7 July 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, Bon appétit, UNESCO World Heritage
Reading Time: 13 minutesAuthentic Neapolitan Pizza Margherita © Valerio Capello/cc-by-sa-3.0
Neapolitan pizza (
Italian: pizza napoletana), also known as
Naples-style pizza, is a style of
pizza made with
tomatoes and
mozzarella cheese. The tomatoes must be either
San Marzano tomatoes or
Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio, which grow on the volcanic plains to the south of
Mount Vesuvius. The cheese must be
Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, a
protected designation of origin cheese made with the milk from
water buffalo raised in the marshlands of
Campania and
Lazio in a semi-wild state, or
fior di latte, a cow’s milk mozzarella created according to the procedure for which it was registered as a
Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG).
Pizza napoletana is a TSG product in the European Union and the United Kingdom, and the art of its making is included on
UNESCO‘s list of
intangible cultural heritage. Motivated by the success, Italy is now promoting the inclusion of all
Italian cuisine in the world heritage. It has been part of the
Mediterranean Cuisine World Heritage in parts since 2010.
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