There are many versions of pizza. Some deny it. Others accept it. We have cheese pizzas, pizzas with basil, thin, round, and square pizzas, Chicago pizza, New York pizza, and much more. With plenty of fast food slices as well as freezer buys from the grocery store, pizza is beyond popular. And with how popular this food is, the question of where our love of pizza comes from is more relevant.

But asking who invented pizza is like asking who invented music. Nearly every culture has some form of tune, and nearly every culture has put together a flatbread with toppings. But a pizza is not just flatbread with toppings. It is Italian in nature, and now a food made around the world in countless ways.