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Today, it remains one of the most consumed foods worldwide, available in some form or another in almost any country, with over five billion sold every year and an estimated 350 slices eaten every second of the day
From its origins in the Roman world to its global popularity and prevalence, pizza has been recognised on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list since 2017.
Today, it remains one of the most consumed foods worldwide, available in some form or another in almost any country, with over five billion sold every year and an estimated 350 slices eaten every second of the day.
Flatbread variants throughout history are as ancient as agrarian culture itself, and as numerous as the peoples who had reliable access to grains - having been consumed in old Egypt, Rome, Persia and Greece - while the Italians are credited as the people who invented the modern iteration of the pizza.
Tomatoes, the basic and quintessential pizza ingredient, often in marinara sauce form, may surprise some as only having made its way to Europe from South America in the 15th Century onwards during a period known as the Columbian Exchange.
Pineapple with its toothsome and sharp flavour profile - also a New World crop - remains the most fiercely debated inclusion on the baked floury disk - with Hawaiian pizza, in a quirk of odd culinary lineage, having been invented in Canada by a Greek restaurateur who was inspired by the sweet & sour taste of certain Asian cuisines, which today features as the highest-selling pizza option in Australia.
Usually famous as a delivery-platform for dairy cheese and meat products; now in 2025 the vegan community in South Africa has an abundance of options available to them all over the country.
Panarottis is a family-favourite that operates nationwide and has a good number of delicious vegan pizza options available on their menu - so many in fact that they ranked third on the prestigious ProVeg Plant-Based-Friendly Fast-Food Ranking for 2024. They've even had a special menu for Veganuary - an annual campaign supporting a month of plant-based eating every January.
Col’Cacchio is similarly available around South Africa and has several great vegan pizzas and other vegan menu options.
Doppio Zero can be found around the major cities with a wide number of branches in Gauteng. Vegan versions of their wood-fired pizzas are available.
Piza e Vino is in Johannesburg, Pretoria and the Western Cape. Vegan cheese can be substituted onto their pizzas giving their customers various mouth-watering options.
Hudsons is similarly represented in Johannesburg, Pretoria and the Cape. Already a staple for any vegan burger lover in the area, they also have a few vegan pizzas available.
Ciao Pizza has a couple of branches in the Western Cape and Gauteng with bespoke Neapolitan-style vegan pizza options.
Pizzasaurus in the Cape Town CBD has a large menu dedicated to vegan pizza options, featuring their very own house-made vegan cheeses and highly popular "Dino" family sized pizzas.
Sweet Tatas has nourishing plant-based pizzas in their range specifically free from processed ingredients - catering to customers orders in Cape Town and found at the celebrated monthly Vegan Goods Market.
Other restaurant outlets with great vegan options in South Africa include Andiccio24, Polpetta, Bardelli’s, Liola Vegan Kitchen, and The Dog’s Bollocks.
For the home pizza chef, excellent vegan cheese ranges and non-dairy substitutes are available from Fairview, Fauxmage, Tabu Food, Urban Vegan, PlantLove by Woolworths, Simple Truth by Checkers.
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