>>17028670America invented the pizza the world knows and loves today. This is undeniable.
Italians have had "pizza" since the 13th century and NOBODY gave a shit. The original pizzas were more akin to a sponge cake. Doughy, sugary and usually infused with rosewater and nonsense like that. It wasn't until Italian-American immigrants in New York started selling slices that anyone gave a fuck. Then, in the 1950s, Pizza Hut was established to give Midwesterners a taste of this deliciousness.
Modern Italian "rustic" pizzas are merely an attempt to ape American pizza whilst appearing more "healthy." Pizza has never been and never will be healthy. The average citizen of Europe or America isn't going to order a rustic pizza at 11:00 p.m. on a Friday night.
