Pizza
Was pizza ever made without wheat flour? As a person interested in health who knows first-hand the dietary problems of eating grains, I wanted to find out. Apparently, several versions existed, as wheat was initially expensive and not widely available in the early Mediterranean world. Eager to see what these ancient versions would be like, I tried my hand at making several no-grain pizzas this weekend, including two that were made according to rough historic standards. My third pizza was a modern fabrication, as taste was the goal, not historical accuracy! The result? The historic recipes should probably be reserved for antiquity; they weren’t that great. However, I was pleased with my modern attempt; it seemed to satisfy my cravings despite the lack of grains and dairy. Posted below are the two first-century recipes, and finally the one I think you should actually try!
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