Pizza is one of the world’s most popular foods, with more than five billion pies eaten every year. But how much do you really know about its origins, and how it became the global obsession it is today? While people have been eating pizza in one form or another for thousands of years, what we’ve come to know (and love) as modern pizza only really appeared in the late 1800s. Read on to discover pizza's fascinating history, and find out where to try its many fabulous forms.
Read on to discover the true origins of pizza – and scroll through our gallery to read about different styles around the world.