Fast Facts on Pizza
- Americans eat almost 350 slices of pizza each second!
- Three billion pizzas are sold annually; no wonder that pizza is a $30 billion industry today!
- Close to 40 per cent of all pizzas sold are pepperoni pizzas.
- Other popular toppings include onions, extra cheese, and green pepper. The least popular topping is -- you guessed it -- anchovies.
- Some intriguing topping that one might be tempted to sample include oysters, dandelions, and peanut butter and jelly!
- While Americans prefer meat toppings, a popular pizza topping in Japan is squid and tofu.
- In India tandoori chicken and chili paneer are favourites.
- Brazilians enjoy green peas on a pizza while Russians top it with mockba -- a mix of sardines, tuna, mackerel, salmon and onions.
- The original Italian pizza was made with green peppers and mozzarella cheese.
- The original Greek pizza was simply crust and vegetables -- no cheese!
- October is National Pizza Month.
