More Odd Facts about Wholesome and Delicious Pizza
Earlier this month we brought you a bunch of fun facts about wholesome and delicious pizza, pizza dough, and 
how much we love it! Now, here are some more facts and these ones are a bit more on the odder side.
- Who’s most likely to answer the door after ordering pizza delivery? Men wearing muscle shirts – three times more likely than anyone else! (San Jose Mercury News, Food Section, 1,05/11)
- Saturday night is the most popular night for ordering pizza.
- There are 10 weeks out of every year that are the busiest for pizza delivery; January has three of them. Perhaps this is why National Pizza Week is celebrated at this time.
- There is virtually no food item that hasn’t been tried as a pizza topping. Peanut butter and jam; bacon and eggs; and mashed potatoes are just a few that have made the news.
- Barbecue pizza became extremely popular in the 1990s. Still today, 33% of American restaurants offer some type of this pizza.
- In Iceland vegetarian pizzas are especially popular. So popular in fact, that they grow the toppings for them in special greenhouses because the lava terrain makes this an ideal spot.
- The “Double Dutch” pizza tops the list of favorites in the Netherlands. This pie includes double cheese, double onions, and double beef.
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