10 Fun Facts About Pizza

When pizza is mentioned, everyone’s mind snaps to the Italian cuisine made of dough, topped with tomatoes, cheese, and other ingredients. Pizza actually originated from ancient times when Greeks and Egyptians made them as flatbreads with Olive oil and spice topping. Modern-day pizza is said to have originated from Naples, Italy. Pizza has been one of Americans’ favorite, and it has been statistically proven that every American is likely to eat 6000 slices in his or her lifetime.

1. Pizza Supply and Consumption

Currently, there are 11,139 pizza huts around the world. And with each pizza hut in the U.S, an average of 2,500,000 pizzas are sold. Also, every second, 350 slices of Pizza is consumed in the U.S.