Putri Nurbatrisya Balqis Hasmawi, 10

Do you know that children between the ages of three and 11 prefer pizza above all other food for lunch or dinner?

Here’s another bit of trivia: over three billion pizzas are sold worldwide each year! Yes, pizza is certainly a favourite all over the world.

The word pizza dates back over a thousand years. It was documented in a Latin text from 997 AD.

Pizza comes in a variety of flavours with a wide range of toppings, and even different types of crusts. These days, there is no limit to the flavours you can add to this Italian staple. In Japan, popular pizza toppings include squid and mayonnaise. Some Malaysian restaurants serve sambal, cili padi and rendang flavoured pizza!

What are some of your favourite pizza flavours and toppings?

Let’s hear what Starchild readers had to say on the topic, For Pizza Lovers.

Chia Yee Fern, nine, writes: “My favourite pizza toppings are the classic chicken pepperoni and crab sticks because they go very well with a tomato-based pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese. My family seldom orders pizzas. Instead, we make our own at home. My sister and I can put as many toppings as we like.”

Nur Irdina Farisha, 10, thinks pepperoni pizzas are the tastiest. “I love to eat pizza loaded with extra cheese and meat. It’ so satisfying.”

Bethany Wang Qi Syuen, five, prefers sweet pizza over savoury ones. “I think a pizza with strawberry jam, topped with chocolate and M&Ms would be delicious.”

Eight-year-old Saraneya Jay Kumar loves pizza in different toppings like pepperoni, cheese and BBQ chicken. “Among all, Margherita pizza is my favourite. Pizzas in different flavours are so yummy. I love to have extra cheese and pepperoni topping on my pizza.”

“I love marinara pizza with extra cheese topping, “ says Evan Yoon Yi Mun, 11.

“Hawaiian pizza and pepperoni pizza tastes delicious. My father makes fantastic pizzas, ” says Chloe Khoo, 10.

“My favourite pizza toppings are cheese, chicken and with extra mushrooms, ” writes Denise Goh Xi Wen, five.

Ayza Arina Abdul Majid likes spicy pizzas. “Even though pepperoni pizzas are a bit spicier, they are my number one choice of pizza.”

Mogil Alagan, five, says: “I love to eat pizza because it tastes so yummy.’

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