Food use of English

Ever wondered who invented the first pizza ? Well, it’s actually hard to say. Ancient Sardinians baked bread over 7,000 years ago and Ancient Greek had a flat bread to which they added herbs, onion and _____garlic.

The term “pizza “ appeared in 997 AD in Gaeta, in southern Italy. Perhaps the oldest known pizza that is still eaten today is the Margherita pizza, named to celebrate _____ visit Queen Margherita made to Naples in 1889.

Topped with mozzarella, basil and pieces of tomato ( which together resemble the colours of the Italian flag), this pizza actually dates back to the early 19 th century.

This dish has become popular in many parts of the world. Over 5 billion pizzas are now sold every year with Norwegians eating _____ amount of pizza per person in the world. Each country has its favourite toppings. Italians still love the classic Margherita.

Americans are crazy about pepperoni, Brazilians favour green peas while the Dutch like ____ of cheese, meat and onions on theirs.

It is probably safe to say,then, that when making pizza, each nationality takes the ingredients they traditionally cook with, puts them on____ flat bread and then sticks the result into an oven. And yes, for those with a sweet tooth there are endless recipes for dessert pizzas, with toppings ranging from chocolate and marshmallows to caramel and fruit.

TEXT2 Why are Candies on Sticks called "Lollipops"?

At the end of the nineteenth century, _____ candies were too large and dangerous for a child's mouth.

and because they were sold____, they inevitably caused a sticky mess on clothes, faces, and fingers.

That was enough to make many parents ___ their children from buying them.

In a stroke of marketing genius, George Smith of Connecticut ____the problem by putting the candy on a stick.

He named his___ after a famous racehorse of the time, Lolly Pop.

Text 3

Who invented the Sandwich?

Food historians generally attribute the creation of the sandwich to John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich. This Englishman ___ to have been fond of gambling.

As the story goes, in 1762, during a _____ gambling streak he instructed a cook to prepare his food in such a way

he instructed a cook to prepare his food in such a way that it ___ with his game.

The cook presented him with _____ meat between two pieces of toast.

Perfect! This meat required no utensils and could be eaten with one. hand, leaving ____ free to continue the game.