id: 637
name: Pizza
flavor_bible_name_variants: pizza,popcorn
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status: draft
source: foodb,flavor_bible
food_db_name: Pizza
flavor_db_name_variants: pizza
name_scientific: null
description: Pizza is an oven-baked flat bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings. The modern pizza was invented in Naples, Italy, and the dish has since become popular in many parts of the world. An establishment that makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria". Many varieties of pizza exist worldwide, along with several dish variants based upon pizza. Pizza is cooked in various types of ovens, and a diverse variety of ingredients and toppings are utilized. In 2009, upon Italy's request, Neapolitan pizza was safeguarded in the European Union as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed dish.
itis_id: null
wikipedia_id: Pizza
picture_file_name: 655.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 131717
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:42:00.000Z
legacy_id: null
food_group: Dishes
food_subgroup: Other dishes
food_type: Type 2
created_at: 2011-12-02T22:58:04.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:29.000Z
creator_id: 2
updater_id: 2
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: null
export_to_foodb: false
public_id: FOOD00637