Super Bowl Pizza

Super Bowl Pizza is pizza served and consumed during or around the Super Bowl. Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest pizza day of the year for retailers because pizza is an easy to share and simple to eat food option.http://www.brandeating.com/2010/12/news-papa-johns-any-large-for-10-till.html

Pizza is dish often chosen by hosts to serve at parties since the variety of toppings means most people will find a type of pizza they like. Pizzas can be obtained through take-out or delivery from a local pizza shop, or pizza can be made at home in a variety of ways with select pizza toppings such as pepperoni, cheese, olives, and sausage.

Pizza was first created in Naples, Italy, around 1800. The modern pizza was born after tomatoes were introduced to Italian cuisine by the early 19th century. Although it was initially widely believed tomatoes were poisonous and only grown for decoration, once they were used successfully in cooking, the first pizzas were created. Although it took time for the new dish to catch on, street vendors serving pizza eventually began opening shops to sell custom pizzas. The "Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba" of Naples was the first real pizzeria, which opened by 1830.http://www.lifeinitaly.com/food/pizza-history.asp

Pizza chains in the United States often offer Super Bowl Sunday special deals. AdAge.com dubbed the annual competition between the three leading U.S.-based chains the "Pizza Wars."http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bIjennEkYtEJ:adage.com/superbowl2011/article%3Farticle_id%3D147677+AdAge.com+Pizza+Hut+Superbowl+2011&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca Papa John's, which is the NFL's "official" pizza, Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut will all be in competition during Super Bowl XLV, with Pizza Hut making its first advertising appearance during the game. AdAge.com reported the company's change in advertising direction. Prior to this year, the company's tactic of gaining exposure around the big game was through sponsoring related programs and running ads leading up to the event.http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:bIjennEkYtEJ:adage.com/superbowl2011/article%3Farticle_id%3D147677+AdAge.com+Pizza+Hut+Superbowl+2011&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca

Papa John's are offering any large pizza for $10 until February 6, 2011, otherwise known as Super Bowl Sunday. The deal includes any of their large specialty pizzas such as The Works, John's Favorite, and Garden Fresh.http://www.brandeating.com/2010/12/news-papa-johns-any-large-for-10-till.html

Particularly during Super Bowl parties, multiple pizzas are often bought and party-goers are free to pick and choose the slices they prefer. They are often bought from pizza chain stores, or delivered, but can also be made at home.