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Pizza Margherita

Name: Pizza Margherita
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 ball (about 250g) pizza dough; 100g fresh mozzarella cheese; 100g fresh tomatoes or tomato sauce; handful fresh basil leaves; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; to taste salt

Pizza Margherita is a classic Italian pizza characterized by its simple toppings of fresh tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and basil, representing the colors of the Italian flag. It is celebrated for its balance of fresh, vibrant flavors and its cultural significance as a symbol of Italian culinary tradition.

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Italian70%

Americas30%

Ingredients

pizza dough
1 ball (about 250g)
fresh mozzarella cheese
100g
fresh tomatoes or tomato sauce
100g
fresh basil leaves
handful
extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp
salt
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

The dish was named in honor of Queen Margherita of Savoy after her 1889 visit to Naples, where a local pizzaiolo created the pizza with ingredients representing the Italian flag.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Italian70%

ingredients+techniques

Americas30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

kneading baking rolling topping

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