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Legendary Creation of Pizza Margherita

When: 10 June 1889
Where: Naples, Italy
Part of: Event of 1889: A Neapolitan baker named Raffaele Esposito invents the Pizza Margherita, named a

Raffaele Esposito allegedly created Pizza Margherita for Queen Margherita on 10 June 1889, featuring ingredients representing the Italian flag.

The legend states that Esposito created three pizzas for the queen, who preferred the one with tomato, mozzarella, and basil. These ingredients symbolized the red, white, and green of the Italian flag, leading to the pizza's naming.

Sources

Pizza Margherita Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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