Italian Food Rule: For Pizza, One Size Fits All in Italy

Italians are not inclined to share food from plate to plate, meaning they don’t take tastes, bites, or portions off each other’s pasta alle vongole or veal chops. Therefore, there is no practice of ordering an extra-large pizza for four people to share. Even two people don’t share a pizza.

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