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You misunderstood. It's not "Pizza" that was looked down upon in Italy, it was "toppings on pizza". There are 3 official types of Neapolitan pizza, for example
by vraivroo 7y ago
You misunderstood. It's not "Pizza" that was looked down upon in Italy, it was "toppings on pizza".
There are 3 official types of Neapolitan pizza, for example, and none of them have any of what Americans would traditionally consider "toppings".
Putting anything other than tomato sauce, mozzarella, and seasonings on a Neapolitan pie is, simply, "looked down upon".
- viklove 7y ago> Neapolitan pie It's a bit ironic you would put these two words together in your comment. No one would call a Neapolitan pizza a pie -- that word probably originates from deep dish (aka Chicago style) pizza, which actually resembles a pie.
- RandallBrown 7y agoPizza pie was used for decades before the invention of the deep dish. https://www.crustkingdom.com/why-is-pizza-called-pie/ https://www.crustkingdom.com/why-is-pizza-called-pie/
- KozmoNau7 7y agoThere is more to Italian pizza than Neapolitan pizza. Roman pizza is distinctly different. It's either Focaccia-like thick and made in rectangular pans, or round, thin and crispy, much closer to NY-style pizza, and much more adventurous with the toppings. If anyone in Italy looks down on Roman-style pizza, they're idiots.
- eecc 7y agoIn fact, nobody does... really. Nobody