History of Pizza Margherita
ever wondered why pizza margarita has such vibrant Colors Let’s dive into the history of this iconic dish in 1889 Queen Margarita of seavoy was visiting Naples tired of fancy French cuisine she wanted to try the local food enter Chef Rafael Esposito a famous pizzolo from Pizzeria di Petro Esposito was asked to make something special for the queen esposo made three pizzas the third one was a masterpiece with tomatoes mozzarella and fresh basil representing the red white and green of the Italian flag Queen Margarita loved it so much that Esposito named it pizza margarita in her honor truly a dish fit for a queen and a petito