I had some relatives over tonight somewhat unexpectedly. It was great to
see them but the first thought that came to my mind was that it was close to
dinner time and I had nothing defrosted to feed the number of people I had
over. My solution was not so different than the one many of you would
reach. Pizza. Ah, what a glorious invention pizza is. You have
an entire meal in the palm of your hand. You have your bread, vegetable,
meat and dairy in a neatly sliced circle of heaven. Unless you are cooking
it is usually the cheapest way to feed a good number of people. A five
minute car ride to our local pizza place and dinner was ready. As I ate I
couldn’t help but wonder what people did before there was pizza? A quick
look on line showed that the term has been around since the year 997 A.D. in
Italy. The item itself has various origins but seems to be credited to the
Italians for the most part. So let’s just say for convenience that pizza
came about at that time. Since then it has grown into a staple, a comfort
food and a delicacy. Italian immigrants brought the sensation to the new
world and it exploded into our culture. Few foods have had the impact of
pizza. Still, there’s a lot off history before 997 A.D. What did
people feed to houseguests before that? It looks like the Italians come to
the rescue again with pasta dishes like spaghetti, ravioli and lasagna.
While many Italian dishes take considerable time to prepare, a humble pasta and
sauce is an inexpensive relatively easy meal to make on short notice. It
simply involves boiling some water and tomato sauce. Italian food has
become a mainstay in American culture. Different ethnic foods have
niches. There is Chinese (Americanized) Food, Mexican (Americanized),
Indian, Tia, Vietnamese, French, German and the list goes on. They all
represent different tastes many people sample from time to time. With the
exception of Mexican food, none of them are staples of weekly life in America
the way Italian food is. Perhaps it’s the tomato sauce? Perhaps it’s
the cheese? Maybe we just like dough in some form and people wanted more
than plain bread. Whatever the reason, people love Italian food.
They especially appreciate it when they have many mouths to feed. So sit
back and have a slice of pizza, a piece of lasagna or a bowl of pasta with some
friends or family. Italian has become a big part of the new American
Cuisine.
see them but the first thought that came to my mind was that it was close to
dinner time and I had nothing defrosted to feed the number of people I had
over. My solution was not so different than the one many of you would
reach. Pizza. Ah, what a glorious invention pizza is. You have
an entire meal in the palm of your hand. You have your bread, vegetable,
meat and dairy in a neatly sliced circle of heaven. Unless you are cooking
it is usually the cheapest way to feed a good number of people. A five
minute car ride to our local pizza place and dinner was ready. As I ate I
couldn’t help but wonder what people did before there was pizza? A quick
look on line showed that the term has been around since the year 997 A.D. in
Italy. The item itself has various origins but seems to be credited to the
Italians for the most part. So let’s just say for convenience that pizza
came about at that time. Since then it has grown into a staple, a comfort
food and a delicacy. Italian immigrants brought the sensation to the new
world and it exploded into our culture. Few foods have had the impact of
pizza. Still, there’s a lot off history before 997 A.D. What did
people feed to houseguests before that? It looks like the Italians come to
the rescue again with pasta dishes like spaghetti, ravioli and lasagna.
While many Italian dishes take considerable time to prepare, a humble pasta and
sauce is an inexpensive relatively easy meal to make on short notice. It
simply involves boiling some water and tomato sauce. Italian food has
become a mainstay in American culture. Different ethnic foods have
niches. There is Chinese (Americanized) Food, Mexican (Americanized),
Indian, Tia, Vietnamese, French, German and the list goes on. They all
represent different tastes many people sample from time to time. With the
exception of Mexican food, none of them are staples of weekly life in America
the way Italian food is. Perhaps it’s the tomato sauce? Perhaps it’s
the cheese? Maybe we just like dough in some form and people wanted more
than plain bread. Whatever the reason, people love Italian food.
They especially appreciate it when they have many mouths to feed. So sit
back and have a slice of pizza, a piece of lasagna or a bowl of pasta with some
friends or family. Italian has become a big part of the new American
Cuisine.
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