Pizza Margherita
A Neapolitan pizza topped with San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, and olive oil. Named for Queen Margherita of Savoy in 1889.
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Neapolitan flatbreads baked in wood ovens are everyday street food long before the Margherita name.
Wikipedia. (2024). Pizza Margherita. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Margherita
New World tomato arrives in Europe and, after initial suspicion, becomes the red sauce of Neapolitan pizza.
Tomato, mozzarella, and basil — colours of the Italian flag — are linked to Queen Margherita’s 1889 visit (a popular origin story).
Wikipedia. (2024). Pizza Margherita. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Margherita
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Part of the Flatbread lineage.
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Claim: A Neapolitan pizza topped with San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, and olive oil. Named for Queen Margherita of Savoy in 1889.
Wikipedia. (2026). Pizza Margherita. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Margherita
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