Margherita pizza
Basil-topped Italian classic
Margherita pizza is a Neapolitan pizza topped with tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil, and olive oil—the colors of the Italian flag.
The classic version uses minimal ingredients and a thin, blistered crust.
It serves as a baseline for judging pizzerias: Their margherita was perfect, so we knew the rest of the menu would be good.
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- NeapolitanOf a southern Italian city
- basilFragrant culinary leaf
- NaplesMediterranean port city
- mozzarellaMild Italian cheese
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