Italian and American pizza – differences

Italians are very conservative in terms of gastronomic culture. They do not accept any changes in the recipe, cooking technique and ingredients. Italians consider pizza to be a national dish and each pizzaiolo family fervently protects the family recipe for making pizza. Not only the composition of the ingredients that go into the pizza is important, but also the choice of flour for the dough, the origin of tomatoes for the sauce and the choice of the right cheese. On the other hand, no one has canceled the fact of the existence of “American-Italian cuisine”. Italians who emigrated to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries selected similar ingredients for their traditional dishes. This is how American-style Italian cuisine emerged. The best pizzeria in Khmelnytskyi prepares a very delicious pizza for you.

Real Italian pizza

It is important to know that pizza for Italians is an evening meal. Most Italian pizzerias that do not serve tourists are open only in the evening. In a real Italian pizzeria, you will not see any other food on the menu except pizza. Italians order one pizza per person. There are usually several types of pizza on the menu. The main ones are Neapolitan pizza and Roman pizza.

Neapolitan pizza is made with a small number of ingredients, but all of them are of excellent quality. For the dough, only:

• flour;
• yeast;
• room temperature water;
• salt.

The main feature of the dough is that it must be left to rest for a long time – 12 hours. When kneading the dough, it is kneaded vigorously and forcefully and beaten with hands. Thanks to this, the dough turns out to be strong and light at the same time. Mozzarella from buffalo or cow's milk, Parmesan, tomato sauce and basil are used as the filling. Such pizza is baked in special clay ovens on wood. The temperature of such an oven reaches almost 480 degrees. The pizza is cooked for no longer than 1,5 minutes.

The main feature of Roman pizza is a crispy crust on the outside and soft on the inside. Roman pizza is prepared without sides, the dough is porous and light. Thanks to the use of special yeast when baking the pizza base, it turns out high, but at the same time very light and with large bubbles.

Watch an interesting video on how real Italian and American pizza is prepared in Ukraine:

American pizza is a hearty meal for a large company

Americans are a nation that loves to eat well and tasty. Therefore, in the menu of cafes and restaurants you can find mostly meat dishes with various sauces. Americans prepare pizza on yeast dough, which includes milk and eggs. Therefore, such dough turns out soft, airy, sweetish in taste.

The ingredients for American pizza toppings are also significantly different from refined Italian pizza.

• Sausages, bacon, ham;
• Poultry and other meats;
• A large number of sauces, ketchup, mayonnaise;
• Mushrooms, tomatoes, other vegetables;
• A lot of hard cheese;
• A pineapple.

American pizza makers can put any product in the filling: minced meat, eggs, and barbecue chicken. They cook such a pizza in the oven. Such a pizza is suitable for companies that just want a tasty and satisfying meal.

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