Pizza

Pizza

A popular dish of Italian origin made from flattened bread dough baked with a topping mixture of tomato sauce, cheese, and other toppings such as meat and vegetables.

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cart oven

Food (other); Pizza

Cart ovens are prevalent in and around Naples, where they are used for catering parties and outdoor festivals (of which there are a lot), and for neighborhood entertaining. Our view is that the ...

oven dome

Food (other); Pizza

The curved vault of the Pizza Oven. The parabolic, round shape of the dome is efficient with wood fuel, and evenly reflects heat back down on the Oven Floor for cooking perfect pizza and other ...

oven brush

Food (other); Pizza

A soft copper brush used for cleaning the pizza oven floor.

hole structure

Food (other); Pizza

The air bubble network in bread dough. The holes allow the crust to puff up.

A round or rectangular metal screen with a beaded rim on the outside. The air can circulate underneath the pizza to ensure even baking and a crispy crust. Pizza screens range in size from 6 inches ...

square

Food (other); Pizza

Another name for a slice of Sicilian pizza.

pizza peel

Food (other); Pizza

The tools that set and turn the pizza, and the pots and pans to put in and out of the pven. They can be either wood or steel, short- handled or long-handled.