Margherita pizza
The man on the right was Raffaele Esposito. This man revolutionized a dish considered “poor” and turned it into a famous dish around the world.
He was the inventor of the Margherita pizza.
Previously, pizza was a popular dish in the poor neighborhoods of Naples, and only marinara pizza was prepared, with tomato sauce, garlic and oregano, without cheese.
In 1889, during the visit of King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy to Naples, Chef Raffaele Esposito wanted to surprise the Queen by preparing a pizza in the colors of the Italian flag: red of tomato sauce, white of mozzarella and green of basil.
In 1889, in Naples, pizza Margherita was born thanks to "pizzaiuolo" Raffaele Esposito.
Raffaele Esposito; He is the owner of the Italian restaurant “Pizzeria di Pietro and Pasta Cozzi” in the nineteenth century. Many interested in the history of pizza suggest that Raphael is the actual father of modern pizza. The famous incident is when Raphael saw that the traditional pizza at that time, which contained many garlic toppings, would not be suitable for serving to the then Queen of Italy (Margherita di Savoia) when she was visiting the city of Naples in 1889 AD. So he decided to make a pizza dish containing tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and basil to represent the Italian flag with its red, white, and green colors. It is the pizza that later became known as Pizza Margherita.
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