Why is the world's most popular pizza called Margherita?

Many believe that the cake is named after Queen Margherita, created by a Naples chef, Italy.

Before discussing the origin of this famous pizza, it is necessary to distinguish cheese and Margherita pizza because often, many people, especially Americans, are mistaken.

If you eat pizza, you've probably tried a red, green, and white cake, but you probably don't know the name Margherita brings a story.

According to Pizzapedia by Dan Bransfield, there are three types of pizza originating from Naples, one of which is Margherita pizza. This dish is made of ingredients including tomato sauce sauce, thinly sliced ​​mozzarella cheese, basil leaves (basil) and pure olive oil. It's a more flavorful cake than a cake, but Americans still think of a cheese-only version of pizza.

So why does that pizza have a name like that? A story spread quite widely, including comments against Italy's Queen, Margherita , and her husband King Umberto I during a visit to Naples in June 1889. The visit took place after Italy unified the north - south and south regions that need to be strengthened.

King Umberto and Queen Margherita.(Photo: Alamy).

During the trip, Queen Margherita was fed up with what the chefs offered, especially prepared French dishes. Therefore, upon request, Raffaele Esposito, the best pizza maker in Italy in the 19th century, created a new dish to welcome the Queen.

The special pizza is made from ingredients that Mrs. Margherita loves, including mozzarella, tomatoes and basil leaves. The cake is green, red and white, just like Italy's flag - a coincidence.

Esposito named the dish after the name of Queen Margherita and then everyone called this cake with that name. However, there are some opinions that the word " margherita" when translated into Italian means "daisy" (chrysanthemum).

Some suggested that the cake had such a name due to the arrangement of mozzarella and basil-like chrysanthemum leaves on the cake.(Photo: mittkok.expressen.se).

1. No matter how you cut it, Margherita pizza is basically the most authentic food in the world to be considered delicious. If you can't buy those cakes at the stores where you live, it's easy to do it yourself. The finished product of pizza Margherita has a crispy but tough outer shell, a soft filling, aroma of cheese and a slightly sour tomato.