Pizza Margherita

It is the year 1889 in Napels, Italy.

Pizza is very popular.

Everybody loves pizza.

Margherita of Savoy, queen of Italy, comes to Napels to visit.

She wants to eat pizza. Raffaele Esposito is a famous baker.

He makes a special pizza for the queen.

He puts red tomatoes, white cheese and green basil on the pizza.

Now the pizza is red- white- green, The colors of the Italian flag.

Queen Margherita loves the pizza, and the pizza called “Pizza Margherita”.