When and where this kind of food originated, it is hard to know now, and it may be traced back to.
About 6000 years ago, when the ancient Egyptians discovered yeast and knew how to ferment dough.
Experts and scholars agree that millions of pizzas baked all over the world today were initiated by bakers in Naples, Italy, about 200 years ago. At that time, Naples was a big city in Europe with a large population, and pizza was a quick food for the poor. Naples is the origin of authentic goods for pizza, just like Munich is for beer.
To make authentic pizza, we must strictly abide by the recipes handed down from generation to generation by local pizza chefs. This spectrum has now been compiled into a manual for public operation.
According to the book, every 1.8 kg of flour is mixed with 1 liter of water, and the amount of yeast depends on the surrounding temperature and humidity, and how long you want the dough to rise-about 5 hours is appropriate.
According to statistics, there are more than 20,000 pizzerias in Italy, including 1200 in Naples. Most Neapolitans eat at least one pizza a week, and some people are said to eat it every day for lunch and dinner.
Hundreds of years ago, pizza was originally a round baked cake, without tomatoes, and it was usually eaten for breakfast. At that time, vendors put pizzas in tall copper containers called "Stufe" and sold them overhead. Buyers are often poor, can only afford a cut piece, or ask for credit. There is an "eight-day pizza" that allows customers to owe money for a week.
Diners, rich or poor, fold up pizza and eat it in their hands. This is one of the bases to identify the quality of pizza handcraft. Pizza must be soft and hard, and even if it is folded like a wallet, the outer layer will not break.
Don't expect to buy pizza with spicy sausage, herring, curry or tofu in this city that pays attention to authentic pizza. "You have to add a pineapple to your pizza, of course, but that's not Neapolitan pizza." Antonio Perth, president of Naples Authentic Pizza Association, said disapprovingly. This guild has 150 members all over the world, and they all swear to sell only authentic goods.
There are only two authentic Neapolitan pizzas, namely Margherita and Marinara. The former is popular all over Italy. According to the authentic pizza association in Naples, it can only be matched with the following materials: San Mazeno tomato, ultra-pure olive oil, buffalo milk cheese, perilla and salt. The latter is named after the fisherman who used to eat pizza for breakfast, covered with tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and mint chips.
1994, the world summit was held in Naples. One day, Cascialli, a local pizza chef, saw a group of black cars coming by in his own small pizza shop downtown, and almost stopped outside the shop. Then, I saw President Clinton get out of the car and walk on the sidewalk.
It turned out that Clinton wanted to take a walk. Cascialli, with gray hair, immediately bypassed the secret service personnel (who were good at subduing assassins, but could not stop the persistent baker) and went forward to pay tribute to the President of the United States.
Cascialli blurted out, "Mr. President, how about a pizza?"
Clinton was slightly surprised, but immediately replied with a smile: "Good. Pizza. "
Cascialli made two in a blink of an eye, one is a traditional Margherita pizza, and the other is smaller, fried thoroughly with boiling oil, which is a special product in his shop. Clinton ate both of them. In the next two hours, Cascialli became the most famous pizza maker in the world.
Pagnani, another pizza maker, heard that Cascialli had "caught" the President of the United States, and immediately sent a telegram to the hotel where Clinton stayed. The telegram reads: "We are waiting for you at the pizza shop that pioneered pizza." This is just a slight exaggeration. His shop name is Brandi, which is an old pizza shop in Naples. Since a chef in the shop created the name of Margherita pizza, it has always enjoyed a good reputation.
It was1June, 889 1 1 day, and the pizza chef Esposito was invited to bake pizza for Queen Margarita. At that time, the Italian kingdom was unified soon, and the reigning king was Umberto. Some scholars believe that this is the queen's deliberate attempt to taste the food that people like in order to win the hearts of the people.
According to historical records, the pizza chef baked three kinds of pizzas at that time, and the last one was served with tomatoes, cheese and perilla, which was equivalent to the red, white and green colors of the Italian flag. It is said that the queen especially appreciates the last one, so before long, this pizza will be called Margherita.
105 years later, the president's limousine arrived outside Pagnani's shop. Clinton got off the bus, thanked Esposito's successor, and said that he really couldn't spare the time to be invited to sit down, but he brought his mother-in-law and daughter.
Pagnani finally saved face! The two female guests not only ate a Margherita pizza in the store, but also took two with them when they left.
Nowadays, people all over the world want to learn how to make pizza. Pizza chef Cascialli started classes in Seoul to teach Korean pizza chefs experience and technology. In addition, Neapolitans also plan to establish a "pizza university" and implement intensive on-the-job training in several pizza shops with long history. Many students have signed up for the two-month course. Topics taught include pizza history, flour mixing, dough preparation and firewood stove use technology.