The Pompeii ruins were fairly impressive and old and pretty and intriguing and awe inspiring - I especially liked the views of the volcanoes and the thousands-years-old people, and the frescoes...
However, the ancient history and incredible stories were completely upstaged by our pizza afterwards in Naples - the historical home of pizza. Oozy and melty and chewy and delicious and amazing!
According to Wikipedia, source of all knowledge, in the 18th century King Ferdinand disguised himself as a commoner so he could sneak into Naples for some pizza (which was banned from the royal court)...Smart guy, although if I was him I would probably give up the castle so I could eat this pizza all day, every-day, forever...
Here are some other interesting facts about pizza:
- Real, authentic Neapolitan Margherita pizzas are made with San Marzano tomatoes (which grow in the fertile volcanic soil south of Mount Vesuvius) and Mozzarella di Bufala Campana (which comes from the milk from water buffaloes who live in the marshlands of Campania and Lazio)...
- The most expensive pizza ever made included toppings like: sunblush-tomato sauce, Scottish smoked salmon, medallions of venison, edible gold, lobster marinated in the finest cognac and champagne-soaked caviar. It sold at an auction for £2,150. I personally think this sounds a little disgusting, and stoopid, when it costs 5 EUROS for the BESTEST PIZZA IN THE WORLD!!
So, thankyou Italy for inventing pizza (and Nastro Azzuro, the perfect companion for pizza, and life).
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