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Sardenaira (pissalandrea, or pizza all'Andrea, or piscialandrea, or pizzalandrea, or pissadella,
[.] or sardenaira
[.]) is a
pizza dish, without
cheese, from the
Liguria
it, Ligure
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region of
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
.
[Elizabeth David, ''Italian Food'' (Penguin, 1987), p. 126-28.] It is very similar to the
pissaladière
Pissaladière (, , ; oc, label= Niçard, pissaladiera or ; lij, piscialandrea ) is a dish of flatbread with toppings in the cuisines of Liguria (especially Genoa) and Nice. It is often compared to pizza. The dough is usually a bread dough thic ...
.
[Elizabeth David, ''A Book of Mediterranean Food'' (2002), p. 39.][Anna Del Conte, ''Gastronomy of Italy'' (Pavilion, 2013) (revised ed.).][Laura Giannatempo, ''A Ligurian Kitchen: Recipes and Tales from the Italian Riviera'' (Hippocrene: 2006).] Although termed a pizza, some consider it more akin to a
focaccia
Focaccia ( , , ; lij, fugassa ; nap, label= Barese, fecazze ) is a flat leavened oven-baked Italian bread, similar in style and texture to pizza; in some places, it is called ("white pizza"). Focaccia can be served as a side dish or as san ...
.
In the city of
Sanremo
Sanremo (; lij, Sanrémmo(ro) or , ) or San Remo is a city and comune on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Rivie ...
in western Liguria, it is garnished with salted
anchovies
An anchovy is a small, common forage fish of the family Engraulidae. Most species are found in marine waters, but several will enter brackish water, and some in South America are restricted to fresh water.
More than 140 species are placed in 1 ...
, local
olives
The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' 'M ...
,
garlic cloves
Garlic (''Allium sativum'') is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus ''Allium''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Welsh onion and Chinese onion. It is native to South Asia, Central Asia and northeastern ...
, and
capers.
It is known as ''sardenaira'' or ''pizza all'Andrea'', after admiral
Andrea Doria
Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi (; lij, Drîa Döia ; 30 November 146625 November 1560) was a Genoese statesman, ', and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime.
As the ruler of Genoa, Doria reformed the Re ...
(1466–1560), whose favorite food was the dish: a slice of bread with
olive oil,
garlic, and salted anchovy.
The dish predates the better-known
Neapolitan pizza
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 t ...
.
Since the dish was created before the
Columbian Exchange, traditionalists do not add
tomatoes
The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...
.
See also
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Cuisine of Liguria
Ligurian cuisine consists of dishes from the culinary tradition of Liguria, a region of northwestern Italy, which makes use of ingredients linked both to local production (such as preboggion, a mixture of wild herbs), an ...
*
List of Italian dishes
Notes
Italian cuisine
Pizza styles
Cuisine of Liguria
Anchovy dishes
Street food in Italy
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