost any vegetable that has been prepared or soaked at high temperatures, broccoli. soaked vegetables, broccoli, spinach, edible gold flakes, shallot juice, garlic sauce, French fries, meatballs, raisins, sundried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and chili sauce.
3. pan to do pizza dietary tips
1, preservation: can be placed in the freezer
2, Italy, Campania Nablus local production of a light cheese, made from buffalo milk into a yellowish color, containing 50% milk fat. This cheese is one of the important raw materials for making PIZZA.
3, mozzarella cheese in Metro, Walmart and other large supermarkets are sold. But the price seems to be not cheap, you can buy on Taobao, find a local baking online store to buy it. 500 grams can do 4 to 5 pizzas
4, with ordinary sandwich cheese is OK, but because mozzarella cheese has a pulling effect, you can stick the filling firmly in the crust. If you use ordinary cheese for fear that the filling will fall off oh.
4. life of common sense, supermarkets to buy frozen pizza with the oven how to bake, to thaw it
Supermarkets to buy frozen pizza in accordance with the instructions of the package has the temperature and time requirements, this pizza oven to be preheated for 3, 5 minutes, and then bake the required requirements of the time.
Cheese pizza
Main ingredients
150g flour yeast 3g butter 10g warm water 80ml salt 1g sugar 5g black pepper 2g
Side dishes
Pizza sauce appropriate amount of tomato sauce 1 tablespoon of chopped onion appropriate amount of basil appropriate amount of yam appropriate amount of mozzarella cheese 200g bacon 100g corn kernels appropriate amount of sweet peas appropriate amount of salami Crabstick20g
Steps
1 Mix flour, salt and sugar, add yeast water, knead into a ball, add butter and continue to knead until the dough is smooth.
2 Cover with plastic wrap and leave for 2 hours.
3 Peel the yam and chop the onion.
4 Put the butter in a saucepan and melt it over low heat.
Add the yams and sauté.
5 Add chopped onion and continue to sauté. Sauté to bring out the flavor.
6 Add tomato paste Salt and continue to sauté
7 Add basil, black pepper, little sugar and keep stirring to thicken. Chill and set aside.
8 Remove the fermented dough and roll it out with a rolling pin into a circle larger than a pizza pan.
9 Grease the inside of the baking dish with a little oil to prevent it from sticking to the mold. Then place the pastry in the baking dish.
10 Arrange the mozzarella (you'll need about 8 strips) cut into centimeters wide along the edge of the pie and roll it up in the pastry.
11 Poke some holes in the crust with a fork.
12 Spread a layer of the pizza sauce.
Sprinkle a layer of mozzarella cheese.
13 Spread the salami evenly.
Arrange the corn, peas and crab sticks in order.
14 Finish with the bacon.
15 Brush the sides of the pizza with egg wash and add half of the shredded mozzarella cheese.
16 Bake in the oven at 220 degrees for 12 minutes,
17 Remove from the oven and sprinkle all the rest of the cheese, and brush again with egg wash.
Bake for another 6-7 minutes to allow the top of the pizza to color and the mozzarella to melt.
Tips
For the filling, use ingredients with less moisture.
5. How to Make Pizza A few tips on how to make pizza
Ingredients
Pizza crust 8 inches one
Italian pizza sauce three tablespoons
Peppers, red peppers, a few
Sausage, bacon, a few
Mozzarella cheese 120G
Cheese powder, a few (sprinkle at the end of the last
Bacon and ham, a little bit of cheese, a little bit of cheese, a little bit of cheese, a little bit of cheese, a little bit of cheese, a little bit of cheese. p>
How to make a bacon and ham pizza
Take a ready-made crust (if the crust is frozen in the refrigerator, let it come to room temperature first), brush the bottom of the crust with 3 tablespoons of pizza sauce and sprinkle it evenly with 50G of cheese.
Spread the ham and 20g of cheese, the bacon and 20g of cheese, and the green and red peppers. This is the picture after all the spreading.
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees for 5 minutes. Then put the pizza in and bake for 10 minutes. It's critical, just 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, remove the pizza from the oven, sprinkle another 30g of mozzarella cheese on top and bake for another 5 minutes.
Remove the pizza from the oven! Sprinkle some cheese powder on the top to make it more flavorful!
Tips
1 Peppers must be sautéed in a frying pan or baked in the oven for a few minutes, otherwise the pizza will come out watery. I usually fry directly in the wok, frying without oil;
2 When the spread pay attention to a principle, the meat before the vegetables. Never because it is your own home to eat wildly put material, will be separated from the bottom of the cake. In addition, brush too much sauce will also cause the bottom of the pie separation Oh, be sure to grasp;
3 baked 10 minutes after the pizza and then sprinkle the last layer of cheese, pulling the silk will be more beautiful, the flavor is also more intense. Not very like cheese people can put less;
4 last sprinkle on the cheese powder is to enhance the flavor of the use, no can not be sprinkled. But sprinkled more delicious. There are pizza grass can also be sprinkled some ~
5 Another point, the bottom and edge of the crust beforehand, brush a layer of oil, baked will be golden brown, very crispy oh
6 recipe ingredients are at will, a variety of tomatoes, mushrooms, corn, pineapple, shrimp, chicken breasts, want to put what any random. But be sure to pay attention to the first two: vegetables to moisture, and placed in order not to reverse. hin important.
6. knowledge of Italian food, especially about the knowledge of pizza
"Pizza (PIZZA)" is the ancient Italian word a little (A POINT) meaning, and then became "PIZZIARE" the word, there is a "cover tightly screwed and folded crushed". and folded and crushed" meaning.
The word was first used in the local dialect of Naples around 997 BC, and although many people know today that pizza came from Italy, pies actually came from the ancient Italians and Christian culture. So who actually invented pizza? Some believe that pizza originated in China: when the famous Italian traveler Marco Polo traveled in China, he liked to eat a kind of northern popular scallion oil pie.
Back in Italy he always wanted to be able to taste it again, but could not bake it. One Sunday, when he was at home with friends, one of whom was a chef from Naples, Marco Polo had the idea to call the chef to his side and "so and so" describe the northern Chinese scallion pie.
The chef was also excited to make it according to the method depicted by Marco Polo. But after half a day's work, he could not get the filling into the dough.
It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and everyone was hungry. So Marco Polo proposed to put the filling on the dough and eat it.
Everyone ate it and said "yes". The chef returned to Naples and made a few times, and with the Neapolitan cheese and ingredients, not expected to be very popular with diners, since the "pizza" has been spread.
A small number of Asians began, the ancient Italians from where they got the method of making bread. The bread was then decorated with a lot of food and served on a plate.
After that, among the Christian people, when southern Italy became a colony, those people in the ancient countries of Italy's central and western regions made bread with a variety of foods on top of the initial pizza, and this form is the main process of the origin of pizza. However, it was the Romans, the builders of the great empire, who actually popularized pizza.
Although they dominated the Italians, it was widely spread in all regions. People who moved from Italy to America opened bakeries that borrowed bread made in ovens to sell when they were in a slump, and gave the leftovers to poor children to eat, and gave some tomatoes, etc.
Eventually Italian immigrants came with flour kneaded and put, tomato sauce, spicy seasoning, put together, and dry cheese on the bread of the round cake, since then, pizza has become directly commercialized. Bean II Feng Hao Culm put Feng Tai Pro Jun in 1905, LaBelle had the ground in New York's original pizzeria opened.
"Pizza" pie origin "Pizza" is a special crust, cheese, sauce and toppings made of Italian-style food, but in fact, this food has transcended the language and cultural barriers, to become a globally accepted drink, loved by consumers from all over the world. But this food has actually transcended language and cultural barriers and has become a globally accepted beverage, loved by consumers in all countries. But when and where this food originated is not known.
Nowadays, in the face of the millions of pizzas baked every day in Pizza Hut restaurants around the world by the "pizza experts", it is natural to think that it was 400 years ago in Naples, Italy, when the baker first created it. So who actually invented pizza? Some believe that pizza originated in China: the famous Italian traveler Marco Polo loved to eat a kind of northern popular scallion pie when he was traveling in China.
Back in Italy he always wanted to be able to taste it again, but could not bake it. One Sunday, when he was at home with friends, one of whom was a chef from Naples, Marco Polo had the idea to call the chef to his side and "so and so" describe the northern Chinese scallion pie.
The chef was also excited to make it according to the method depicted by Marco Polo. But after half a day's work, he could not get the filling into the dough.
It was almost two o'clock in the afternoon, and everyone was hungry. So Marco Polo proposed to put the filling on the dough and eat it.
Everyone ate it and said "yes". The chef returned to Naples and did a few times, and with the Neapolitan cheese and ingredients, not expected to be very popular with diners, since the "pizza" has been spread.
According to statistics, Italy's total **** more than 20,000 pizzerias, of which there are 1,200 in Naples. Most Neapolitans eat at least one pizza a week, and some eat it for lunch and dinner almost every day.
It was customary for rich and poor alike to fold the pizza and hold it in their hands. This has now become one of the basis for identifying the quality of the pizza handmade.
The pizza must be soft and firm, even if it is folded like a "wallet", the outer layer will not break. Currently, the world's most famous pizza franchise chain is Pizza Hut, founded in 1958 in Kansas.
The "red roof" is the distinctive symbol of Pizza Hut's appearance. In more than 90 countries and regions around the world, Pizza Hut has more than 12,300 outlets, including nearly 40 outlets in China, and receives more than 4 million customers and bakes more than 1.7 million pizzas every day.
The "pizza" pie is known to have four qualities: fresh crust, good cheese, top pizza sauce and fresh toppings. The bottom of the pie must be made every day, flour is generally used in the spring and winter seasons of Grade A wheat milled, so that the bottom of the pie will be made of the outer layer of crispy, fluffy inner layer.
Pure cheese is the soul of pizza, and authentic pizza is generally rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and calcium and low-calorie Mozzarella cheese. Preparation process: first of all, weigh the flour with the family secret ingredients and mix well, in the bottom of the pot of oil, spread a layer of fresh tomatoes mixed with natural spices made of rich flavor of the pizza sauce, then sprinkle with soft l00% grade A mozzarella cheese, put seafood, Italian sausage, Canadian cured meats, ham, five spices of diced meat, mushrooms, peppers, pineapple, and other carefully selected fresh toppings, and finally put into the oven! Bake at 260°C for 5 to 7 minutes.
Well, a delicious pizza is out of the oven, and it's worth noting that it's best eaten right out of the oven. Pizza by size is generally divided into three sizes: 6 inches (cut into 4 pieces), 9 inches (cut into 6 pieces), 12 inches (cut into 8 pieces), according to the thickness is divided into thick and thin two.
The reason why people like pizza, in addition to its own delicious, but also with other snacks to decorate. For example, "Pizza Hut" pizza comes with creamy chicken mushroom soup, flavorful chicken wings, a variety of baked dumplings, fried small potatoes, self-service salad bar and so on.
7. pan pizza tips
1, to do this delicious key also in the toppings on the effort, to make a tomato meat sauce to do the bottom of the pie filling. Lay on the surface of the bacon because not subjected to the fire of the baking, you need to fry a little, vegetables should also be slightly fried (the main purpose is to go to the water). Whether you do the oven version, or do the pan version, put the toppings do not greedy, do not put too much water vegetables, fruits on the pizza at once.
2, tomato sauce is the key, do not be stingy, to put some more
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