Did you know this about pizza?

The Margherita pizza was named after Queen Margherita of Italy.

Legend has it that the pizza was created in 1889 by a chef who wanted to honor the queen with a pizza that represented the colors of the Italian flag: red (tomato), white (mozzarella), and green (basil).

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