39°CIRCOLO DIDATTICO LEOPARDI-DORIA
The Legend of the PIZZA
and what it means for us
created by Linda
It was 1889:
the King and the Queen of Savoy stayed in the royal palace of Capodimonte in Naples.
The Queen had heard some artists to talk about the “pizza”. She had never tasted this delicacy
I.
Heureux de vous rencontrer!
Pleased to meet you all!I am the Queen of Savoy. I am staying here in Naples for the holidays! She was curious to taste the pizza! She wanted to eat a slice of this praised food.
THE CHEF
Raffaele Esposito, the owner of a famous pizza restaurant, was called to the royal palace of Capodimonte. This pizza restaurant still exists and it is called “Brandi". Raffaele Esposito went to Capodimonte with his wife Rosa, the real expert about pizza.
WHAT IS NEEDED TO
A good bread oven, well heated, oak and beech wood ...
WHITE FLOUR
TYPE 00 HARD WHEAT
WATER
Pure spring water atroom temperature
SALT
A bunch of natural salt...
YEAST
The mother yeast is an ancient recipe; it is made exclusively using natural sour dough, commonly known as “Mother Yeast”, a fermented dough made of water and wheat flour.
TOMATOES
Red mature tomatoes
OLIVE OIL
Olive oil as required
MOZZARELLA
Some slices of the italian cheese
BASIL
Green flavoured basil
Raffaele Esposito prepared three different kind of pizza, but only one was the Queen's favourite one: tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. This pizza had the same colors of italian flag: red, white and green. The Queen asked what was the name of this tasty pizza. Raffaele answered: Margherita dedicating it to the Queen. Since then every time that Queen Margherita came to Naples, Raffaele Esposito and his wife prepared for her the beloved pizza!
MARGHERITA
It is nice to know that we still eat Pizza Margherita today!
...and it tastes amazing!
THE LEGEND OF THE PIZZA
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39°CIRCOLO DIDATTICO LEOPARDI-DORIA
The Legend of the PIZZA
and what it means for us
created by Linda
It was 1889:
the King and the Queen of Savoy stayed in the royal palace of Capodimonte in Naples. The Queen had heard some artists to talk about the “pizza”. She had never tasted this delicacy
I.
Heureux de vous rencontrer!
Pleased to meet you all!I am the Queen of Savoy. I am staying here in Naples for the holidays! She was curious to taste the pizza! She wanted to eat a slice of this praised food.
THE CHEF
Raffaele Esposito, the owner of a famous pizza restaurant, was called to the royal palace of Capodimonte. This pizza restaurant still exists and it is called “Brandi". Raffaele Esposito went to Capodimonte with his wife Rosa, the real expert about pizza.
WHAT IS NEEDED TO
A good bread oven, well heated, oak and beech wood ...
WHITE FLOUR
TYPE 00 HARD WHEAT
WATER
Pure spring water atroom temperature
SALT
A bunch of natural salt...
YEAST
The mother yeast is an ancient recipe; it is made exclusively using natural sour dough, commonly known as “Mother Yeast”, a fermented dough made of water and wheat flour.
TOMATOES
Red mature tomatoes
OLIVE OIL
Olive oil as required
MOZZARELLA
Some slices of the italian cheese
BASIL
Green flavoured basil
Raffaele Esposito prepared three different kind of pizza, but only one was the Queen's favourite one: tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. This pizza had the same colors of italian flag: red, white and green. The Queen asked what was the name of this tasty pizza. Raffaele answered: Margherita dedicating it to the Queen. Since then every time that Queen Margherita came to Naples, Raffaele Esposito and his wife prepared for her the beloved pizza!
MARGHERITA
It is nice to know that we still eat Pizza Margherita today!
...and it tastes amazing!