Today is: National Pizza Party Day

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Noah Brown serves pizza to Saebra Cooks, 12, of Fremont during Pizza Party for the Pantry at St. Paul Lutheran Church on March 18.
Noah Brown serves pizza to Saebra Cooks, 12, of Fremont during Pizza Party for the Pantry at St. Paul Lutheran Church on March 18.

Today is a day to party with pizza. Pizza parties can be held at restaurants, homes, or other locations. Many children look forward to pizza parties at schools as the year winds down.

Pie-shaped flatbreads with toppings were first eaten in Naples in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The working poor lived outside or in small homes, and needed cheap food. Pizza consisted of flatbread with toppings such as tomatoes, garlic, cheese, oil, or anchovies, and it was sold by street vendors and informal restaurants, and eaten for any meal.

It was in the United States, where Neapolitans immigrated to, that pizza gained in popularity. The first pizzeria in the United States was Lombardi's, which was started in New York City in 1905.

This article originally appeared on Fremont News-Messenger: Today is: National Pizza Party Day