Pizza marinara, also known as pizza alla marinara, is a style of
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 ...
in
Italian cuisine
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seasoned with only
tomato sauce
Tomato sauce (also known as ''salsa roja'' in Spanish or ''salsa di pomodoro'' in Italian) can refer to many different sauces made primarily from tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a dish, rather than as a condiment. Tomato sauces are c ...
,
extra virgin olive oil
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,
oregano and
garlic.
It is supposedly the most ancient tomato-topped pizza.
History
It has been claimed the pizza marinara was introduced around the year 1735 (in 1734 according to European Commission regulation 97/2010), and was prepared using olive oil,
cherry tomatoes, basil, oregano and garlic at that time,
and that historically it was known to be ordered commonly by poor sailors, and made on their ships due to it being made from easily preservable ingredients:
all of these claims are however only backed by tradition rather than solid evidence.
Francesco de Bourcard, writing in his 1866 book ''Usi e costumi di Napoli'' (Customs and Traditions of Naples), Vol. II (page 124), seemed to know the recipe with a different name, and to consider the addition of tomatoes an extra for both Marinara and Margherita:
Recipe
According to the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana:
In pizzerias in the area of Rome, the recipe is commonly modified with the addition of salted
anchovies
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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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