An automatic pizza vending machine offering 4 different types has arrived in Rome, Italy.
The brightly colored red vending machine named “Mr. Go Pizza” provides 4 different types of pizza, priced between 4.5 to 6 euros, which is approximately 126,000 to 170,000 VND each.
The machine handles every step of the process from kneading the dough to baking the pizza and adding the toppings entirely automatically. Customers can observe the cooking process through a small glass window. It takes about 3 minutes to produce a fresh and delicious pizza for customers.
It takes about 3 minutes to produce a fresh and delicious pizza for customers.
Raffaele Esposito, a Neapolitan from the 19th century, is credited with inventing the most famous type of pizza in Italy.
This type of pizza is one of the most beloved in Italy and around the world, which is why the first automatic pizza vending machines have garnered significant attention.
Customers have provided feedback after experiencing this automatic pizza vending machine. Some opinions suggest that the pizza product is entirely acceptable if you are in a hurry. However, others have described the experience as ‘horrific.’
Claudio Zampiga, a retiree, stated: “The pizza looks quite nice, but it is much smaller than what you would get in a restaurant and has less topping.”
Fabrizia Pugliese, a university student originally from Naples, currently living in Rome, tried the pizza made by the machine. Fabrizia Pugliese shared that she did not like the pizza from this vending machine because it tasted like “piadina,” a type of very thin, soft unleavened bread popular in northern Italy.
“I don’t think this is pizza,” Fabrizia Pugliese proclaimed her verdict.
Gina, a retiree customer, remarked: “It’s terrible. Pizza should really be eaten hot right away. I find this machine ineffective for myself.”
Unique automatic pizza vending machine in Italy.
In fact, for many Italians, the classic pizza experience includes watching and considering the process of making the pizza, from the dough kneading by the chef to baking it in a wood-fired oven until the final product is presented.
With its current position, the “Mr. Go Pizza” machine will face fierce competition to capture a market share. This is because nearby, a Neapolitan restaurant using a brick oven is very busy.
Giovanni Campana, a local customer, shared after taking a bite: “I don’t think I will eat a pizza made by a machine.”
It is said that Esposito created the classic “Pizza Margherita” on June 11, 1889, to honor Queen Margherita of Savoy, the wife of King Umberto I, during her visit to Naples, Italy.
The famous chef used tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and basil, representing the three colors of the Italian flag—red, white, and green.
Esposito, who made a pizza for the queen 132 years ago, might agree with this new creation.
