I know it seems super generic to say, but pizza is pretty much my favorite food. Mainly because of all the different toppings I can choose from, like vegetables or meat like sausage or pepperoni.
Where did pizza originate?
As far as I know, pizza started out when ancient cultures took flatbread and then added toppings. Not quite like our pizza but close.
What country was home to the first modern pizza?
A lot of early concepts for pizza were similar, but the country that finally added tomatoes to the equation was Naples a few hundred years ago.
Is that why Italy is often associated with the food?
That's a good point, since Italian cuisine is so well known for their use of tomatoes and bread or noodles, as well as other things like bell peppers.