Thin crust, New York Style, Deep Pan, rectangle, circle! No matter how you like your crust, pizza is one of America's favorite foods, so it's no surprise that there is a day to celebrate its deliciousness!
Did you know:
- Pizza is a $30 billion a year industry in the U.S.?
- On average, each person in the U.S. eats about 23 lbs of pizza per year?
- Approximately three billion pizzas are sold in the United States every year, plus an additional one billion frozen pizzas?
- 93% of Americans eat pizza at least once per month?
- I think the Brazilians are most creative when it comes to pizza toppings: hearts of palm, catupiry cheese, fresh corn, fresh herbs, mashed potatoes, grilled sausages, potato sticks, and curried chicken with coconut milk are mixed with more traditional toppings like olives, ham, bacon, oregano, and tomatoes.
- In Russia, they serve pizza covered with "mockba," a combination of sardines, tuna, mackerel, salmon and onions. Red herring is also a topping of choice.
- In India, some of the more popular international toppings in India are pickled ginger, minced mutton and "paneer," (a form of cottage cheese), which looks quite like tofu but is obviously a dairy product. Tandoori chicken and chicken "tikka" are also increasingly popular toppings in India.
- Americans tend to play on the safer side, when it comes to pizza. It should be no surprise that pepperoni is by far the most requested topping (36% of all pizza made in the U.S. is served with pepperoni). However, new gourmet pizza's are popping up every where. Toppings like cajun shrimp, barbecue chicken, and even venison are gaining popularity.
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