Although most people are fond of piling all kinds of different toppings onto their favourite pizzas, National Cheese Pizza Day takes things back to the basics by celebrating the humble cheese pizza pie in all of its glory.

History of National Cheese Pizza Day

Bizarrely, pizza – especially a basic cheese pizza – was regarded by its Italian inventors as a food for the lower classes who could not afford the luxury of meats. The ingredients are cheap, requiring just flour, yeast and water to make a basic dough, with toppings often being picked from local trees and made from local milk. But even if it’s cheap, the results are still absolutely delicious!

It is estimated that there are more than 70,000 pizzerias across the United States, demonstrating how pizza has been adopted into the national psyche, and the industry is worth more than $40 billion dollars each year in the US. Even beyond that, pizza is a well known dish that has made appearances all over the world.

But no matter where people are located on the map, now is the time to celebrate National Cheese Pizza Day!