As simple and commonplace as the pizza might seem, you will be surprised to know that Margherita pizza has royal connections. The pizza is named after Queen Margherita of Savoy, who is said to have been presented with a pizza resembling the colours of the Italian flag. The story goes that in 1889, in honour of the Queen’s visit to Naples with her husband King Umberto I, a local pizzamaker named Raffaele Esposito of Pizzeria Brandi created a pizza with the colours of the Italian flag: tomato (red), mozzarella (white), and basil (green). The Queen was so delighted with the pizza that it was named in her honour. Since then, the Margherita pizza has become one of the most popular pizzas in the world.
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