Pizza Margherita
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| Alternative names | Margherita pizza |
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| Type | Pizza |
| Place of origin | Naples |
| Region or state | Italy |
| Created by | Raffaele Esposito |
| Invented | 1889 |
| Main ingredients | Canned tomatoes,mozzarella,basil,extra virgin olive oil |
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Pizza MargheritaorMargherita pizza[1]is a typicalNeapolitan pizza,roundish in shape with a raised edge (thecornicione) and garnished with hand-crushed peeledtomatoes,mozzarella(buffalo mozzarellaorfior di latte), freshbasilleaves, andextra virgin olive oil.[2][3]Thedoughis made by mixing water,saltand yeast (sourdough,fresh or dry brewer's yeast) withflour(00 or 0).[3]
The dough is stretched by thepizzaiolo('pizza maker') in a motion going outwards from the center, pressing with the fingers of both hands on the dough ball, and flipping it several times, shaping it into a disc.[3]It is then topped and baked in anoven,which is traditionally made of brick and wood-fired (electric or gas ovens are also used).[4]Pizza Margherita is usually served hot on a plate or folded into four and wrapped in paper (pizza a portafoglioora libretto).[5][6]
History
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A popular contemporary legend holds that the archetypal pizza Margherita was invented in June 1889, when theRoyal Palace of Capodimontecommissioned the NeapolitanpizzaioloRaffaele Espositoto create a pizza in honor of the visitingQueen Margherita.Of the three different pizzas he created, the Queen strongly preferred a pizza swathed in the colors of theItalian flag—red (tomato), green (basil), and white (mozzarella).[7]Supposedly, this type of pizza was then named after the Queen,[8]with an official letter of recognition from the Queen's "head of service" remaining to this day on display in Esposito's shop, now called the Pizzeria Brandi.[9]Later research cast doubt on this legend, undermining the authenticity of the letter of recognition, pointing that no media of the period reported about supposed visit and that both the story and name Margherita were first promoted in the 1930s–1940s.[10][11]
The origins of pizza Margherita came from mixing similar toppings that were already present inNaplesbetween 1796 and 1810.[12]In 1849 Emanuele Rocco recorded different pizza toppings including basil, tomatoes and thin slices of mozzarella;[13]the mozzarella was thinly sliced, and added to the toppings already present.
In 1866, Francesco De Bourcard, writing about the Naples traditions,[13]described the most commonly used pizza toppings at that time as well as the possible origin ofcalzone:
The most ordinary pizza, calledcoll'aglio e l'olio(lit. 'with garlic and oil'), is dressed with oil, and over it is spread, as well as salt,origanumandgarliccloves shredded minutely (optionally). Others can be covered in grated cheese and dressed withlard,and then they put on a few leaves of basil. Over the former is often added (depending on the region) some small seafish; on the latter some thin slices of mozzarella. Sometimes they use slices ofprosciutto,tomato,arselle,etc. Sometimes folding the dough over itself to form what is called calzone.[13]
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See also
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Media related toPizza Margheritaat Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^Google Books ngrams comparing "pizza Margherita" and "Margherita pizza" in English books --https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=pizza+Margherita%2CMargherita+pizza&year_start=1950&year_end=2019&corpus=en-2019&smoothing=3
- ^"Margherita Pizza".La Cucina Italiana.Retrieved18 June2024.
- ^abc"Il disciplinare dell'Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana".AVPN(in Italian).Retrieved2024-02-02.
- ^"Cottura pizza: qual è davvero la migliore cottura per la pizza?".pizzastories.le5stagioni.it.Retrieved2024-02-02.
- ^"Where to Eat Traditional Pizza a Portafoglio in Naples".La Cucina Italiana.2019-09-11.Retrieved2024-02-02.
- ^D'Angelo, Giuseppe A. (2021-02-15)."Pizza a portafoglio in Naples: what is, where to eat it, and the recipe for home cooking".Pizza DIXIT.Retrieved2024-02-02.
- ^Iengo, Arturo (2008).Cucina Napoletana: 100 Recipes from Italy's Most Vibrant City.New Holland Publishers. p. 126.ISBN978-1-84537-989-6.Archived fromthe originalon 2018-06-16.Retrieved2017-12-12.
- ^"Pizza Margherita: History and Recipe".Italy Magazine.14 March 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 7 February 2013.Retrieved23 April2012.
- ^Hales, Dianne (2009-05-12).Sök på Google(in Swedish). Crown.ISBN978-0767932110.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-02-21.Retrieved2018-04-04.
- ^"Was margherita pizza really named after Italy's queen?".BBC Food.28 December 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 31 December 2012.Retrieved31 December2012.
- ^Nowak, Zachary (March 2014)."Folklore, Fakelore, History: Invented Tradition and the Origins of the Pizza Margherita".Food, Culture & Society.17(1): 103–124.doi:10.2752/175174414X13828682779249.ISSN1552-8014.S2CID142371201.
- ^Forgione, Angelo (2013).Made in Naples.Magenes. p. 195.ISBN978-88-6649-039-5.
- ^abcDe Bourcard, Francesco (1866).Usi e costumi di Napoli e contorni descritti e dipinti[Uses and customs of Naples and outlines described and painted.]. Vol. 2. G. Nobile. p. 124.
Bibliography
[edit]- De Bourcard, Francesco (1866).Usi e costumi di Napoli e contorni descritti e dipinti.Naples.
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