Italy bakes 2.7 billion pizzas a 12 months.
Pizza is the culinary image of Italy for 89 per cent of Italians, in keeping with a ballot commissioned by Italian agricultural foyer Coldiretti forward of World Pizza Day on Wednesday.
Within the survey performed by Ipsos, Italians positioned pizza simply above pasta (88 per cent) as greatest representing Italian delicacies, with wine on 59 per cent and cappuccino on 51 per cent.
Hailing pizza as a “Made in Italy treasure”, Coldiretti confused the function of pizza in Italian society, significantly amongst households, noting that round a 3rd of Italians frequently make Margherita pizza at dwelling.
In keeping with legend, the Margherita was invented in June 1889 in honour of Queen Margherita of Savoy when Neapolitan pizzaiolo Raffaele Esposito created a pizza topped with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil, to symbolize the colors of the Italian flag.
With an estimated annual turnover of €15 billion, pizza is large enterprise in Italy the place 2.7 billion pizzas are baked yearly – in keeping with Coldirettti – requiring 200 million kg of flour, 225 million kg of mozzarella, 30 million kg of olive oil and 260 million kg of tomato sauce.
World Pizza Day, recognized in Italy as Giornata Mondiale della Pizza, is held on the feast day of Anthony Abbot – or S. Antonio Abate – the patron saint of pizzaioli in addition to the protector of animals.
