Pizza Margherita

Italy · Europe

Short description: Pizza Margherita is a spare round pizza built around tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil, olive oil, and a hot-baked crust.
Ingredients: Pizza dough topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, salt, and a blistered crust.
Cultural note: Its restraint is the point: a few ingredients must carry the whole pie, so balance and baking matter more than toppings.
Common misconception: It is not a cheese-only pizza; tomato, mozzarella, basil, olive oil, and crust are all part of the style.

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