Margherita
There’s not much more to say – she is quite simply the queen of the table.
Marinara
The secret lies in its simplicity. Ordering this pizza is an excellent way to test the dough and the quality of the ingredients of the pizzeria you’re in:
Prosciutto e funghi
Simplicity is also the name of the game with this pizza – it’s a ham and mushroom pizza, but turbo-charged because it’s Italian-style. It can be ordered in two different versions: with cooked ham or with raw ham that is placed on after cooking.
Quattro Stagioni
Another of the Italians’ favourite pizzas is undoubtedly the Quattro Stagioni, meaning ‘Four Seasons’.
Capricciosa
Very similar to the Quattro Stagioni is the Capricciosa pizza. The ingredients are the pretty much same, except the Capricciosa doesn’t usually have olives and all the ingredients are mixed together on the base of tomato sauce and mozzarella.
Quattro Formaggi
You have to be a true cheese lover to appreciate this creamy, delicious and attractive white pizza, whose name means simply ‘Four Cheeses’. The ingredients and type of cheese used can vary from one pizzeria to another: provolone, parmigiano reggiano, mozzarella, stracchino, fontina or gorgonzola.
Ortolana – Vegetariana
Pizza is even a good food to eat while you’re on a diet! This pizza is perfect for those who want to eat something delicious once in a while, but at the same time keep an eye on their waistline. In addition to mozzarella and tomato, the ingredients of this pizza are peppers, aubergines and courgette/zucchini cut into strips.
Diavola
The Diavola is a great pizza for anyone who loves strong flavours as the main ingredient here is spicy salami. It is one of the best-known pizzas outside of Italy, especially in the United States and the UK.
Boscaiola
While this pizza is typical of Naples, each region of Italy tries to give the best of itself and use its own typical products. The Boscaiola pizza is really tasty and the topping consists of mushrooms, slices of sausage and mozzarella.
Frutti di Mare
This pizza combines the deliciousness of pizza with the fantastic seafood that can be found in Italy: it has the obligatory tomato and mozzarella, but also seafood like shrimps, mussels and squid, plus seasonings of garlic and parsley.