Fun Facts on Pizza

Who doesn't love pizza? We have the fun facts on this beloved dish!

1.The word “Pizza” was first documented in the Italian city of Gaeta in 997 AD.

2. Foods similar to pizza can be traced back to the New Stone Age Period.

3. Early pizzas were often sweet dishes, not savoury!

4. Most would never guess it, but pizza originally started off as a dish for poor people, sold in the streets and not a food for upper class people.

5. Pizza was introduced to the United States with the arrival of Italian immigrants in the 19th century.

6. The average 14 inch pizza contains 25% protein per slice.

7. Would you consider pizza for breakfast? 36% of Americans think pizza would be perfect breakfast.

8. 62% of pizza toppings ordered in the US are meat toppings.

9. How often do you eat pizza? 94% of Americans eat pizza regularly.

10. Guess how many pizzas are sold in the US per year? 3 billion!

11. The most popular pizza topping is pepperoni.

12. One of the most popular pizza topping in Japan is Squid.

13. Approximately 251,770,000 pounds of pepperoni pizzas are consumed every year in the US alone.

14. In the U.S., there are about 350 slices of pizza eaten each second.

15. Each person eats an average of 46 slices of pizza every year.

16. Don’t miss National Pizza Month – every October!

17. Calling out all pizza lovers! Don’t miss the Annual International Pizza Expo – in Las Vegas, Nevada

18. The most expensive pizza is sold at Gordon Ramsey's Maze restaurant, London, UK at £100 each.

19. The largest pizza box is 54 inches square.

20. The most expensive pizza ever created cost $2,745 and contained edible gold topping.