The origin of Italian pizza:

There are different opinions about the origin of the word pizza. It is difficult to really say who invented pizza, but in the beginning, the ancient Greeks had a cake called plakuntos, which was their favorite staple food. At that time, the Romans also liked this kind of cake very much. They improved the way of eating and added honey, cheese and oil to adjust the flavor. This formed the embryonic form of pizza, and only one loaf of bread was needed to form a complete meal.

Features of Italian pizza:

Italian pizza has no ornate decoration, and the filling is not too rich. "Less is more" is the ultimate mystery. There are strict standards from the bottom of the cake to the filling and then to the baking tools. Authentic Neapolitan pizza has only two fillings. After baking, the center of the bottom of the pie should not exceed 0.4 cm, and the periphery should not exceed 1-2 cm.

The rigor of Italian pizza:

Italians also set up APES European Pizza Producers and Fans Association in 198 1, and established VPN (Neapolitan Authentic Pizza Association) in 1984, and authorized pizza shops all over the world. In order to meet the standards of VPN, the raw materials and production of pizza must comply with strict regulations. For example, the dough can only be composed of flour, salt, water and natural yeast, the dough must be kneaded by hand, the oven must use an open flame, and the baking temperature should be around 400 degrees. And the requirements for ingredients are more stringent.

Pineapples are forbidden in Italian pizza;

For Italians, Hawaiian pizza is closest to mushroom stewed noodles of Wuhan people and beef noodles with rattan pepper of Guangdong people. Once, a chef refused to accept the customer's request to add pineapple to his pizza, and returned the money to the Italian youth on his oil pipe to let him try Hawaiian pizza as a dark dish.

Representative varieties of Italian pizza:

Roman square pizza, also known as sliced pizza, is characterized by its square shape. Unlike the round cake made by kneading dough by hand, the cake of Roman pizza is made into a square, but the baked cake is very crisp and delicious, just like biscuits. Friends who like crispy taste must find this kind of pizza.

Naples pizza, Naples pizza is made of tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. Ingredients can be tomatoes from San Mazano and buffalo mozzarella cheese from campana (buffaloes come from swamps in semi-wild states of Campania and Lazio, and now mozzarella cheese is protected by European origin protection marks).

Sicilian pizza, Sicilian pizza is considered to be the originator of American pizza. It is very different from the traditional Italian pizza with a thin bottom. Sicilian pizza as thick as a sponge has long been regarded as an alternative to Italian pizza, but this does not hinder its popularity in Italian pizza. The stuffing of classic Sicilian pizza is served with tomatoes, onions, bread crumbs and cheese.

Sadenara pizza, a traditional Sadenara pizza originated in Genoa, is quite interesting in style because it is one of the few pizzas without cheese. The classic ingredients only use onions, garlic, anchovies and black olives, but nowadays, in order to adapt to the tastes of modern people, most of them also add cheese to adjust their tastes.

Italy representative gourmet pizza

Before Italian immigrants entered the United States in the19th century, Americans probably didn't know what "pizza" was, but before I went to Italy, I hardly knew what Italian thin pizza was. Pizza Hut represents the pizza of most people in China all over the world. Until I was lucky enough to eat Margaret's pizza, I suddenly realized that "life seems to be lit up" is not just a metaphor.

In Italy, pizza is a delicious food, only Naples pizza is orthodox, and even Venice pizza will be rejected by people. The orthodox pizza in Naples is Marguerite Pizza, and its making method has been listed in the United Nations World Heritage List. This combination of tomato, basil and mozzarella cheese is what Italians think of as Bai Yueguang.

Compared with Italian pizza, American pizza is rough, the dough is particularly thick, piled up like a hamburger, and has no refreshing taste. Generally, there are no more than three ingredients for Italian pizza fillings, and no sauces will be put, so you can definitely taste Italian ingredients instead of cheese and sauces.

The essence of pizza is cake embryo. Italian-style cakes are thin and hard, and they have their own flavor. China people with big carbohydrate countries should like authentic Italian food. The difference in taste between the two pizzas is that Italian pizza tastes hard, while American pizza tastes soft.

At the Italian table, there is never more than one kind of meat in a dish. There are generally no more than three ingredients on Italian pizza. The classic "Marguerite" pizza from Naples doesn't even have meat, only ketchup, basil leaves and mozzarella cheese. I wonder how conservative Italians will react when they see the notorious American "junk pizza".