The Power of Garlic
The Power of Garlic Garlic ranks as one of the most potent remedies of all time. For effectiveness and health benefits, it even challenges some of the conventional medicines of the 20th century, including laboratory antibiotics. Natural Pharmaceutical Treasure Chest Known for 3500 years around the world for its healing as well as preventative properties, [...]
Nutrition Facts on Mozzarella Cheese
Overview Mozzarella cheese originates in Naples, Italy, and early mozzarella was created from the milk of water buffaloes. Most mozzarella that is available in the United States is considered low-moisture mozzarella, with a moisture content of less than 50 percent. This is the type of cheese frequently found on pizza. Mozzarella is now typically based [...]
Why do they call it “Canadian Bacon”?
It’s called Canadian Bacon because it’s popular in Canada, and at some point Americans picked up on that. In Canada it’s called Back Bacon because it’s a cut from towards the back of the pig as opposed to the belly like is “American” bacon. You can read more about it at, believe it or not, [...]
A Short History of Spaghetti
Spaghetti! Who doesn’t love it? But where did this delicious concoction come from, and how did it get to our plate? We’ve probably all heard that Marco Polo brought spaghetti to Europe from the Far East in the late 13th century. While it’s true that he probably encountered it there — or at least a [...]
Anchovies: Little Fish, Big Benefits
Anchovies are small, common salt fish that is found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovy have shiny silver scale, its length ranges from 2 cm to 40 cm and it has a slender body. Anchovies are widely used in cooking; they can be fried, smoked, salted and used as a sauce for pasta [...]
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Pizza as a Media Magnet
Dog Day Afternoon (USA, 1975). During a badly botched bank heist, Sonny (Al Pacino) and Sal (John Cazale) hole themselves up with hostages. The ordeal drags on, so Sonny negotiates with the FBI to have pizza delivered. As TV cameras roll, the delivery guy is paid with a wad of bills from the bank’s coffers. [...]
Pizza as Something to Go with Polyester
Saturday Night Fever (USA, 1977). “Hiya Tony. Two or three?” “Two, two, gimme two, that’s good.” The opening scene of this ’70s disco drama features a classic pizza move: Tony (John Travolta) slaps two slices together double-decker style, taking big bites through both layers as he struts down the street.
Pizza as an Avoidance Tactic
Manhattan (USA, 1979). When 40-ish Isaac (Woody Allen) takes his teenage girlfriend, Tracy (Mariel Hemingway), out for pizza in New York City, she tells him she has a chance to study abroad but doesn’t want to leave without him. Commitment-phobe Isaac skirts the issue until he’s saved by the dinner bell. “So you must be [...]
Pizza as a Punch Line
The Jerk (USA, 1979). Back when Lipton Cup-a-Soup was still a novelty … Naive carnival worker Navin R. Johnson (Steve Martin) invites cosmetician Marie (Bernadette Peters) over for dinner in his trailer and explains that he got all his furniture cheap when the Cup o’Pizza restaurant shut down. Joke’s not finished yet: The couple starts [...]

