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by Arlene Wright-Correll

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Pizza, but Were Afraid to Ask
By Arlene Wright-Correll

Pizza is one of my most favorite foods. I love it hot, I love it cold, I eat it leftover pizza for breakfast and it is a pretty healthy food. I love New York pizza by the slice. In Brooklyn we always asked if any one wanted a slice of pie and that meant pizza!

When I lived in Australia and the first time I ordered a pizza they delivered me one with ham and pineapple and I had to educate them to the art of making a New York Pizza which they gladly did for me.

When I went to Venice I had the best Margarita Pizza I ever had in a little sidewalk caf.

On any road trip I take in the USA, the best end of my day is to order in a good pizza and watch movies in the hotel or motel. Pure pleasure!

So here are some fun facts about pizza.

Did you know that October is National Pizza Month? We began National Pizza Month in 1987?

Did you know that Americans eat around 350 slices of pizza each second, or 100 acres of per day?

Did you know that pizza is a $30 billion industry annually?

Did you know that there are about 61,269 pizza parlors in the USA?

Did you know that everyone in the United States eats about 23 lbs., or 46 slices, every year?

Did you know that each year in the United States, 3 billion pizzas are sold?

Did you know that in America, the most popular ethnic food is Italian?

Did you know that children ages 3-11 prefer pizza over all other foods for lunch and dinner, according to a recent Gallup Poll?

Did you know that 36 percent of all pizza orders want their pizza topping pepperoni?

Did you know that we consume around 251,770,000 pounds of pepperonis every year?

A few popular pizzas toppings are: Mushrooms, Extra cheese, Sausage, Green Pepper, and Onion.

In the list of most popular pizza toppings in America, the last one is anchovies.

New gourmet pizza toppings have rapidly became popular. Some of those toppings include: Chicken, Oysters, Crayfish, Dandelions, Sprouts, Eggplant, Cajun Shrimp, Artichoke Hearts, Venison, Duck, Canadian-Style Bacon and Tuna.

Practically every kind of pizza topping has been tried by pizza chefs, some of those toppings being peanut butter and jelly, bacon and eggs, and mashed potatoes.

Did you know that Americans prefer meat toppings to veggie toppings by a ratio of 62 to 100?

Women order twice as much vegetable topping than men.

Did you know that some popular pizza toppings in Japan are squid and Mayo Jaga (mayonnaise, potato and bacon)?

Did you know that in India they like pickled ginger, minced mutton and tofu?

The people of Brazil prefer green peas for their topping.

Did you know that Russians serve pizza covered in mockba (a mix of sardines, tuna, mackerel, salmon and onions?)

What's your favorite topping?

Learn more about this author, Arlene Wright-Correll.

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