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BrothersInGame t1_j4seaw9 wrote

hi italian here, why’s everyone getting upset, this is a margherita ? sure maybe basil is missing and this isn’t a very italian margherita but still

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CKDracarys t1_j4shbiz wrote

It's not even close to a margherita....its just a cheese pizza. Margherita is sauce, chunks of FRESH mozzarella spread around, garnished with basil leaves.

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rammellus t1_j4udjgb wrote

Btw there's no such thing as "cheese pizza" in Italy, except for pizza "ai 4 formaggi" which is basically 4 different types of cheese with no sauce. If it has sauce and mozzarella, then it's a Margherita (OP probably used processed/shredded mozzarella)

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Honky_Dory_is_here t1_j4ujype wrote

Wait, is your definition of a margarita pizza really as simple as any pizza with sauce and mozzarella?

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rammellus t1_j4umbns wrote

Pretty much yeah, unless you're from Naples :D

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Honky_Dory_is_here t1_j4uwq2u wrote

Only about half from Napoli, the other half is Milanese and this is not the definition of margarita in Italy.

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rammellus t1_j4v8uf0 wrote

You don't live in Italy, do you? Here in Italy we call margherita every pizza with mozzarella, tomato sauce and a drizzle of evo oil. The og neapolitan one is usually made with san marzano tomatoes and fiordilatte

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ferevus t1_j4vk9x5 wrote

seconding your comment - everyone is trying to gatekeep what we call Margherita.. when we use that term preeeetty loosely in Italy.

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ferevus t1_j4vjzxm wrote

As another fellow Italian, I’m sorry but i agree with the other user. This would pass as a Margherita in Italy.

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ferevus t1_j4viyzb wrote

Just as an FYI - this would be called a Margherita in Italy.

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Blanches t1_j4sjuj0 wrote

The americans in this thread think they need to educate ..?

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inhocfaf t1_j4tnwk8 wrote

Are you kidding? Clearly not a fresh mozz, no basil, not topped with sauce or including chunks of tomato, doesn't appear to be topped with olive oil...comeon. A cafe advertising that as Margherita in Naples would he burnt to the ground.

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