There probably is not a person around who does not know what a pizza is and has never tried it. However, the history of pizza is a little bit unclear. Tradition has it that pizza originated in Naples, Italy, yet some forms of pizza are dated back to ancient Greece.

Pumpkin is one of the South Africa’s favorite vegetables. Most restaurants serve pumpkin and spinach as vegetable side dishes with main meals and all mothers buy it for their families.

The most widely recognized element of Italian food today is pasta. Pasta is a signature of Italian food in all parts of the globe. It is easy to store and prepare and therefore became the ambassador of Italian food to the world. Pasta has a much older history than other common dishes in Italian food like pizza and tomato sauce.

Tuscany is one of the most well known regions in Italy. Many Italian food lovers find some of their favorite dishes in Tuscany. People love the simplicity of Tuscan Italian food and the region has its own very distinct style of cuisine.