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I went to naples once. They don't know sh*t about pizza! all italians should be forced to try out chicago's finest
If i could i'd ban you , that thing they do in Chicago isn't pizza, call it pie or whatever you want, but please don't call that pizza! It may even be the best tasting thing in the world (It's got nothing on the real thing but that's only my opinion), but it's not a pizza!
You probably ate focaccia, which is actually avalaible throughout Italy, although there's variations between each region. In my opinion the best are found in Bari and Genoa, which are reknown for their focacce.
I don't think white pizza is Neapolitan. Neapolitan pizza has a strict list of ingredients, and white pizza wouldn't fit the criteria.
I don't think I've ever seen white pizza in Naples anyways (been there three times), while it seems to be in every other pizzeria in NYC. Are you sure it's even true Italian pizza?
Weird thing I find about pizza in Italy- Naples has great pizza, but honestly, the average pizza outside of Campania is worse than the average pizza in NYC, Sao Paulo or Buenos Aires. I think the immigrant communities in New World cities have better iterations of pizza than in 90% of Italy.
I appreciate your comments. I found that yes, in order for a pizza to be Neapolitan it has to follw a certain ingredient criteria. I'm not saying that the pizza I enjoyed in Naples was considered Neapolitan. It may have just been an item on their menu that was a white pizza. I was stationed in NYC for a short time, and I'm from Pennsylvania. I'm very familiar with pizza from the east coast, and yes it is good, but this pizza I ate in Naples was not a standard tomato paste pizza.
Thanks for all of your replies! I did find the restaurant that I visited those times when I was there in Naples. It seems to have been redecorated a bit from what I remember, but the street view is what I remember the most, along with the brick oven on the second floor. The pizza I ate may have been a variety made in a manner similar to the way foccasia is topped, but the crust was not as thick; it was like a normal pizza thickness.
Here's the website of the place I visited in 1972. I hope to go back soon and see if they still serve that pizza I enjoyed.
Thanks for all of your replies! I did find the restaurant that I visited those times when I was there in Naples. It seems to have been redecorated a bit from what I remember, but the street view is what I remember the most, along with the brick oven on the second floor. The pizza I ate may have been a variety made in a manner similar to the way foccasia is topped, but the crust was not as thick; it was like a normal pizza thickness.
Here's the website of the place I visited in 1972. I hope to go back soon and see if they still serve that pizza I enjoyed.
Go back! Trianon da Ciro is still known today for making one of the best pizzas in Napoli, i'd also advice you to go to Sorbillo (It's found on Spaccanapoli) and Starita. Also, Napoli hasn't hanged much in all these years.
Go back! Trianon da Ciro is still known today for making one of the best pizzas in Napoli, i'd also advice you to go to Sorbillo (It's found on Spaccanapoli) and Starita. Also, Napoli hasn't hanged much in all these years.
Thanks for the tip improb! I've marked Sorbillo on my favorites. It was interesting that they had 480 photos on the web page, and a couple of them looked like the white pizza I am looking for. I'm looking forward to taking my family back to Naples as soon as possible!
In many pizza places, at least around here, among the many varieties of pizzas is the "focaccia". Originally, it might have been a bread, etc, but that was originally since now there are hundreds of different pizzas.
Many pizza places serve some sort of focaccia as appetizer.
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, that thing they do in Chicago isn't pizza, call it pie or whatever you want, but please don't call that pizza! It may even be the best tasting thing in the world (It's got nothing on the real thing but that's only my opinion), but it's not a pizza!
