— PINO DANIELE
“Fatte ‘na pizza c’a pummarola ‘ncoppa vedrai che il mondo poi ti sorriderà.”
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TRANSLATED FROM NEAPOLITAN DIALECT
“Eat pizza with tomato sauce on the top, and life will smile at you”
TOP 5 TYPES OF PIZZA ITALIANS LOVE
DIAVOLA
QUATTRO FORMAGGI
TONNO E CIPOLLE
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CAPRICCIOSA
MARGHERITA
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MARGHERITA
1.
PIZZA MARGHERITA WAS CREATED TO HONOR QUEEN MARGHERITA OF SAVOY IN 1889. IT RESEMBLES THE COLORS OF THE ITALIAN FLAG: RED WHITE AND GREEN. THE TOPPING IS MADE WITH TOMATO SAUCE, MOZZARELLA, OLIVE OIL AND FRESH BASIL.
CAPRICCIOSA
2.
PIZZA CAPRICCIOSA HAS "A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING". MAIN INGREDIENTS ARE BITS OF FRESH MOZZARELLA CHEESE, TOMATO SAUCE, OLIVE OIL, ITALIAN BAKED HAM, CHOPPED MUSHROOMS, ARTICHOKES AND BLACK OLIVES.
DIAVOLA
3.
PIZZA DIAVOLA CAN BE TRANSLATED AS "DEVILISH PIZZA". IT HAS TO BE SUPER HOT AND USUALLY ITALIANS PREFER IT THAT WAY! MAIN INGREDIENTS ARE TOMATO SAUCE, MOZZARELLA AND PEPPERONI. SOME PIZZA MAKERS IN THE SOUTH ALSO ADD CHOPPED RED HOT PEPPERS.
QUATTRO FORMAGGI
4.
PIZZA QUATTRO FORMAGGI HAS 4 TYPES OF ITALIAN CHEESE ON THE TOP: MOZZARELLA, GORGONZOLA, PARMESAN AND GRUYERE. THERE'S NO TOMATO SAUCE AND YOU HAVE TO LOVE CHEESE TO EAT AN ENTIRE ONE!
TONNO E CIPOLLE
5.
PIZZA TONNO E CIPOLLE IS ONE OF THE TYPES OF PIZZA TOURISTS DON'T KNOW ABOUT. IN ITALY WE LOVE IT! MAIN INGREDIENTS ARE CHOPPED TUNA IN OIL AND FRESH ONIONS. SOME PIZZERIAS ALSO ADD TOMATO SAUCE AND BLACK OLIVES.