披萨简史

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Pizza has been pleasing people for a very long time. 披萨取悦世人已有很长一段时间了。

It began simply: 它的起源很简单：

ancient people baked flat bread on hot stones, 古人将扁平的面饼放在热石上烘烤，

and later, Italians topped that bread with herbs 后来，意大利人将香草铺在那面饼上

and called it focaccia. 并称之为佛卡夏。

Then came the tomato. 接着，番茄登场了。

When Europeans brought tomatoes back from the New World, 当欧洲人将番茄从新大陆带回时，

people were actually afraid of them — 人们实际上对它们感到恐惧——

they thought the strange red fruit might be poisonous! 他们以为这种奇怪的红色果实可能有毒！

But the people of Naples were brave enough to put tomatoes on their 然而，那不勒斯人却足够勇敢，将番茄放在他们的

bread, 面饼上，

and pizza as we know it was born. 我们所熟知的披萨就此诞生了。

The first true pizzeria opened in 1830. 第一家真正的披萨店于1830年开张。

And the first pizza delivery? 那么，第一次披萨外卖呢？

In 1889, a chef created a special pizza for a visiting queen, 1889年，一位厨师为来访的女王制作了一款特别的披萨，

topping it with red tomato, white cheese, 上面铺着红番茄、白奶酪，

and green basil — 以及绿罗勒——

the colors of the Italian flag. 这正是意大利国旗的颜色。

He named it the Pizza Margherita, after her, and sent it to the palace. 他以女王的名字将其命名为玛格丽特披萨，并送往宫殿。

From there, pizza conquered the world. 自此，披萨征服了世界。

Soldiers returning from Italy after the war came home craving it, and soon it was everywhere. 战后从意大利归来的士兵们回家后都对它念念不忘，很快它便风靡全球。

Not bad for a flat bread once topped with a fruit people were 对于一种曾被人们因过于害怕而不敢食用的果实所覆盖的扁平面饼来说，

too frightened to eat. 这成就可不小！