How much have you ever spent on a pizza? I don’t estimate much, since pizza is quite common, easy to make and not often expensive, but a pizza known as “Pizza Louis XIII” from Renato Viola actually goes for about $12,000, served with cognac and champagne.
Pizza is a popular food. Care to guess what percent of Americans admit to eating pizza at least once a week? If you guessed a whopping 40 percent, you're right. About 90 percent of us eat pizza once a month.
1945 was a big year for the pizza. When American soldiers returned from being stationed in Italy following World War II (1941-1945) they brought with them a growing appreciation of pizza and rapidly sent its popularity through the roof.
Cheese used to be expensive -- really expensive. The term "big cheese" originated to describe a rich person who could afford to buy a whole wheel of cheese (those big wax covered rounds).
The best pizza makers use a technique called dough-spinning, which enables a fresh, evenly spread and "proper" pizza dough. In fact, dough-spinning has become such a big deal that it has its own professional-level sporting event called the World Pizza Championships.
Let's test your pizza smarts: What's more popular, thin crust or deep dish pizza? In a recent poll, 61 percent of consumers still prefer thin style crust over any other variation.