Gastronomy

What do you call a pizza with mozzarella, tomato sauce and fresh basil?

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Correct answer

Margherita

Explanation

Pizza is an Italian dish consisting of a dough base of flour, water and yeast. On top, you put a variety of toppings, which may be cheese, tomato, and pepperoni. Pizza has become a popular food in many parts of the world. You can buy them at a pizzeria. The word pizza came into the Italian language around the year 1000 AD, and meant a piece of bread with a little bit of topping. The original Italian pizza originated from Naples in southern Italy and is a dough base with mozzarella, tomato sauce and fresh basil, known as Pizza Margherita.

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Question added 2013-01-03