Cool facts
Flat dough base. Pizza starts with a special dough made from wheat flour that rises and gets puffy before it's topped and baked.
Super hot ovens. Traditional pizza is cooked in wood-fired ovens that get incredibly hot, which makes the crust crispy and the cheese melt perfectly in just minutes.
Tomato and cheese. The classic toppings are tomato sauce and melted cheese, but you can add almost anything you like, pepperoni, vegetables, olives, or even pineapple!
From Italy. Pizza comes from Italy, where people have been making this amazing dish for hundreds of years and perfecting the recipe.