The original pizza evolved in Naples, Italy and was nothing like the big pie deep-dish versions we enjoy in North America today. The worlds first pizzeria opened in 1738 and served dough with tomato sauce. It wasnt until 1889 when a famous pizza chef made a famous pie for the famous Queen Margherita. Queen Margherita lives on as one of the most popular types of pizza flavors in the world: tomato, basil, and cheese and traditional staples of any pie shop. A few decades later, this Italian dish made its way across the ocean and landed in New York City in 1905. Today, it is estimated that there are approximately three billion pizzas sold in the United States of America each and every year. That is a lot of tomato, basil and cheese! The most popular days for this delicacy include New Years Eve, New Years Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving Eve, and, of course, Super Bowl Sunday. Most weekends with big sporting events are popular occasions to order several pies for a large gathering of friends or family. Three billion pizzas every year works out to be almost 350 slices consumed every second in this country.It is no wonder that this popular food is extremely popular with children. In many polls, kids have reported that the prefer Italian pies over any other type of food and the most popular topping is pepperoni. It should come as no surprise that the least popular topping is anchovies. However, if you live in Japan, you may order topping such as squid, mayonnaise, potato, or bacon. If you live in India, your pie may come topped with curry, pickled ginger, mutton, tofu. Brazilians like green peas on top and Russians generously top the dough and sauce with sardines, tuna, mackerel, salmon, and onions. Australians top their pies with shrimp, pineapple, and barbeque toppings. Many kids in the United States would not love the pie versions from other countries. In 1987, the country decided it need a National Pizza Month and dedicated October to this daunting task. A time when football is at its height and school is in full swing, ordering pies to be delivered to your door is a national pastime. It has been reported that at least 93% of Americans enjoy eating this food and eat it at least once a month. Over 17% of all restaurants in the country are pizzerias and Italian is one of the most popular types of ethnic food in the nation. Whatever way you slice it, pizza has come a long way from its roots in Naples, Italy. Although many Italians may not recognize the American version, this deep-dish pie is delicious.