What is Neapolitan pizza?

What is Neapolitan pizza?

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesWhat is Neapolitan pizza?

Here's what you need to know about this classic Italian dish.

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I have yet to find a pizza that I didn’t like but there are a few varieties that pack a little extra punch. Neapolitan pizza is one such pizza. It’s simple perfectly elegant and rustic all at once and I’d eat one every day if I could. Here’s what you need to know about the dish:

Neapolitan pizza originated hundreds of years ago in Naples Italy. Why mess up a good thing? There’s even an Italian nonprofit called the True Neapolitan Pizza Association (Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana) or AVPN dedicated to protecting the integrity and tradition that goes into authentic Neapolitan pizza.

According to the AVPN the traditional Neapolitan pizza has a number of characteristics that make it instantly recognizable: