Soon thereafter, pizza would come to the U.S. and spread across the globe to become the cheesy dish we know today. What was ancient pizza like? The discovery reinvigorated debates over who invented pizza. That’s a difficult question to answer because the concept of pizza is surprisingly difficult to define. It wasn’t until after tomatoes became acceptable to use in Europe that pizza was invented. By 1779, a book described pizza as having dough, cheese and tomato sauce, so it’s commonly accepted that, around this time, pizza was invented. Rafael Esposito is credited with the invention of the margherita pizza in the late 1800s, according to Reader’s Digest. MELISA: Well, we count the minutes in fives. So, now it's five past six, it's ten past six, it's quarter past six …

MELISA: Perfect! But, what happens when the big hand isn't on the twelve, the three, the six or the nine?It’s no surprise that pizza has a rich history. It wasn’t always the perfectly circular, mozzarella-topped pie that comes delivered in cardboard boxes to your home.

MELISA: Yes, and these are its hands. The little hand shows us the hours and the big hand shows us the minutes. Flatbread was made with water, some grains, salt and sometimes beer, The Guardian reported. It would be eaten with an herbed cheese on top along with some fruit or vegetables or fish.Next, knead the dough on a clean floured board for 5 minutes. You should have enough dough to make two pizzas, so you can divide the dough into two balls. Time to add the toppings! You can use whatever you fancy, but adding red and yellow peppers helps with colour as well as flavour! Earlier this year in the ancient city of Pompeii, researchers found a fresco with a peculiar looking flatbread on it. It wasn’t pizza, but it looked similar. Archaeologists speculated that it was flatbread with maybe some pesto and fruits on top, as the Deseret News previously reported. New York style: Think of thin, foldable slices. New York slices are big, but the crust is very thin, there’s a thin layer of toppings and the slice is covered in cheese. To make an ancient-style pizza, take a flatbread of your choice like pita or lavash and add pesto, pine nuts and whatever kind of cheese and vegetable toppings you’d like. Onions, garlic, leeks and cabbage were popular vegetables for the ancient Romans. What are the different kinds of pizza?

MELISA: Wait a minute! After half past, it changes. Then we count how many minutes there are before the next hour. It's twenty-five to seven, it's twenty to seven …

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