The origins of Pizza
The pizza has origin in the past; some historians that this food was originated during the etruscan civilization, with shapes and ingredients extremely different from today. The pizza was born as a simple food for poor people which needed basic components: flour, oil, salt and yeast. The true pizza was born around 1600: there was an impending need to improve the taste and palability of the bread; In the beginning it was simple dough bread cooked in ovens with the addition of garlic, lard and salt. There was also a "deluxe" version with cheese and basil.

Modern pizza was born with the discovery of tomato!! Imported from Peru', after the discovery of America, tomato was initially used as a sause in cooking with salt and basil. After some year, somebody had the idea of put that sauce on the pizza. And so "pizza" was born. where was created the modern pizza? There is much debate about the origin of pizza: some people state that it was originated in Italy and other people think that it was born in America: they are both right. The modern pizza era was born in Napoli and in America. During the 1800 the pizza with tomato arrives in America thanks to the italian emigrants going to New York. Of course the method is the same used in Napoli. In 1889 there was an important innovation: the introduction of mozzarella cheese over the pizza. A Pizzamaker in Napoli called "Raffaele Esposito" and his wife prepared the pizza with the mozzarella cheese in order to please the Queen of Italy, Margherita, Wife of Umberto I. The Queen was intrigued by this so called "pizza" that was probably referred by some writer or artist. But she could not go to a restaurant outside the court, so the restaurant was brought to her. The winning pizza mixed tomato, cheese and basil, which was equally good tasting and matched perfectly the colors of the italian flag.

This is how the "margherita" become the most famous pizza in italy and in the rest of the world, even though it was already known inside the most popular suburbs of napoli. But, hey, the wife of a monarch can't be wrong, can she?
As of today most hard-core fanatics of pizza in napoli recognize only two kinds of pizza: "margherita" and "napoletana" which is essentially made with tomato and anchovies (but no cheese).