After discovering the secrets to making the perfect Neapolitan pizza and how to find the best Buffalo Mozzarella DOP we talk pizza toppings for the gourmet pizza.
We caught up with a number of Italian pizzaiolis (pizza makers) at the top of their game based in the heart of pizza land, Calabria, Southern Italy, namely Ciro Oliva, Franco Pepe, Francesco and Salvatore Salvo, Salvo Ciro and Gino Sorbillo, and asked them to reveal their favourite toppings.
And the message is clear, when it comes to pizza toppings less is more, and let the quality of the ingredients do the talking. Find out what they had to say below.
Want to try an unusual combination? My favourite is: yellow tomatoes from Piennolo, buffalo mozzarella DOP and olive oil, parsley, garlic and colatura, made with anchovies from Cetara. The aromas of the anchovy infuse the mozzarella.
A perfect topping for Neopolitan pizza? My recommendation would be cream of caramelized onions from Alife, and fresh from the oven, little tunny and celery baked in ice.
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Francesco and Salvatore Salvo (Pizzeria Salvo)
In our opinion the most classic pizza topping, which is also summery, is Piennolo tomatoes. For more particular toppings I'm thinking of a pizza that we do with Cipollotto Nocellino, anchovies and caciocavallo and buffalo mozzarella which adds a fresh note. Otherwise we'd reccomend blue cheese and 'nduja, where the mozzarella tames the spiciness whilst retaining that freshness.
The waterfront pizzeria in Naples is a stickler for local ingredients: "I am for simple things. A classic margherita: Tomato, buffalo mozzarella DOP, basil. Adding anything else is unecessary."
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Gino Sorbillo keeps his growing pizza empire simply "For me the perfect combination is tomatoes from Corbara, buffalo mozzarella and Ligurian basil pesto."
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