Pizza is favored by lots of people. It's great to share it with friends, to bring it to a party，
or just to enjoy it by yourself. Recently, pizza twirling① has even received recognition from UNESCO as
a cultural heritage.
Pizza has been a part of Italian culture for centuries. In the 1700s and the 1800s, the city of Naples (那不勒斯) in Italy was an independent kingdom, known for its large working class. Pizza began as a poor man's food—as a way to feed people in poverty② quickly and at a low cost③. Flatbread with different kinds of toppings such as cheese, tomatoes, anchovies, oil, and garlic was considered street food and looked down upon by wealthy Italians.
In 1889, King Umberto Ⅰ and Queen Margherita visited Naples, which had by then come under a unified Italy. On their visit, the royal couple enjoyed pizza from a local eatery. The queen's favorite turned out to be pizza topped with cheese, tomato, and basil—it is no surprise that it came to be known as Pizza Margherita!
The designation of pizza spinning④ as a cultural heritage recognizes the hundreds of years of culinary⑤ history behind the popular food that has now taken hold all over the world.
【注】 ①twirl v. (使)旋转，转动 ②poverty n. 贫困；贫穷 ③at a low cost 以较低的成本 ④spin v. 使旋转 ⑤culinary adj. 烹饪的，烹饪用的
【立德树人】 民族的就是世界的(What's unique for a nation is also precious for the world.)。爱自己的民族，爱自己的国家，爱本民族的文化，从生活中最接地气的饮食文化(culinary culture)开始。
