Pizza Hermes: Naples pizza, also known as Napoli pizza. Among the Neapolitan pizzas, the most famous and classic pizza is the Margherita Pizza, which is shared with you below.

The Italian pizza PIZZA is loved by people all over the world, and the Neapolitan pizza is the highest level of Italian pizza. Naples, the largest and most picturesque city in the south, is the birthplace of Italian pizza, and Neapolitan pizza has been selected as a human "World Intangible Cultural Heritage" in 2017, and is known as the Hermes of the pizza world. Think of the rich cheese flavor of the pizza, soft and tangy texture, people can not stop, no wonder the Italians and people around the world are crazy about it.

Pizza is here

There are many types of pizza in Italy, and each region has a different style: thick pizza is preferred in Naples, and thin pizza is preferred in Milan or Rome. Italian eating habits are different from ours, they like to eat a whole pizza alone, while we like to order several different flavors of pizza at the same time, a group of people to share the same, in short, good pizza everyone likes, regardless of nationality.

The picturesque landscape of Naples

What follows is the origin of Neapolitan pizza, its characteristics, its famous representatives and the key factors of its success.

The origin of Neapolitan pizza

Napolitan pizza (Napoli pizza), known as "the originator of pizza", originated in Naples, Italy, the birthplace of pizza, an Italian city with the largest and most picturesque landscape in the south. The largest, picturesque city in the south of Italy. Neapolitan pizza has become synonymous with Italian pizza. After 240 years of development and inheritance, it has become the most popular pizza in the world.

Characteristics and Classic Representatives of Neapolitan Pizza

Napolitan pizza has no fancy shapes, and the production steps and required ingredients are very simple: flour, water, salt, yeast, fresh tomatoes and buffalo cheese consist of a combination of flavors that is particularly fascinating. One of the most well-known is the Margherita pizza. Why is pizza from Porres called the "Hermes" of the pizza world? Why is it called the originator of pizza?

A delicious pizza

depends on two key factors: the ingredients and the dough.

First, the ingredient factor: San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella cheese.

Two key ingredients in making Neapolitan pizza: tomatoes and cheese. San Marzano tomatoes and mozzarella cheese are carefully selected before making the pizza.

San Marzano tomatoes are grown in the southern plains of Mount Vesuvius and are characterized by being long and juicy. The mozzarella is made with Campana buffalo milk. The buffalo's milk comes from the marshes in the semi-wild states of Campania and Lazio, and the mozzarella has been recognized as a Protected European Designation of Origin.

Full of tangy cheese

Secondly, the dough factor: softness, firmness and texture.

Naples pizzas have always been known for their perfect softness and firmness, and the secret of their success lies in the chef's skill in making the dough, for the following reasons:

The flour used to make the pizzas has to be a specific flour: No. 0 or No. 00, or a mixture of both. "No. 0 flour" is the equivalent of Chinese medium gluten flour, which has a high gluten content and is more flexible, making it the most suitable flour for making pizza." No. 00 flour" is made from the center part of the wheat grain, and has a high quality but low quantity of protein, making it the finest and whitest flour.