Video details the reactions that must take place in order for pizza to turn into the flavor bonanza we love and adore

Oct 14, 2014 22:57 GMT  ·  By

You know what they say about pizza: when it's good, it's good; when it's bad, it's still pretty good. I don't know about you, but I for one couldn't agree more.

The thing is that, as much as I love pizza, I've never taken the time to think about why it is that it tastes as heavenly as it does. As it turns out, it all boils down to chemistry.

The video below made it online just yesterday, and not at all surprisingly given the fact that it's about pizza, it has already scored thousands of hits.

The footage, put together by the folks behind YouTube channel Reactions, details the chemistry behind each and every pizza's exquisite taste. Mind you, there's a whole lot of chemistry going on.

For example, I for one had no idea that chefs like to use mozzarella rather than other kinds of cheese when making pizza because it contains calcium ions that keep it from melting completely and give it a stringy texture.

The good news is that the calcium found in the mozzarella used to make pizza is quite good for your average Joe or Jane's bones. So, in a way, pizza is actually a surprisingly healthy food.

Now, before I leave you to watching the video, there is one more thing I have to say: be sure you have a bucket or at least some napkins close at hand. There are so many gorgeous photos of pizza slices included in this video that you're guaranteed to drool, even if just a little bit.