International Pizza Day: when and how is celebrated

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Today, you can count a huge number of different funny and unusual holidays. One of these is the International Pizza Day, which is usually celebrated in all corners of the world on February 9th. Undoubtedly, the real connoisseurs of this dish live in Italy, but this does not mean that in other countries pizza is not as popular as in its homeland. Therefore, her birthday is celebrated on all continents. People gather with the whole family and go to various pizzerias, and also prepare this dish according to special recipes.

History of occurrence

Even in ancient times in different parts of the world, different nationalities had their own personal methods of making pizza. For example, in the Persian Empire, cakes stuffed with dates, cheese and various spices, which were fried directly on the shields, were popular among the soldiers of the army.

Some kind of this dish was still in Ancient Rome and Greece. The inhabitants liked to bake flat bread richly buttered, dressed with onions, olives, and all kinds of herbs were used as seasonings.

Prototypealready beloved classic pizza appeared about two hundred years ago in Naples. It was created by a talented Italian chef commissioned by Queen Margherita, the wife of Umberto I. It was in her honor that one of the most popular types of this dish was named.

This dish came to America only by the end of the nineteenth century. In the middle of the twentieth, his semi-finished products already appeared.

At the moment, there are a considerable number of recipes for this world-famous and beloved delicacy, and its popularity has spread across all continents. Therefore, it was decided that such a dish should have its own name day, and in all countries on the ninth of February they also celebrate the day of pizza along with the Italians. To celebrate this significant date, you can simply make a dish at home according to some interesting recipe and then enjoy it with the whole family. But each nation has its own special methods for preparing this product, which are worth talking about in more detail.

Birthday dishes in Italy

This country is generally recognized as the ancestor of many varieties of pizza. Different regions of the state have their own delicacy recipes, of which there are more than one thousand.

In Italy, even the so-called Pizza Law is spelled out, stating that this dish can only be considered a stuffed dough product that is baked at a temperature of 450 degrees Celsius in a wood-fired oven.

World Pizza Day is celebrated everywhere here, as almost all Italians consider this delicacy a real treasure and pridenation. This year, a proposal was even sent to UNESCO from the inhabitants of this country regarding the inclusion of a dish in the list of world values, since it is pizza that can give a complete picture of Italy.

In this state it is impossible to single out any special recipe for preparing this delicacy, as they are all distinguished by their extraordinary taste.

What kind of pizza is prepared for a holiday in the USA?

In America, there are now also many cafes and restaurants serving different types of this dish. Therefore, the inhabitants of this state also like to celebrate pizza day. If they can't get to any establishment where they can buy this delicacy, they can cook it themselves according to common recipes in their country.

American dish may contain vegetable oil among the ingredients of the dough, which you will not find in traditional Italian pizza. The amount and content of sauces, as well as the size of the dish, can vary greatly in a particular recipe. In addition, Americans use all sorts of fillings: seafood, mushrooms, meat products, herbs, spices, fruits, vegetables, and even nuts. One of these dishes is prepared in the USA when Pizza Day is celebrated.

How is it celebrated in Russia?

In our country, as in many others, people go to a cafe where this dish is sold, since it is on February 9 that you can buy this delicacy everywhere at very big discounts. For example, in Voronezh, one wonderful action was arranged bya pizzeria located there. Pizza Day was celebrated in a special way in the city. Each client who bought one piece of dough in this institution on this holiday received the second one as a gift. At that time, a large number of fans of this dish gathered in the cafe. Undoubtedly, Voronezh and its residents celebrated pizza day wonderfully.

In Chelyabinsk, in honor of the celebration, a contest was held in one of the city's pizzerias to eat this delicacy, and in other regions of Russia, all kinds of win-win lotteries and promotions were also held.

Other countries of the world

This Italian delicacy has also spread to Australia. Both classic varieties of dishes and the continent's own pizza are popular here. It is prepared from an ordinary cake, sauce, mozzarella, and is also seasoned with bacon and eggs. This dish is considered a traditional Australian breakfast.

Pizza Day is also celebrated in Brazil, where this dish ended up with Italian immigrants. With approximately 6,000 different establishments serving the delicacy, there are plenty of places for locals to go and celebrate the birthday of this popular pastry.

Pizzerias are also gaining popularity in India, especially among young people, and even in M alta, where they prepare this dish using a local cheese recipe.

Interesting to know

It turns out that this Italian delicacy is considered to be a very popular product in the context of Book recordsGuinness. One of them was delivered in Russia, thanks to the fact that in one of the regions of the country a pizza with an area of 23 square meters and reminiscent of the shape of Moscow was prepared.

Another interesting event associated with this dish is the release of a perfume that has the scent of this product.

With this popularity growing every year, soon there won't be a single country in the world where Pizza Day is celebrated. Reviews about this holiday cause only pleasant emotions in people, as this is another reason to get together in a friendly company.