(CC) Photo: Hayford Peirce A homemade pizza for one person, made by the photographer
Pizza is a dish of Italian origin, where various toppings are cooked on top of a bread base—usually these toppings will include tomato and cheese.
Pizza types [ edit ]
Margherita is a standard pizza available almost everywhere—made with either uncooked tomato slices or tomato sauce, mozarella , basil , and extra-virgin olive oil .
Marinara is tomato sauce , olive oil , and mozarella with the addition of garlic and oregano .
Romana is prepared with anchovies and oregano
Viennese has on the top German sausage and oregano
Capricciosa has mushrooms , artichoke , cooked ham , and olives .
Quattro Stagioni (or four seasons) is split in to four quarters with different ingredients on each quarter.
Quattro Formaggi (or four cheese) has mozarella , stracchino , fontina , and gorgonzola (although sometimes ricotta or Goat's cheese is used)
Sicilian-style pizza is a pizza with the topping baked into the crust—usually garlic , basil , or oregano
Calzone is a pizza that is 'folded' together like a pie or pastie so that it can be eaten like a sandwich.
Chicago-style pizza is a pizza cooked in a deep dish, with a very thick and crunchy crust
See also [ edit ]