Pizza pugliese () is a style of
pizza
Pizza (, ) is a dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as various types of sausage, anchovies, mushrooms, onions ...
in
Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine (, ) is a Mediterranean cuisine#CITEREFDavid1988, David 1988, Introduction, pp.101–103 consisting of the ingredients, recipes and List of cooking techniques, cooking techniques developed across the Italian Peninsula and late ...
prepared with tomato, onion, and
mozzarella
Mozzarella (, ; nap, muzzarella ) is a southern Italian cheese traditionally made from Italian buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method.
Fresh mozzarella is generally white but when seasoned it turns to a light yellow depending on the anim ...
.
It is named after the region of
Apulia
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(called in Italian ''Puglia''). It should not be confused with ''pizza barese'', the local
Barese variant of preparing the pizza dough, which tends to be thinner and crispier than ''
pizza napoletana
Neapolitan pizza (), also known as Naples-style pizza, is a style of pizza made with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. The tomatoes must be either San Marzano tomatoes or Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio, which grow on the volcanic plains to ...
''.
Variations
Variations exist, in which different cheeses and ingredients may be added. Some versions may also use oregano,
olives and capers as ingredients,
and some may omit the use of
pizza sauce
Pizza (, ) is a dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as various types of sausage, anchovies, mushrooms, onion ...
and substitute half of the mozzarella with Provolone cheese that is sliced or grated.
Some versions may use
pecorino cheese
Pecorino cheeses are hard Italian cheeses made from sheep's milk. The name "" derives from ''pecora'' which means sheep in Italian.
Overview
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See also
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List of pizza varieties by country
Pizza, a staple of Italian cuisine, has become one of the most recognizable and popular dishes worldwide. Its widespread adoption into other cuisines, replacing the local traditional dishes, is traced to the early 20th century.
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List of tomato dishes
This is a list of tomato dishes. This list includes dishes in which the main ingredient or one of the essential ingredients is tomato. Dishes prepared with tomato sauces as a primary ingredient are not included in this list.
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References
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[{{cite web , url=http://cactusnewsonline.com/2010/12/05/a-list-of-the-most-popular-italian-pizzas/ , title=A List of the Most Popular Italian Pizzas , publisher=The News Channel , date=December 5, 2010]
[{{cite book , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YwS08FpzFSwC&pg=PT42 , title=Oggi pizza! , pages=(unlisted), isbn=9788872034781 , language=it, last1=Bonanomi , first1=Erminio , year=2011 ]
[{{cite news , url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-08-23/news/ol-1833_1_half-moon-designs , title=Half-Moon Designs, Pizzas That Shine: Mezzaluna , newspaper=]Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the Un ...
, date=August 23, 1990 , access-date=8 September 2014 , author=Jacobson, Max
pugliese
Tomato dishes