When pizza is made, it is mostly round; But when you slice pizza, you cut it into triangles; The boxes used for packing are mostly square cartons.

其實小編也從沒認真思考過這些問題，不知要這里面是不是蘊含著什么哲理，還是因為既定的現狀限 制了我們的思維和想象呢？所以本著強烈的求知欲，小編真的有去網絡上搜索尋找各種真真假假、或是或非、啼笑皆非的答案。

In fact, Xiaobian has never seriously thought about these problems. I wonder if there is any philosophy in it, or because the established status quo limits our thinking and imagination? Therefore, in line with a strong thirst for knowledge, Xiaobian really has to search the Internet for all kinds of true and false, or yes or no, ironic answers.

為什么披薩多是圓形的？

Why are pizza round?

為什么我們經常是把披薩制作成圓形的模樣，而不是其他的形狀呢？其實披薩的形狀真的有很多種，比如方形的、三角形的、半月形的、心形的、船形的等等。

Why do we often make pizza into a round shape instead of other shapes? In fact, there are many shapes of pizza, such as square, triangular, half moon, heart, boat and so on.

但是對于純手工餅底 制作或者是搟面杖搟皮來說，要制作出一張美觀的圓形披薩顯然會更容易些。倒不是說其他的形狀有多難，不過是在此基礎上的二次創作罷了。

But it's obviously easier to make a beautiful round pizza for pure manual cake bottom making or rolling with a rolling pin. It's not that other shapes are difficult, but it's just a secondary creation on this basis.

為什么裝披薩的盒子多是方形的？

Why are pizza boxes usually square?

首先要說的是，裝披薩的盒子通常是選擇食 品 級 原木紙漿作為原材料的，紙盒成本相對較低，儲存比較節省空間，而且紙盒具有一定的韌性和保溫效果，在外送外帶過程中不易擠壓變形、不易過早冷 卻。

First of all, food grade log pulp is usually selected as the raw material for the pizza box. The carton cost is relatively low and the storage space is saved. Moreover, the carton has certain toughness and thermal insulation effect. It is not easy to squeeze and deform and cool too early in the process of delivery.

那裝披薩的紙盒為什么多是方形的呢？顯然工藝成本問題是首要影響因素，方形披薩盒顯然更好做（而圓形披薩盒加工起來不方便，很不好做），制作工藝成本低，通用性比較強。

Why are the boxes for pizza mostly square? Obviously, the process cost is the primary influencing factor. The square pizza box is obviously better to do (while the round pizza box is inconvenient and difficult to do), the production process cost is low and the versatility is relatively strong.

注意啦，這里說的是工藝成本問題，而不是紙漿原料成本高低，講真，方形披薩紙盒耗費的物料成本比圓形披薩紙盒是高一些的。

Note that this is about the process cost, not the cost of pulp raw materials. Seriously, the material cost of square pizza carton is higher than that of circular pizza carton.

而且方形披薩紙盒都是用紙板箱裝好直接配送到披薩店里頭的，折疊起來的工序非常簡單，沿著預設好的折線就可以。而圓形的披薩盒顯然不能現用現折，那么儲存和配送到店都會比較麻煩了。

And the square pizza cartons are packed in cardboard boxes and delivered directly to the pizza shop. The folding process is very simple, just follow the preset folding line. The round pizza box obviously can't be used and folded, so it will be more troublesome to store and deliver to the store.