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Originally Posted by georgeyw
Why are pizzas round?
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If you'd ever seen an American chef prepare it, after the dough has been mixed, kneaded and has risen, the dough ball gets formed into a flat disc in the air by rapidly spinning it and flattening it with the chef's hands. The round spin imparts a circular shape on it.
In Italy they will toss them, spin them and then reshape them into a rectangle or square and cut them in square pieces to serve to guest.
Also when the pizza is round,the heat will be spreaded evenly...