International Beer and Pizza Day – October 9, 2022, history, significance

International Beer and Pizza Day – October 9, 2022, history, significance

International Beer and Pizza Day is on October 9, and there’s no better day to throw a pizza and beer party. When you think of pizza, you most likely think of Italy, but did you know that the first pizza was made by the Greeks and Egyptians, not the Italians? Pepperoni may be the most popular pizza topping in the world but in ancient times, the Greeks and Egyptians coated their flat-bread pizza in olive oil and spices.

History of Beer and Pizza Day

The year 2016 marks the first celebration of International Beer and Pizza Day. Nick Saulino, a website designer established this official holiday. He founded this day to pays homage to one of the most iconic food and drink combinations of the Earth. There are numerous varieties of beer and pizza available.

The people of many different cultures from all over the world enjoy Beer and Pizza. The oldest beverage produced by humans is beer. It dates back to the fifth millennium BC. The Ancient Egyptians have included beer in every level of their food. The written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia records about the beer.

The 1800 BC poem “Hymn to Ninkasi,” written in ancient Mesopotamia mentioned the oldest known brewing recipe. That recipe was dedicated to the Sumerian goddess of beer.

The word pizza was first documented in 997 AD in Gaeta, Italy. Other different parts of Central and Southern Italy successively mentioned Pizza. The focaccia was the precursor of pizza. It is a flatbread known to the Romans as panis focacius. The toppings are added to it.

INTERNATIONAL BEER AND PIZZA DAY TIMELINE

5000 B.C.
Beer on Paper
The ancient Egyptians document the brewing process of beer on papyrus scrolls.

997 A.D.
Name it Pizza
The word ‘pizza’ is successfully documented in Gaeta and later in different parts of southern and central Italy.

1800s
Pizza Arrives in America
Italian immigrants introduce pizza to the United States.

October 9, 2016
International Beer and Pizza Day
The annual celebration of the greatest combo in the world begins.

5 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT PIZZAS

The most expensive pizza
The most expensive pizza in the world is $12,000.

Pizza museum
A pizza museum exists in Brooklyn, New York.

The world’s biggest pizza
Dovilio Nardi, Andrea Mannocchi, Marco Nardi, Matteo Nardi, and Matteo Giannotte prepared the world’s biggest pizza in Rome, Italy.

Hawaiian pizza
The Hawaiian pineapple-topped pizza was invented in Canada by a Greece native, Sam Panopoulos.

Space pizza delivery
In 2001, a six-inch pizza was delivered to the International Space Station.

How to Celebrate International the day

Celebrating the day is very simple. Head down to your favorite Pizza parlor and order it along with the beer. Have a bite and have a sip. Enjoy tasting the world’s most popular combination on this day to complete the celebration. Share your celebrations using the hashtags #BeerAndPizzaDay or #BeerAndPizza or #PizzaAndBeer.