izza is an oven-baked, flat, round-shaped bread covered with ingredients such as tomato sauce, cheese, olive oil and optionally other toppings. There are, broadly speaking, two types of pizza: the neapolitan one, which is relatively tick and ressembles a flat bread, and the roman one, which is much thinner and crustier. The neapolitan pizza is close to the type of pizza found in the US.
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Italians also distinguish between red (with tomato sauce) and white pizza (also called foccacia, which has no tomato sauce, but can be topped with other ingredients). More about Italian pizza.
Italian cuisine does not include a large variety of spices, but the spices and herbs used are almost always used fresh adding a delicate flavor to the dishes. Read more about the typical spices and herbs used in Italian cuisine. Balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Parmesan cheese (or Pecorino), black olives, pine kernels are also used to flavor dishes (the latter one especially in some regional dishes). Olive oil is also the basic ingredient used for cooking. More about olive oils and vinegars.
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