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.
Not to mention similar type of meat and fish.
Exactly, Italian cuisine has also influenced tons of other countries' types of cuisine, especially the US.
Every country is part of US cuisine!
That's true, the US is such a big melting pot of cultures due to their history.