500 Year-Old Pizza VS Today

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[@TastingHistory]

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[@BJReolon]

hi

[@mnels5214]

The kitties ❤even if I didn't like wine I would subscribe for the kitty playground

[@macdjord]

Jamie is adorable and deserves many pettings.

[@anonymoose9315]

Despite your distaste for Chicago pizza I still love you.

[@deangraves7462]

Countdown before the mayor of Chicago sends you a pizza with dead fish on it.

[@VodkaHellstorm]

This recipe just reads like "take butter, add butter, while waiting for your butter to cook, eat some butter, rub butter on your butter, then on yourself, then on your butter again. Throw a bit of dough in there somewhere. Serve hot."

[@clarie4497]

This is a very underrated comment lmao

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Sounds like my kind of recipe.

[@spitcloth]

IKR? Whole thing is an exercise in, "How do we just eat butter while pretending that we're not eating just straight butter? Hmm..."

[@FlameDarkfire]

Add nutmeg to taste.

[@joeloffing2113]

@@FlameDarkfire Townsend has entered the chat.

[@hcn6708]

"Pineapples in Pizza? That's so outrageous! They don't even do that in Italy!" 16th century Italians: Hmmm yes SUGAR PIZZA

[@Asiaa514]

We have sweet pizza here in Italy, it's not the sweet the problem, it's the pineapple, we don't use pineapple on pizza, it's blasphemy hahaha

[@colabrodointellettuale2447]

@@Asiaa514 boh a me fa cagare l'ananas

[@Asiaa514]

@@colabrodointellettuale2447 fa cagare l'ananas sulla pizza, l'ananas in sé è buono, da solo ovviamente

[@eveakane6563]

Fruits in savory dishes are a thing people. Let it go like Elsa.

[@EmmyDereest]

@@eveakane6563 This! Some of the best traditional pizza toppings are figs and fresh stone fruit.

[@CTRIsTheBest]

"whats the pope favourite pizza topping" i can't be the only one who said "Poperoni"

[@junecampbell2152]

You are in fact, not the only person who said that. I did too.

[@macattack5691]

Me too.

[@RT-bt5ql]

Popes pedo

[@HueghMungus]

@@junecampbell2152 There's 8 billion people on earth, some will have same comments just by chance

[@Shrapnel82]

And holypenos.

[@thecynicaloptimist1884]

Hearing you describe Chicago-style pizza as "basically soup" brought me a chuckle. It reminds me somewhat of the pie debates I have with my parents in England. Sometimes you go to a pub and order, say, a steak and ale pie, and the pastry is just a lid. I'm staunchly of the view that a pie crust has to completely encase the filling, if it's just a lid, that's not a pie, it's stew with a hat.

[@yourmusictastesuks]

I live in Ohio, the United States and I can't travel much and I love food, do you mind telling me what ale pie is? I could look it up but I want a person who has had it describe it.

[@owaing]

@@yourmusictastesuks It's "steak and ale" pie. It's a steak pie with the meat filling cooked with ale (beer).

[@squidwardtortellini362]

The more I read the more British it gets lol

[@yourmusictastesuks]

@@owaing kind of what I had in mind but I wanted to be sure, sounds pretty decent.

[@KelseyDrummer]

A stew with a hat is a perfect description.

[@solDelta]

I'm Australian and I could hear those shots fired at Chicago from here

[@TastingHistory]

🤣

[@JudgeNicodemus]

Most of Chicagos citizens hear enough gunshots without Max roasting them.

[@Heritage367]

@@JudgeNicodemus hiyooooooh!

[@MontgomeryWenis]

@@TastingHistory Your distain for deep dish is insulting and I'm personally offended. Stay in California. Chicago doesn't want you.

[@TastingHistory]

@@MontgomeryWenis it’s my years in NY that make me biased 🤣 All in good fun.

[@neilholmes8200]

I love how old recipes have ingredients like "enough salt"

[@TerrorLTZ]

someone who eats ramen grabs a bowl worth of salt. this is "enough" salt?

[@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial]

Yea and shit like "some sugar" bruh

[@LosGelfos]

Modern Italian recipes today still say things like that : Sale (quanto basta). 'Sale'' is salt. 'Quanto basta' means 'however much is enough'.

[@joemama-bu5ue]

@@LosGelfos I mean any modern recipes still have stuff like "add seasoning/salt to taste" so yeah it's basically the same

[@reillyd.4753]

Well salt is up to preference so it’s however much you want to add for it to be salted enough for your own personal taste.

[@rowan_jalso]

I think you just made a cake shaped, rose flavored croissant. Which sounds awesome.

[@dewilew2137]

I’m always so impressed with your pronunciation of various foreign words and languages. Your Italian pronunciation is SO GOOD. So many people don’t even try, or they just say the words phonetically with an American accent. You really went for it and you nailed it! Great job! 💗 Edit: you even do a good transatlantic accent! I’m so impressed!

[@chrisheartman9263]

I mean, it was a stereotypical italian through american lenses, but yeah, he did really try! And some, if not most pronounciations were decent, if not alright! He did a pretty good job, indeed.

[@Shaitan_no_allah]

He literally mispronounced all the Italian words, but okay

[@AKbamoida]

His French and German are also decent, also his British accent isn't terrible (source: I'm British and speak these languages)

[@dewilew2137]

@@Shaitan_no_allah No, he “literally” did not. 🙄

[@dewilew2137]

@@chrisheartman9263 he’s Not from Italy, so he doesn’t have an Italian accent. For someone with an American accent, he did fine. MUCH better than most.

[@m.pellegrini2540]

Fun fact: in Italy, specifically in Central Italy, we have a dish that we call "pizza", even though it looks nothing like Neapolitan pizza and it's tall and fluffy like the one in the video. It's called "pizza di Pasqua" or "pizza al formaggio" (literally "Easter pizza" or "cheese pizza") and we eat it during Easter, especially in Umbria and Marche which were also part of the Papal States. Maybe these tall and fluffy foods were what central Italians used to call pizza back in the day...

[@LuPoN7]

Truth, I wanted to add this but found you comment first :D

[@Heidegaff]

Fun fact: now I, a southern Italian, hate Central Italy even more than before.

[@LuPoN7]

@@Heidegaff ma se se fanno pure a Napoli 😂

[@jayjaygolden5123]

italians: american pizzas are not pizza!! porcodio!! also italians:

[@CoffeeGodAzzy]

@@Heidegaff I’m half southern half central Italian 😂

[@janbaer3241]

"You can use our mill whenever you want, but you have to cater two pizza parties a year at the church." That seems like a good deal.

[@singletona082]

I mean this... sounds completely fair.

[@maddockemerson4603]

Well, these are two deliveries of twelve pizzas each, which is a lot a dough and other ingredients that you’d need to acquire all on your own. If we assume similar prices to a modern large pizza, that’s about a hundred dollars’ value per “party” so about 200 a year, which might not seem like a lot if compared to rent which is more than twice that each month, but this isn’t for something that’s absolutely essential like a place to live, it’s just a mill. It’s there so you don’t have to grind your grains by hand or order flour that’s already ground up. So this could actually be kinda pricey, depending on the success of the business that relies on it.

[@swahilimaster]

@@maddockemerson4603 You are pricing the pizza based on cost to purchase, not cost to produce, pizza has huge profit margins because of how extremely cheap the ingredients are. I can't attest to the price of ingredients in those days, but by today's standards you could easily produce a large cheese pizza with about 3 dollars worth of ingredients, most of that being the cost of the cheese.

[@vaspeter2600]

@@maddockemerson4603 In addition to the above, grinding your own grains was largely outlawed (or at least skirted the edge of legality) in medieval Europe. The commoners generally paid a portion of their flour as tax to the local lord, and naturally the nobility wasn't overly keen on seeing this form of income dwindle.

[@annhentaiuser6658]

No wonder why medieval priests are fat af.

[@davidcatanach2620]

SOOOOOO glad I found this channel! Super funny, mildly informative, time warps 20 mins into 5, such fun. Thank you, sir.

[@nollypolly]

100% with you! I have ADHD and not much can keep my attention but I've binged watched about a dozen vids since finding it 3 hours ago lol

[@travelingman5146]

Very informative! Not mildly!

[@MurderWho]

As soon as I heard rose water and sugar, I knew it would be Scappi :) The summer before last, I earned a fair amount of coin making historical pizzas for a client, and Scappi ended up being his favourite excursion into that part of food history. I'm hoping to pick up some more catering contracts from him this summer.

[@IDontWantThisStupidHandle]

Pizza a otto: "I'll gladly pay you in eight days for a pizza today."

[@itzallaboutme2day]

Yes. I thought this too. Waited for him to reference it. Realized I'm old and moved on.

[@ernstschmidt4725]

@@itzallaboutme2day popeye was old when i was young, good fun though.

[@Anonarchist]

Oh, get outta Wimpiovanni!

[@MedicOnTheMove1]

The first thing I thought of! 😂

[@caseygibson7266]

Darn, I was just about to make that joke too.

[@diamondddude171]

“That delicious” Well of course it is, it’s got a pound of butter in it lmao.

[@benjalucian1515]

My thoughts too. How could it taste bad?

[@craigrobbins2463]

the portion is like a whole slice of angel food cake. YOu can't tell me angel food wouldn't be great with rose water and butter

[@diamondddude171]

@@craigrobbins2463 you’re right I wouldn’t tell you that

[@katiehettinger7857]

Wonder what was served with it? Fruit, jam, cold cuts, cheese, eggs, stew any or all might be nice.

[@benjalucian1515]

@@katiehettinger7857 it was for a feast for the Pope. It was served with all those things and probably a lot more.

[@lindaputthoff470]

My husband came back from Italy and complained that spaghetti in Venice did not have ground beef in it. It had pepperoni or hard boiled eggs. SO, I added pepperoni to my spaghetti meat sauce. Love it.

[@kaitlyn__L]

I’ve been adding fried salami or pepperoni to all sorts of pasta sauce for a while! It’s fantastic!

[@SgtDuster]

Funny because pepperoni isn't even italian, it's an american invention. Salami is.

[@badweetabix]

@@SgtDuster Yes and no. It was invented by Italian immigrants in America, but possibility from other immigrant communities in other countries and introduced into America.

[@SgtDuster]

@@badweetabix Just like chinese buffets in N-A.

[@Teert712]

@@SgtDuster While pepperoni is an invention of italian imigrants it is very closely based on other italian sausages invented centuries earlier in italy so it's very likely that he was actually served some sort of italian salsiccia rather than pepperoni. It would be pretty weird for italian restaurant in italy to serve american pepperoni, but they're very alike.

[@corir207]

It reminds me of making brioche from scratch! Sounds really lovely with the rose water.

[@BlaineTog]

Chicago and Oboe Doctors: "What did we ever do to you, history boy?"

[@michaelpalmer8682]

they know what they did..

[@AJKecsk]

we know what we did.

[@PauaP]

What did you do?

[@SamKosel]

@@PauaP They did the thing that they have done.

[@antoniomromo]

They called him history boy. It's History MAN!!!

[@FailSonOfAnarchy]

"and enough salt." Love the vagueness of old recipes.

[@jamesbradleysears7188]

Was their version of "to taste".

[@GroundThing]

@@jamesbradleysears7188 And like "to taste" entirely unhelpful if you're going to be altering the flavor profile of the finished dish.

[@GrimAhren]

@@jamesbradleysears7188 which itself seems to be a later version of "a pinch of salt." Seems like decades ago most recipes said "pinch of salt" and now it's all "to taste".

[@jamesbradleysears7188]

If you meed a precise measurement for your own taste, you really ought to be staying away from recipes, or cooking, entirely.

[@GroundThing]

@@jamesbradleysears7188 The whole point is that you can't really taste it, at least before it's cooked, at which point you can't exactly add more salt, per "to taste". If it says X grams of salt, and I know I like my food saltier than average, I can adjust to say 1.5X grams of salt or if I like less salt I might go to 0.67X grams of salt, aka exactly how I do for garlic or vinegar, or most other ingredients.

[@rdiddyspace1708]

you are definitely doctor of food history in my book! I was definitely confused when I ordered a "pizza" in Rome as a tourist and they put a sliced hard boiled egg on top of a flatbread with tomato sauce and called it pizza. What I really wanted was an American pizza over there.

[@SandBoy408]

We don´t want "american pizza" in Italy. We don´t like, we don´t even consider it a pizza. Domino´s, for example, has failed 2 years ago in Italy 😂

[@theawecat27]

​​@@SandBoy408 i hope you don't think domino's is representative of american pizza, i promise you that we have so much better. i honestly don't know how domino's hasn't failed here for how easily you can get better pizza.

[@SandBoy408]

@@theawecat27 I don´t like NYC style pizza or chicago deep too. The only way i can apreciate american pizza is at some neapolitan pizzeria, like at Anthony Mangieri

[@IreneSalmakis]

I totally understand how this combination is the genesis of pizza. The sweet and floral elements in something so savory and buttery is at the core of what a good pizza dough is. The rose water is just perfect.

[@Lauren.E.O]

When the pizza takes WAY longer than “30 minutes or less” to arrive 😂

[@TastingHistory]

🤣

[@ragnkja]

This one definitely isn’t baked in the time it takes to put the toppings on the next one.

[@travisjohnson1225]

I recently learned that Dominoes had to cancel that offer cause too many people were injured by over-pressured delivery drivers.

[@davidallamericananarchist9220]

@@travisjohnson1225 you're late, I'm not paying for those!

[@Lauren.E.O]

@@travisjohnson1225 I can believe that. It’s a weird deal, anyway.

[@PhantomSavage]

Soo... when the pope wanted "Pizza" he really meant "Bake me a giant loaf of brioche, crust it in sugar, and spritz it with perfume." I mean.. I wouldn't call it "Pizza".. but I can't deny that'd be delicious.

[@songcramp66]

@@SimonWoodburyForget Lack of tomato sauce and cheese definitely disqualifies it as a pizza.

[@abonynge]

It really is just bread with rose scented frosting.

[@robotmascot]

@@songcramp66 If you go to Rome you can find pizzerias serving pizza bianca, which often has just some mix of olive oil, salt, and rosemary, no tomato sauce, no cheese. It's definitely still a pizza.

[@victoriahoward8244]

When you are the Pope, you do what you want.

[@victoriahoward8244]

@@abonynge And I AM HERE FOR IT. 🌹🌹🌹

[@vipergtsrgt1]

I ate a whole Red Baron pizza before watching this. If Max can do it, so can I.

[@papwithanhatchet902]

Then you risk being a “chubby kid” just like Max admitted he was. I still eat a whole pizza at one sitting about once a month and it’s not helping me, let me tell you.

[@hennie_booboo]

we're here for a good time, not a long time ;-)

[@thenovicenovelist]

I love Red Baron fully loaded pepperoni pizza. I can only eat about 3 slices at most though. But, that just means I'll have something to look forward to the next day as well. But I don't eat pizza as much as I used to.

[@SuperNetSpyder]

This is still the best thing the KZbin algorithm has ever set me on to. Food and History, Mama Mia'!

[@reneebush2399]

You may want to add in some towndsend and Victorian Way as well. They are more geared to a certain historical time and place, but great nonetheless.

[@Orbnoticas]

"was Dumont a drama queen or severely gluten intolerant, you decide". My sides are in orbit. Liked and favourited.

[@qrowing]

This guy really said "You owe me 12 pizzas." I love it.

[@rubberman302]

12 pizzas twice a year.

[@FerreiraDeAssis]

@@rubberman302 that's like, 2 pizzas per month. quite reasonable, actually.

[@rubberman302]

@@FerreiraDeAssis I wasent trying to imply that it was unreasonable. your way of writing it just makes it look more so 😆

[@k-dogg9086]

Sounds like something Michelangelo would say

[@APXWOX]

the day after I buy a tesla

[@innoc4063]

This channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites. It's an awesome thing that you can learn so much about the world just through the kind of foods that have endured the ages.

[@elenauffa5201]

Domino's opened some restaurants in Italy a few years ago, but they closed last summer, because...well, they didn't sell enough pizza

[@yendub]

With all that butter, it sounds like he is trying to make early puff pastry.

[@beth8775]

Seems like brioche.

[@michael5068]

Thought the same thing

[@Katharina-rp7iq]

The dough Ingredients remind me of croissants...though those are made with about 100 folded layers of dough and butter.

[@mirandamom1346]

Rough puff... very rough

[@kaylizzie7890]

@@beth8775 brioche is made with eggs. This is more like a croissant. Bread with butter layered in to make it flaky.

[@TheSamuelCish]

Every time this engaging cooking show starts the history segment, I'm like, "Hey, I forgot this was history too!" Then when it goes back to cooking, I'm like, "This history channel does cooking too! Amazing!"

[@annonimooseq1246]

You’ve captured exactly my thought process when I watch these

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@annonimooseq1246 붸뤼 ないす

[@akiblue]

Except that the history Channel no longer does history, it does alien conspiracies and knife forging completions.

[@alessandromangiapia7082]

Hi Max, my definition of pizza is a flatbread that does not contains pineapple or chicken :) Jokes apart, the word is directly translated to the English pie. Here in Naples I could easily show a few pizzas that you wouldn’t even think of calling pizza. On Easter we do pizzas with are literally covered and look like a pie with a cover on top. Fried pizza is like a folded and fried calzone. So yes, it’s a pie :) and small fish = anchovies, it’s typical on early marinara pizza recipes, garlic, tomato sauce and anchovies

[@brohiggins9332]

I knew I liked this guy, Max Miller, but him throwing in a "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" John Leguizamo clip, is high laughs! OMG Love Tasting History

[@rsolsjo]

Butterpizza: make it with butter, work in more butter, cook it in butter, soak it in butter and add sugar and rosewater

[@whatzittooya9012]

Paula Deen Pizza

[@lorddestrustor8828]

Alright chief, but I'm also going to need a little bit of butter to spread on that bad boy.

[@Charok1]

Don't forget dipping the finished slice in GARLIC BUTTER. Seriously, that recipe has too much freaking butter.

[@Amy_the_Lizard]

@@Charok1 Garlic AND rosewater in the same dish..? O.o

[@sekhmetsaes]

Welcome to Italian pastry!

[@marcmaubertcrotte]

I don't see enough people complimenting Max's old timey presenter voice. Nailed it!

[@kellieeverly502]

He IS truly amazing

[@agirly1503]

Totally

[@marinakovacevic7562]

Yes!!!

[@omniavideo3151]

Yes, he kills me every time, exhuding all that tongueincheek irony.

[@markkulappalainen4342]

True, exellent presentation. So many nuances. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@abigailjordan1227]

I love your slight bit of humor provided in almost every episode, even when i don't fully understand it i find it funny and regardless of the humorous parts i find it educational and entertaining, ty for continuing your work

[@marortiz7913]

i am binge watching all your videos, im so happy i found your channel!!!! im obsessed

[@TastingHistory]

Welcome to the channel

[@bshaw8175]

something that i just realised is most traditional pizzas are basically an antipasto/charcuterie board cooked on bread

[@sweetlorikeet]

The solution to the problem of most antipasto not coming with nearly enough bread

[@powerist209]

Well, Aeneid’s eating proto-pizza was the reason why they landed in Italy. The prophecy being that they will find home once they eat the plates or table, which Aeneid’s bread plate counted as one.

[@Nuvares]

@@sweetlorikeet I can see it now. Angry chef in the kitchen "It's always the same... 'NoT eNoUgH bReAd WiTh ThE aNtIpAsTo' Well now the bread IS the antipasto Mwa Ha Ha Ha!"

[@Lauren.E.O]

Okay, anyone judging a pizza-and-watermelon diet clearly hasn’t been lucky enough to try it.

[@phoenixantis6994]

That's him, officer, that's the guy right there, take the shot before he gets away.

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

@@phoenixantis6994 why not eat them separately? A watermelon feta salad could go well with a savory pizza

[@arisgaliatsatos595]

Same goes with watermelon and feta cheese. Not lucky enough to have it the entire summer lol

[@bobbybologna3029]

RIP Food, we had a good run.

[@e.urbach7780]

My Sicilian great-grandfather used to eat bread with watermelon every time he could! Although, the bread was homemade and fresh (still warm from the oven), and the watermelons were home-grown, fresh, and sweet (still warm from the sun). I get the impression from my family that it was a common snack among Italian immigrants in the midwest because it was inexpensive as well as delicious.

[@andyrosevelt]

I seriously love your videos you have such a great presence I’d watch you at any time

[@BrandiPratt-vm8pc]

Could you do a feature on sugar subtleties and sugar molds? The drama and fancy presentation of the Renaissance. How was it done? What recipe did they use etc.

[@hilarymoonmurphy]

I would love a piece on subleties!

[@axel.lessio]

I'm one of the few Italians who love any interpretation of pizza as long as it's good! No matter the country or even the time it comes from, what matters is passion and good ingredients.

[@yungboy4216]

Italian pizza is way more diverse than people give it credit for, from what I've seen at least their professional pizza makers are as happy to experiment as Americans are

[@fedra76it]

@@yungboy4216 Very true. There are lots of different recipes for the dough, and endless possibilities as concerns the topping. It's paradise, really. The bottom line is just: don't rush it, and don't use low-quality ingredients.

[@axel.lessio]

@@fedra76it, exactly. There will always be extreme traditionalists claiming there is only one right way to do things, but overall we're quite open to innovation. :)

[@bobbybologna3029]

Just use everything store bought, if that doesn't immediately offend you then we have discovered you're not italian.

[@fedra76it]

@@bobbybologna3029 Well, he said "as long as it's good". This excludes store-bought ones ;)

[@williamwhite2971]

"Now butter up that dough, boy." "But dad, my heart hurts!" *glares in Italian*

[@bobbybologna3029]

^ this is a bot folks.

[@alecoppeac]

He's not a bot, he's the greatest content creator of all time

[@gundam5271]

@@bobbybologna3029 nah, each of his comments are unique. He may be a complete waste of space but he’s got commitment

[@li.m4095]

I feel that Omg lmao

[@Claymann71]

BACON YOUR SAUSAGE

[@tammyslash7251]

You are so fun to watch.!! Thanks so much 🙏

[@andyboyce]

Love the episodes I have watched so far. And I enjoy figuring out your background connections to the episode.

[@IsaacIsaacIsaacson]

Max: "It smells kinda like croissants!" You mean butter? It smells like butter... haha

[@jenniferaraisuru]

This comment alone has made me want to make this recipe!

[@lepauvrehomme]

Duh!

[@buckbundy8642]

Flakey dough impregnated with unheard of amounts of butter. It’s basically a giant, flat croissant with gently perfumed sugar frosting lol. flakey

[@mjamin9124]

flour butter

[@dadadadada17]

My Italian grandmother called cakes "sweet pizzas", so it seems the name became more specific with the time.

[@poisonerlady]

Yeah, in Italian dialects "pizza" means a wide range of stuff. "Pizza scema" it's a type of simple flat bread, "pizza dolce" it's literally cake (it's the base for our birthday-cake) :3

[@carlh-thehermitwithwi-fi679]

"pizza" is a rough translation. it can mean "cake", "pie" or "bread" Essentially, all it really means is "some type of cooked flour with stuff on it". and it's delicious!

[@my2lttleanglz]

that prob why some people call pizza pizza pie

[@trinitrojack]

I'm always amazed at how much there is behind the history of food! Never would have guessed this was pizza lol !

[@carlamendez6590]

I just went to Pompeii and would love an ancient bread recipe and history from Pompeii. ❤️ your show!

[@IncredibleMD]

I appreciate that he's pronouncing Italian correctly. So many English speakers leave out the hand motions when they try to pronounce it! If you do that, no one will be able to understand your accent!

[@RRSmurf]

🤣

[@jaredragland4707]

Bellissima! (imagine I did the proper "two fingers beside my mouth" gesture to indicate how delicious your comment is)

[@kovam1234]

whats the point then if ur not able to understand shit? #monkeybrainnotfunny

[@arianewinter4266]

to be honest, I worked with 2 italiens togeather who did not really speak my language well, and I do not speak italian, but they where so expressiv with their guesturing, that I understood way more they where telling me, than the other way around. It helps so much ^^

[@arianewinter4266]

@@thothheartmaat2833 thats a nice skill, I totaly fail to do that

[@circadianarchist]

In case you have never heard of this, there is a rhyme in Italian that we learn as kids: La regina Elisabetta mangia la pizza con la forchetta, la regina Margherita mangia la pizza con le dita. Queen Elizabeth eats her pizza with a fork, Queen Margherita eats her pizza with her fingers. Which, by the way, both are perfectly socially acceptable ways of eating pizza in Italy :)

[@kenmore01]

I'm glad. People look at me funny when I pick up a knife and fork to eat hot pizza. I just don't want to burn my mouth!

[@Sacto1654]

Many Americans think eating pizza with a knife and fork is a terrible idea. I completely disagree, especially with some of the toppings we see on American pizzas and especially with the Chicago-style deep dish pizza.

[@emdee7744]

@@kenmore01 Ditto! I was raised eating pizza with a knife and fork and when I went to college people made fun of me. But I wasn't the one with hot mozzarella in my mouth, exclaiming "hot, hot, hot!" while fanning my mouth.

[@kenmore01]

@@emdee7744 LOL, yep! 😂

[@kaiceecrane3884]

@@emdee7744 that's because overly using utensils is seen as posh, when available use hands first.

[@automaticprojects]

Your videos are delightful - informative and entertaining

[@shadowmancy9183]

Historical recipe I love to make- grilled and poached salmon (taken from Pleyn Delit). Take a bunch of parsley , add a few leaves to a shallow pan of water, and soak the remaining leaves in vinegar, then chill the vinegar-parsley mix. Take your salmon fillet, cut into serving sizes. Grill each for 5 minutes (I added some salt and pepper, but since those were luxury spices, they aren't in the recipe), then poach for 5 minutes in the water until firm. Place on a plate and chill. Right before serving, liberally garnish the salmon with the vinegar-soaked parsley.

[@arifhossain9751]

"Rosewater and sugar" Hey those ingredients sound familiar... -everyone in the Asian subcontinent

[@derpherpblerp]

Exactly. :D :D

[@FullMonterey]

You mean Indian subcontinent?

[@arifhossain9751]

@@FullMonterey Same difference.

[@Boom12]

Baklava anyone?

[@yungboy4216]

@@FullMonterey Nah as a Bengali we don't do rose water

[@alinapala]

Ha! I'm posting this in a group of FB called "Italians mad at food". It usually hosts lots of discussions about what pizza is. I'm expecting loads of fun with this!

[@Ubya_]

as an italian i can't be mad, he was pretty politically and culinary correct. if an italian gets mad at this video, he is butthurd by default

[@chezmoi42]

That sounds like a Reddit: r/Italians mad at food. They've got them for everything else.

[@dimsum81]

How can you tell if they're mad, glad, or sad? They sound and look the same lol

[@eurinome4320]

I think that the only thing in this video that can make an italian angry, is the fact that you call pizza the chicago thing XD

[@ColdEthyl92]

You've got to let us know how it goes 😂

[@dennisotero8]

Either in Pompeii or Hereculum there was a wall mural with a Pizza on a table. Seems that the recepie was lost till it was found again. So Pizza has been around For many centuries before. Even the Greeks had a Pizza version Using Foccacia bread.

[@JSanders]

Your channel is a blast! Thank you for what you do!

[@Lynn.Panadero4242]

Your Red Barron Pizza and Halloween connection surely comes from watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” Snoopy fights the Red Baron all through the show. I think it’s a great tradition.

[@SG-js2qn]

That's what I was thinking when I saw the ingredients: "This is a croissant cake."

[@sadrevolution]

Apt description. With rose water icing.

[@stevethomas760]

Max, I had to laugh when you mentioned doctor. A friend and his wife were traveling in Italy. Came up on a crowd of people gathered around a man who was having a medical emergency. My friend, "I'm a doctor", crowd parted and he then helped the person. All he needed was he medication. My friend is a doctor, of phycology.

[@aeray3581]

@TastingHistory Fun trivia: Hawaiian pizza is a Canadian invention.

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

"Don't give your cats wine, but do let them play in the box the wine came in!" As if that wasn't all they wanted anyway😹

[@FrarmerFrank]

I left a empty box in my hallway and a cat snuck in the house to play in the box......I said "hi, yeah you can have the box" and put the box out with the cat in it

[@pheart2381]

My cat usually enters the box before the contents have been removed!

[@whitneykopsie9772]

There is catnip wine for cats. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@raerohan4241]

@@whitneykopsie9772 Pretty sure that's not actual wine though. Alcohol in any quantity is toxic for cats

[@panchemist]

"Thats so because it's a lot of a freakin dough!" What kind of mafia movie am i watching...? Oh, "Max the Feeder", Insidious promoter of gluttony.

[@toshi5239]

14:42 ur old timey accent is too spot on bro

[@mrs6968]

I love the concept of this show

[@Maturewind]

In Italy this will be considered as a pizza. In my region we have something similar named: "Pizza di Pasqua". It is sweet and it contains raisin and candied fruit.

[@rubberman302]

Thats a fuit cake here in ths US.

[@slashslash501]

Is it connected to Easter in some way? Here where I'm from we call Easter "Paskha" and also bake bread with fruits and raisins for this holiday

[@dashman36]

I can confirm this for Romania also. We make it for Easter, both the orthodox and catholics. It has sweet cheese, raisins and a little bit of rum flavoring.

[@dashman36]

@@slashslash501 I can confirm this for Romania also. We make it for Easter, both the orthodox and catholics. It has sweet cheese, raisins and a little bit of rum flavoring.

[@tenkuken7168]

why they hate pinapple if you put raisins and and candied fruit on it

[@luminoustedium]

In fairness, "lots and lots of dough" is exactly the kind of thing the papal court was into

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I can't believe Martin Luther was against pizza.

[@ultrademigod]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 He was pretty much against anything remotely nice or fun.

[@fernandoerbin6751]

@@ultrademigod Except beer.

[@MachineMan-mj4gj]

@@ultrademigod Because Jesus is Serious Business.

[@basilofgoodwishes4138]

@@ultrademigod He was also against the Jews for disagreeing with him. He is that type of asshole.

[@gma5587]

Really interesting video 😊 Max, you have a great sense of humor 😅....luv it ❣️

[@kamelaparis7489]

Love your personality . Your fun to watch, great humor too .

[@Bread.Brad_]

Back then: Pizza is for the poor, a two-penny can feed a whole family! Today: $5.99 medium two topping pizza only at Dominoes! Good to know that pizza is a historical constant

[@dolphinboi-playmonsterranc9668]

@Lenia Carter The smell of weed makes me want to assault my neighbors, so I don't think so

[@kiriraganna]

@Lenia Carter World peace or whatever, but don't smoke that gunk anywhere near other people. It smells like rotten farts, meat soup and latex. Eat it if you must consume it, or you'll be far from world peace.

[@jadakowers4727]

Domino’s has bad customer service!

[@Caseyuptobat]

@@kiriraganna I'm sorry to know your neighbors only smoke shitty basement weed.

[@kiriraganna]

@@Caseyuptobat Lol nah. I don't know or care what people around me smoke but I have never once in my life smelled anything but bullsh*t and I have smelled it hundreds of times, smoked by hundreds of different people. You sound like cigarette smokers: they always claim there's a huge difference between good and bad quality tobacco, but they still destroy everyone's lungs, ruin apartments with smoke and terrorize everyone around them. Just eat your junk and don't make your addiction everyone else's problem.

[@ROMANTIKILLER2]

now this is a controversial episode: as an Italian, I've always had the moral duty to look with contempt at whoever ordered or promoted pizza with pinapple, yet it looks like in the Reinassance we Italians were baking pizza with sugar and rosewater ...

[@CaptHollister]

Don't worry. Hawaiian pizza (ie pizza with pineapple) is a Canadian invention, but even the majority of Canadians loathe it.

[@spankyjeffro5320]

You italians don't get to have an opinion on pizza, you eat it with cutlery.

[@owenbloomfield1177]

@@CaptHollister I'm a Canadian and I love it!

[@motherhors7036]

and fruits

[@CaptHollister]

@@owenbloomfield1177 I'm a Canadian and I think it goes against all that is good in the world.

[@lindseyhudson1274]

I love your Halloween dinner story because I too have a Halloween dinner must! My mom made sandwiches ( usually tuna) and soup ( usually Campbell’s chicken and stars). Anytime I have either I think of Halloween and my mom.

[@BasedSockHead007]

My family does chili every year but my mom doesn’t like it spicy so I have to add a lot of spice and hot sauce !

[@reneheshion4633]

I absolutely love your videos!! I have learned a lot and you are really fun! Thank you.😁

[@theultimatederp3288]

How much butter do you need? Scappi: *YES*

[@knightshousegames]

Scappi: How many cows you go?

[@JellyBeanFluff]

Not gonna lie when Max asked what the Pope's favorite pizza was, my brain immediately went "...Poperoni?" I'll show myself out 🤣

[@maeve615]

With Swiss cheese... 'cause it's holy :)

[@jonathan91732]

"Not gonna lie" ? Why would you lie in the first place. Please do leave, Jamie. Not gonna lie, you suck

[@SmartyPoohBear]

I really was expecting that to be the start of a joke. XD

[@thestratman9]

@@jonathan91732 who hurt you?

[@gracebedell2608]

@@maeve615 I legit thought this was going to be a swiss gaurd joke but ya know what... This is equally good haha

[@clintizzo7693]

I loved this. Made me so happy.

[@senorasarahCDMX]

Max I love the authenticity of your artwork! In several of the paintings you showed of Naples, there was a large fortress/castle in the background. I was in Naples in the spring, and it's really there! Also the plain pizza you're making doesn't surprise me...apparently a plain pizza in Naples even today is really just bread. We got fried pizzas while there, which were pretty good but since we're used to more ingredients, they weren't my favorite pizza ever.

[@PeteofHartainia]

"Don't give your cats wine." Instructions unclear: my cat has started a speakeasy.

[@MeAuntieNora]

A meoweasy.

[@Lofi_Man1]

Did u do a prohibition?

[@seileach67]

Lackadaisy has entered the chat

[@chinanolan1529]

[in Chicago mob voice] Da boss sez youse tell da cat he's buying wine from da Southside organization... it's a pretty place, shame if somethin' happened to it."

[@edenjung9816]

Be aware, someone might kill him and his spouse might have to take over.

[@MaybeNotARobot]

even thousands of years ago, the italians were saying “i makea the pizza”

[@guitaryst]

Or "Et faciet pizza."

[@clueless4327]

*hundreds, but yeah!

[@scrithen2836]

I cooka da meatball

[@ZergleJerk]

Is'ah famiddy resoopee

[@rodU65]

BABATI BUBITY BABA🤣

[@Sarah.Riedel]

Your story about your first NYC apartment brought back *big* memories (or small memories) of my own first apartment after I graduated from NYU in 2005, on 13th Street between 2nd and 3rd Aves (right across the street from the Kiehl's flagship store, if you're into skincare at all). My bathroom had a literal KINDERGARTEN-SIZED sink, like the kind you see in preschools, and my bedroom was so tiny that my twin bed, desk and dresser, which I had assembled from Ikea, could only fit in one particular configuration, like a Tetris game except with furniture; I discovered, when it came time to move out, that the furniture literally could not fit out the bedroom door, and so I sold all three articles as-is, still in the room, when I passed it on to the next subletter.

[@feelshowdy]

I'm a really big fan of the so-called dessert pizzas and it's delightful to know how far back they go!

[@maryanneslater9675]

Years ago, a coworker and I would occasionally order a "Greek pizza" from a local restaurant for lunch. It had spinach, tomatoes, olives, onions and feta cheese. It was so good -- but it smelled like old gym sneakers when we opened the box because of the warm feta. The other staff made us eat it in the loading dock. :)

[@One-EyedCorvus]

Greek pizza is wonderful

[@user-dv6wm5gb1n]

Sounds good and bad all at once 🤣😂

[@arkhaan7066]

Got a local place that serves a Greek pizza, it’s an oil sauce on the bread with feta, gyro meat, spinach, bell pepper, olives, tomatoes, and tzatziki dipping sauce

[@isoldejaneholland8370]

I could not eat feta until I was an adult. As a kid, I just made the obligatory retching noises whenever it crossed my path.

[@Great_Olaf5]

Huh, I've eaten pizza cakes Greek pizza too, and it was basically normal pizza toppings (I think the cheese may have been more like the kind used for saganaki than mozzarella, but I've never been a fan of lots of toppings on my pizza, so it was relatively plain), and the baking method was a bit different, it was baked in a pan with olive oil, so it was basically baked and pan fried at the same time.

[@jessica2530]

Twelve pizzas for Easter sounds like a great tradition to bring back!

[@hannahcollins1816]

Would go well with my adult Easter game plan of hiding mini shooters in the yard 😂

[@brissygirl4997]

Don't forget the chickens to go with that pizza

[@googiegress7459]

@@hannahcollins1816 YES except here's the kicker: when you find the shot, you take the shot. This will likely make it so nobody can find too many since their finding abilities diminish as they succeed.

[@justinleland7461]

Eating Dominos with my Mom and Girlfriend right now lol. We love your videos. Ive made it a bit of a tradition to put your videos on with dinner, and usually can find one about what we are eating!

[@stogesmcgee3251]

Your an awesome story teller Max love your vids

[@TKnightcrawler]

*Orders a pizza with LARD* "This is kinda fatty, isn't it?"

[@alexdalex3582]

Pizza with little fish, "sort of fishy, isn't it?"

[@Ardoxsho]

@@alexdalex3582 that goes to show that the story was made up. much more likely, the royals were visiting, and why not craft a pizza with the colors of the recently cooked-up national flag, so you ingratiate them? the one grain of truth in this is the queen notoriously liked only the simplest dishes. anything that's "margherita" in Italy is a simple recipe -- the kind you serve to fussy children. that includes torta margherita, for example, or biscotti margherita. the list goes on.

[@Seifer_42]

@@alexdalex3582 Things white people say

[@Andhy23]

I pray you don't like authentic mexican food lmao or I have some news for you.

[@rob465]

@@Andhy23 wait explain cause i been raised on CA mexican food l0l carne asada poillo burritos rice beans & elotes l0l

[@TGirl_Kelley]

"What's the Pope's favorite pizza topping?" Popearoni?

[@ProfessorYana]

*flings tomato* Boooo!

[@OltrePodcast_Official]

no, sugar and rosewater

[@jasonhaven7170]

Get out

[@patriciamorgan6545]

@@OltrePodcast_Official Maybe holy water?

[@lyllydd]

Poperocini.

[@nolanw1688]

All of your jokes land with me, and I love it!

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

In Australia I've noticed we pile the ingredients high on a pizza... there's even the 'Pizza with the lot', common around Melbourne. I like making pizza with specially made Turkish bread pizza bases. I pile it high usually.

[@sephirothjc]

This kind of thing is why I find arguments about authenticity pointless. Recipes keep evolving and changing; sure, recipes should be preserved but don't start an argument because I like to put some crushed garlic in my carbonara.

[@CaptHollister]

It's ok. I use Manchego cheese from Spain in my risotto instead of Parmigiano.

[@sammiller6631]

@@CaptHollister Manchego cheese? Heathen!

[@HO1ySh33t]

Hey I put roasted chicken breast and crispy skin in my carbonara, then I call it Italian oyakodon. Everything goes!

[@xionmemoria]

I grate sharp cheddar over my congee!

[@caro1ns]

Long as you don't put in cream...

[@sicfaciuntomnes5604]

My parents, throughout my childhood, refused to do any kind of pizza except "Chicago style" as I'm sure they thought it was the only legitimate one.... to hear you describe it as "basically soup" brought me absolute joy!

[@Psyrus88]

I'd have tongue-in-cheek philosophical arguments with friends regarding as to whether or not Chicago Deep Dish could properly be called pizza, ontologically. I of course argued against it being pizza, because only a madman from Illinois would consider a savory, crustless shepherd's pie a pizza.

[@firewalker1372]

Basically a casserole…… basically….. 😂.

[@singletona082]

@@Psyrus88 Don't get me worn,g it's GOOD. but 'savory crustless shepher'ds pie' just... really nails what it is. I LIKE it. I can do a lot with the format, but it's casserole. It is not a pizza. Pizza is flatbread with toppings. Not a breadbowl containing toppings.

[@Psyrus88]

@@singletona082 Oh absolutely. I'd still eat and enjoy some CDD, but we have to call a spade a spade.

[@Squishito]

@@Psyrus88 Wait... Is Shepherd's Pie not considered savory?

[@richlovin2173]

Amazing, educational, and fun. Thanks.

[@ArlenePMCM]

So interesting and I love your Italian accent. New subscriber here!

[@poop696969poop]

17:06 "It smells like croissants" close to equal weights of butter and flour: Am I a joke?

[@marcusviniciusmagalhaesdea3779]

Max: Shocked with ancient sweet pizza. Me in Rio de Janeiro with half of a Snowy Banana Pizza (Bananas, Dulce de Leche, White Chocolate and Cinnamon) in the fridge: You know nothing Max Miller.

[@Heritage367]

That sounds amazing!

[@fedra76it]

Basically, a pizza version of the banoffee pie. I'm drooling.

[@penguasakucing8136]

Nah, the Carioca sweet pizza can be easily handwaved as one of the blasphemous modern experiments. But show this Renaissance recipe to the Italian to make them break with "My Pizza Tradition as I know it is a lie!"

[@michael5068]

Brazilian pizzas are wild

[@zainiikhwan9405]

Have you heard of Durian pizza *wink wink *

[@karensimon876]

I haven't thrown my head back and cackled, like I did watching this, In so long, I can't remember. Thank you Max!

[@sandrak.robbins6305]

Thank you. This was very enjoyable :)

[@mudslicker3122]

I’ll have my butter pizza with more butter and then cook that bish in more butter. Sugar rose water for topping because I’m keeping it light.

[@20windfisch11]

We have a similar dish in Germany called “Butterkuchen” (butter cake). A fluffy, not overly sweet, rather dry cake looking similar to this one but flatter. Ours usually has a sugar crust and in some regions, it is served at funerals.

[@realkrubertimes8367]

I have never heard of Butterkuchen and I have lived in Germany for 20 years lol But that might be because I am from an ex-soviet family. The closest we probably have to such a thing is called "Napoleon" I believe and is just layers of a very butter-rich sort of pasty cream and puff pastry. Alternatively there is also "Medovik" which is also a layered cake but instead of the pastry cream, it's a cream made from just cream (or sour cream) with condensed milk or a sugar syrup and a slightly sweet dough that contains honey

[@kjeracarroll450]

Butterkuchen is so good!!

[@calihhan4706]

Butterkuchen is the best! But the traditional recipe is kind of different. You put a sweet yeast dough on a baking sheet and spread it with butter and sugar, sometimes flaked almonds too.

[@revsharkie]

Butter cake is a big funeral offering in Missouri, especially around St. Louis. It's sort of interesting to see the German roots of some Midwestern foods.

[@coppertopv365]

In 2 Years Never did I get a proper pepperoni pizza in Germany .. had to make do

[@retroradkat]

Ok, eating a Red Baron pizza alone on Halloween while watching spooky movies sounds like an AMAZING tradition, Max! I'm adopting this 😁 If it's once a year, it's not too unhealthy!