WORLD PIZZA DAY

January 17 is World Pizza Day

Regardless of the chosen topping, pizza remains, in all circumstances, an absolute symbol of conviviality and the fulcrum of a true social ritual made of gestures, flavors, colors and aromas.

January 17, the feast of Saint Anthony the Abbot, protector of pizza chefs and bakers, is World Pizza Day, a unique opportunity to celebrate one of the symbolic dishes of Italy’s unparalleled gastronomic heritage throughout the world. In our country, over 400,000,000 kilos of flour, from white to whole wheat, produced by Italian mills after a careful selection of the best varieties of wheat, are annually used to produce various types of pizza —

World Day is therefore also an opportunity to remember that flour is the essential ingredient of pizza. It is generally used in the most classic dough, but its extraordinary versatility allows us to propose and use types of flour that perfectly meet the needs of our pizza chefs and consumers. As far as Italians’ preferences are concerned, the most loved pizza remains firmly the margherita for its simplicity and its unmistakable aromas, decidedly detaching itself from the other types of most appreciated pizzas: capricciosa, four cheeses, diavola, marinara and ortolana. In any case, regardless of the chosen topping, pizza remains, in all circumstances, an absolute symbol of conviviality and the fulcrum of a real social ritual made of gestures, flavors, colors and aromas. –

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