203 Claudio Zampiga waits for his order at the first automatic pizza vending machine, which is capable of kneading, seasoning and cooking the pizza in three minutes, in Rome, Italy. (REUTERS/Yara Nardi)
ROME, May 16
Raffaele Esposito, the 19th century Neapolitan credited with inventing Italy s most famous type of pizza, may be turning in his grave: Rome has a new vending machine which slides out freshly cooked pizzas in just three minutes.
Buyers using the flaming red Mr. Go Pizza machine can choose from four different kinds of pizzas costing from 4.50 to 6 euros ($5.2-7.2). The machine kneads and tops the dough and customers can watch the pizza cook behind a small glass window.
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Raffaele Esposito, the 19th century Neapolitan credited with inventing Italy’s most famous type of pizza, may be turning in his grave: Rome has a new vending machine that slides out freshly cooked pizzas in just three minutes.
Buyers using the flaming red “Mr. Go Pizza” machine can choose from four different kinds of pizzas costing from 4.50 to 6 euros ($5.2-7.2; Dh19.92-26.56). The machine kneads and tops the dough and customers can watch the pizza cook behind a small glass window.
Reviews by customers on Thursday of the machine, one of the first in Rome, ranged from “acceptable if you’re in a hurry” to outright horror.
Photo: Filippo Monteforte (Getty Images)
The idea of a pizza vending machine doesn’t sound half bad, but setting up one in Italy, where they practically
invented pizza? Now that’s a recipe for disaster.
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One of Rome’s first automatic pizza dispensers, “Mr. Go Pizza,” was recently installed in Piazza Bologna. In three minutes, it cooks four different types of pizza costing from about $5.40 to $7.20 (4.50 to 6 Euros). After the machine kneads the dough and adds toppings, customers can watch their pie cook behind a small glass window.
Locals are not impressed, to say the least. On Thursday, Reuters reported that customer reviews ranged from “acceptable if you’re in a hurry” to outright horror.
Rome Has Launched A Pizza Vending Machine & People Aren’t Happy
Okay, we all know how notoriously protective the Italians are over their food – but, they do have a good reason to be outraged after a pizza vending machine was installed in their capital city…
Basically, the Mr. Go Pizza machine recently debuted in Rome, offering hungry residents – or let’s be real, tourists – a choice of 4 different kinds of pizza. The machine reportedly lets customers watch their slices being cooked through a glass window and in just three minutes, you’ve got a freshly cooked pizza.
Sounds too good to be true? I feel you… With prices ranging from €4.50 to €6, they’re relatively affordable, especially compared to the overpriced tourist traps dotted around the centre of Rome. But, you have to admit it – the true cost seems to be to the Italians’ pride.
Reuters • Updated 25th May 2021
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(Reuters) Raffaele Esposito, the 19th century Neapolitan credited with inventing Italy s most famous type of pizza, may be turning in his grave: Rome has a new vending machine which slides out freshly cooked pizzas in just three minutes.
Buyers using the flaming red Mr. Go Pizza machine can choose from four different kinds of pizzas costing from 4.50 to 6 euros ($5.20 $7.20). The machine kneads and tops the dough and customers can watch the pizza cook behind a small glass window.
Reviews by customers on Thursday of the machine, one of the first in Rome, ranged from acceptable if you re in a hurry to outright horror.