Naples, Italy

Neapolitan

Puffy, leopard-spotted cornicione, wet center.

Hydration

60-65%

Bake

60-90s @ 450°C

Region

Naples, Italy

History

The mother of modern pizza. Born in 18th-century Naples, protected by the AVPN. Margherita (1889) honored Queen Margherita with tomato, mozzarella, basil.

Dough

00 flour, sea salt, water, fresh yeast. Long ambient fermentation.

Method

Hand-stretched, no rolling pin. Baked in a wood-fired oven at extreme heat for under 90 seconds.