Pizza
比萨饼

Pizza is a flatbread baked in oven and topped with ketchup and cheese. A pizza may contain meat, vegetables and other condiments. Pizza can be offered fresh or frozen, and cut into pieces.
比萨是经烤箱烘烤的扁平状面包，上面一般撒有番茄酱和奶酪。比萨里常含有肉类、蔬菜和其他调料，可以做成新鲜或冷冻的，并可以切成块状。

The modern pizza was originally invented in Naples, Italy, but the word “pizza” is Greek in origin, derived from the Greek word “pēktos” meaning solid or clotted. The ancient Greeks covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese. The first major innovation that led to flatbread pizza was the use of tomato as a topping. Prior to that time, flatbread was often topped with ingredients such as garlic, salt, lard, cheese, and basil. It was common for the poor of the area around Naples to add tomato to their yeast-based flatbread, and so the pizza began.
现代比萨起源于意大利的那不勒斯市，然而“pizza”一词却是希腊语，由希腊词“pēktos”（意为“实心的”或“结块的”）演变而来。古希腊人在面包上涂抹油、香草和奶酪。后来将番茄作为撒在面包上的配料是扁平状比萨演进过程中的一大创新。在那之前，烤饼上常撒有大蒜、盐、猪油、奶酪及罗勒等配料。那不勒斯市一带的穷人通常会在用酵母发酵的面饼上加盖番茄，比萨饼由此诞生。

The quality of a pizza lies in its crust, cheese and the toppings. Crust is the bottom of the pizza and it may vary widely according to style. Cheese is the soul of the pizza. The most common cheese is Mozzarella cheese. Parmesan, romano, ricotta and Monterey Jack cheese are also used. There are many toppings used on pizzas, including, but not limited to bacon, beef, mushroom, onions, peppers, sausage, seafood, tomatoes and pineapple.
现代比萨起源于意大利的那不勒斯市，然而“pizza”一词却是希腊语，由希腊词“pēktos”（意为“实心的”或“结块的”）演变而来。古希腊人在面包上涂抹油、香草和奶酪。后来将番茄作为撒在面包上的配料是扁平状比萨演进过程中的一大创新。在那之前，烤饼上常撒有大蒜、盐、猪油、奶酪及罗勒等配料。那不勒斯市一带的穷人通常会在用酵母发酵的面饼上加盖番茄，比萨饼由此诞生。

比萨的品质取决于它的饼皮、奶酪和撒在上面的配料。饼皮是比萨的底部，不同风格的比萨饼底也各异。奶酪是比萨的灵魂，最常用的是马苏里拉奶酪，也有帕马森乳酪、罗马诺干酪、意大利乳清干酪和蒙特里·杰克干酪等。比萨的配料多种多样，包括（但不仅限于）培根、牛肉、蘑菇、洋葱、辣椒、香肠、海鲜、番茄和菠萝等。