Pizza - An Italian Gourmet Experience at Grupo Mayan
Most people do not think of pizza when you hear the word gourmet. However, you would be wrong not to consider the pizza as a part of the Italian gourmet experience. Italy has two items that every country recognizes, the pizza and pasta. Pizza has come a long way from its humble origins and today there are a great many versions.
You may have thought you have had a pizza before, but unless you have had an Italian pizza, you have just had a pizza. Italian pizza is truly a gourmet experience unlike the popular versions you find all over the rest of the world. In the US, there are two types of pizza. The first is the Chicago thick and cheesy style. The other is the more traditional New York thin and crispy style.
Pizza can trace its origins back to the Greeks and Phoenicians who took a seasoned flatbread made of flour and water and then flavoring with different herbs. The Greeks used the pizza as an edible plate for other foods such as stews or broths. During the middle ages, the pizza began to look more as it does today. Peasants used the pizza as a staple in their diet and added whatever ingredients were around to the pizza. Olive oil and herbs were the most common additions. Cheese made a dramatic addition to pizza and while many types of cheese may be found on pizza, the mozzarella cheese was the first.
Grupo Mayan chefs use the tomato as the early Italian chefs did with the pizza. The tomato is one of the most important ingredients in a true Italian gourmet pizza experience. Choosing the right tomato is important to the final productsí taste. After Queen Margherita tried a pizza in 1889 and loved it, the pizza began to show itself in royal and noble houses across the continent.
Although the pizza has evolved and eventually many different types of meats and vegetables would be added to it, Grupo Mayan chefs can create the traditional Italian pizza that takes advantages of herbs and spices. How the pizza is cooked plays an important role in the final gourmet product. A wood burning stone is the only type that will produce the right amount of heat necessary to combine the ingredients into the culinary delight it should be.
If you have the opportunity to try the Italian pizza, you will be able to enjoy a wonderful and exotic gourmet experience that you will remember for a long time. Be warned. After trying the authentic Italian pizza, you may no longer enjoy the other less tasty versions.
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