Coastin Carl
National PIZZA Week ORIGIN & HISTORY
People don’t really know exactly where National PIZZA Week came from. We do know it’s celebrated the 2nd week in January. I think pizza shouldn’t be limited to one day. In school, pizza is generally a rectangle but it could also be a bagel, an English muffin, a pita triangle, a portobello mushroom cap, or even eggplant or zucchini pizza boats. Wow, that’s creative! Limiting pizza to just one day is downright pizza claustrophobic.
HOW to Celebrate & Observe National PIZZA Week?
Not sure how to LOVE the week? We’ve got a few interesting ideas to consider that may help get you started.
Here are some activities that you can do during National PIZZA Week!
💙 It’s a DEMOCRACY Ya’ll
Since pizza can be made to fit everyone’s tastes, every member of the family could give their own suggestion.
💙 80 PIZZAs Around the World
Take a vote and buy a pizza in the style of Naples, Sicilian, New York, New Haven, Chicago, Detroit, or St Louis. Conduct a brief survey after consuming and see who was the favorite.
💙 THROW a Party
Throw a frozen pizza party and watch Good Mythical Morning on Youtube as they test out the best frozen pizza results.
💙 RAISE Social Awareness
Use social media posts with the hashtag #NationalPIZZAWeek to support the importance of celebrating, promoting, and sharing with the world why you ❤️ National PIZZA Week.
LEARN more about different PIZZA crusts
FIVE Fun Facts you never knew about National PIZZA Week
- 1 out of every 5 restaurants in the United States is a pizzeria.
- The first pizzeria in the USA opened in 1905 on Spring Street in NYC by Gennaro Lombardi. Before that Lombardi operated more of a family grocery and began selling tomato pies wrapped in brown paper to the workers for lunch.
- Yup, pizzas are delicious. In fact, more than 5 billion are served up around the world each year. The biggest day of the year? … that would be Super Bowl Sunday, the most-watched television broadcast on the planet.
- Anchovies by far are the least requested topping on a pizza. At times they are a tad too salty and some even say they have no business being invited to National PIZZA week.
- WWII Veterans are responsible for creating the demand for pizza outside the Italian community in the US. After being based in Naples and surrounding areas during the War, the boys got a taste for pizza when they returned home. Pizzerias started to boom in the 1950s and 60s.
Famous PEOPLE also born around the 2nd Week in January
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Richard Nixon
The 37th President of the United States who notoriously resigned his commission after the Watergate scandal of the 1970s. He could play five different musical instruments. Born January 9, 1903.
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Jeff Bezos
American entrepreneur, computer engineer, commercial astronaut, and founder of Amazon.com, eventually becoming the world’s richest man in 2018. Born January 12, 1964.
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Edward Teller
Physicist born in Budapest, Hungary best known for becoming the father of the Hydrogen bomb (Manhattan Project). Born January 15, 1908.
Future DATES for National PIZZA Week
| Year | Dates |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Week of January 8 |
| 2024 | Week of January 14 |
| 2025 | Week of January 12 |
| 2026 | Week of January 11 |
| 2027 | Week of January 10 |
Pizza FAQ
What’s the most popular type of PIZZA crust?
- Why thin of course according to a study done in 2016. It surprised us as well. Thin beat out traditional, thick, french, stuffed, and my personal favorites: deep dish and Sicilian.
What’s Detroit pizza?
- Detroit pizza has a rectangular thick, crispy, chewy crust developed in Detroit, Michigan USA. It also has tomato sauce and cheese that runs right up to the edge. Some say the very best classically made Detroit-style would be Buddy’s Pizza. Buddy’s after all is the one that developed it in 1946. Check them out if you ever visit Detroit.
Who has the best PIZZA in Boston?
- Ernesto’s Pizza at the North End, but if you’re willing to drive we’ve found one of the best pizzerias in North Adams, Massachusetts called Ramuntos Brick Oven Pizza. It’s really very good.
What sets the best PIZZA apart from all the rest?
- Sure you can reorder all the toppings inside or outside a pizza. But arguably the dough is what sets them apart. Scarr’s is the only pizzeria in New York City that uses freshly milled flour in their dough. They do this by stone-grinding their own flour in the basement from wheat berries harvested upstate. This could make this one of the best pizzas in NYC. What … did you think it was the water?
Why we L💜VE National PIZZA Week
Oh and before I forget it: “Taco Bell please bring back your Mexican Pizza — everyone loved it.”
Since National PIZZA week coincides with those healthier New Years’ resolutions, you might want to take a look at some really delicious pizza recipes that contain more veggies.
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Versatility & Creativity Abound
Pizza is perhaps one of the most creative things to eat on the planet. Recipes for pizza can be made to suit everyone’s taste preference, style of eating, or diet. With pizza, the sky’s the limit. You could even have it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even dessert! This is a week to let your imaginations run wild.
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Be more like Burger King
Since pizza is a personal thing that is to say it’s made to order, people can enjoy it and have it any way they like. Have it your way.
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Try an alternate Lifestyle
Do something different for National PIZZA Week: choose a different type of vegetable to make a pizza crust with. Here are a few choices that have a more neutral taste: carrots, eggplant, sweet potato, butternut squash, pumpkin, cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini, or cabbage.
