National Pizza Week

National Pizza Week is celebrated the second week of February. It just so happens the NFL’s Superbowl is the second week of February as well. Super Bowl Sunday is one of the most popular days in the U.S. for pizza consumption. It is one of the numerous, delicious food holidays in the U.S. Obviously, Pizza Day is a day for celebrating pizza, one of the most popular foods Americans enjoy. Historians claim that pizza-like dishes have been a common staple in the ancient Middle East. Though, it is the Italians who perfected and popularized the recipe. Pizza was originally a considered a food for peasants.

Celebrate National Pizza Week

• Make your own pie at home.
• Throw a pizza party with your friends.
• Visit your local pizzeria.

Pizza Fun Facts

• Yearly, there are 5 billion pizzas sold around the world, over 3 billion of those are sold in the US.
• In the U.S. there are more than 61,000 pizzerias, making about 17% of all U.S. restaurants, pizzerias.
• Super Bowl Sunday, Halloween, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and Thanksgiving Eve are the most popular days in the U.S. for pizza consumption.
• Antica Pizzeria Port’Alba, the first Pizzeria in the world, opened in Naples, Italy, in 1830.
• Gennaro Lombardi opened the first U.S. Pizzeria in New York City in 1905.
• 36% of Americans eat pizza as a breakfast meal. Additionally, 30% of Americans eat pizza once a week.
• Barstool sports has a link on their website ranking pizzas from around the world. (One Bite Pizza Reviews – YouTube)

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