PIZZA

There is a story often told about the birth of the round gastronomic delight that has captivated the entire world. It is the story of a Neapolitan chef who, it is said, invented a dish dedicated to Queen Margherita of Savoy, wife of King Umberto I. The first pizza Margherita painted a tricolor of flavors with the red of tomato, the white of mozzarella, and the green of fresh basil. But this narrative, however fascinating, is not entirely faithful to reality.

Pizza in fact has much older origins, and even in Prehistory (more precisely, during the Neolithic period), a leavened dough was baked, seasoned in many and increasingly imaginative ways over the centuries. Cheese and dates for Persian soldiers; herbs, garlic, and onions in Ancient Greece. In short, the whole world contributed to the invention of pizza, although its worldwide success has its point of origin in a splendid Mediterranean city by the sea.

Just as Naples will always be linked to pizza, with its doughs one can travel around all of Italy: tasting the Pinsa Romana or the Piedmontese Tegamino and closing your eyes will allow you to travel with your mind and your palate.