In my experience in America, “cheese pizza” usually means shredded mozzarella spread evenly over the pizza while “Margherita style” means chunks of fresh mozzarella.
In the UK Margherita literally just means cheese on a pizza, regardless of the type of cheese from what I can tell. Obviously some places do the more fancy mozzarella blobs but most places it’s just grated cheese (usually still mozzarella though)
Seems like the UK has it wrong on the name, then. The margherita pizza I am familiar with has large slices of mozzarella, a chunky tomato sauce, and basil on top.
Ordering a margherita pizza and getting a generic pizza made with shredded cheese and marinara sauce would be a major disappointment.
The margherita pizza I am familiar with has large slices of mozzarella, a chunky tomato sauce, and basil on top.
That’s a margherita pizza in the US.
Ordering a margherita pizza and getting a generic pizza made with shredded cheese and marinara sauce would be a major disappointment.
Imagine my chagrin when, traveling in Europe, I ordered a margherita pizza and received a cheese pizza. I thought they got my order wrong. It took me like three tries on separate days before I found out that that’s just what margherita means outside the US…
I mean, I’ve had margherita pizzas outside of the US as well and they matched my expectations. At least in Asia and South America. So I guess it just leaves me puzzled as to how much of Europe (maybe just the non-NA Anglosphere) is getting it wrong when Italy is right there.
I’ve also seen pizzas that I would describe as margherita pizza when visiting Scandinavia, but if you’re in Sweden and you’re having anything other than the banana curry pizza, you’re doing yourself a disservice
leaves me puzzled as to how much of Europe is getting it wrong when Italy is right there.
That’s the part you’re not getting. Europe isn’t the one “getting it wrong.” If you want to claim that only one way is correct, then the US is the incorrect way.
A country’s proximity to italy is irrelevant. There’s literally an Italian in this thread who says margherita pizza in italy just means cheese pizza.
It’s like claiming Germany does bratwurst wrong because it doesn’t taste like the ones you get from the supermarket in the US.
Ordering a margherita pizza and getting a generic pizza made with shredded cheese and marinara sauce would be a major disappointment.
Andy: Okay. You guys ever had Margherita pizza? Stanley: What’s that? Andy: Fresh tomato with a dollop of mozzarella cheese. Stanley: That’s pizza. Pam: That’s regular pizza. [pizza arrives, Andy looks in the box] Andy: Ah, their interpretation of Margarita pizza. Fans of classic pizza will be psyched.
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In my experience in America, “cheese pizza” usually means shredded mozzarella spread evenly over the pizza while “Margherita style” means chunks of fresh mozzarella.
In the UK Margherita literally just means cheese on a pizza, regardless of the type of cheese from what I can tell. Obviously some places do the more fancy mozzarella blobs but most places it’s just grated cheese (usually still mozzarella though)
Seems like the UK has it wrong on the name, then. The margherita pizza I am familiar with has large slices of mozzarella, a chunky tomato sauce, and basil on top.
Ordering a margherita pizza and getting a generic pizza made with shredded cheese and marinara sauce would be a major disappointment.
That’s a margherita pizza in the US.
Imagine my chagrin when, traveling in Europe, I ordered a margherita pizza and received a cheese pizza. I thought they got my order wrong. It took me like three tries on separate days before I found out that that’s just what margherita means outside the US…
Americans easily gets confused when people are using different terms and words for things than Americans are.
The point is that what you encountered wasn’t wrong, it was just different from what you were used to.
I mean, I’ve had margherita pizzas outside of the US as well and they matched my expectations. At least in Asia and South America. So I guess it just leaves me puzzled as to how much of Europe (maybe just the non-NA Anglosphere) is getting it wrong when Italy is right there.
I’ve also seen pizzas that I would describe as margherita pizza when visiting Scandinavia, but if you’re in Sweden and you’re having anything other than the banana curry pizza, you’re doing yourself a disservice
That’s the part you’re not getting. Europe isn’t the one “getting it wrong.” If you want to claim that only one way is correct, then the US is the incorrect way.
A country’s proximity to italy is irrelevant. There’s literally an Italian in this thread who says margherita pizza in italy just means cheese pizza.
It’s like claiming Germany does bratwurst wrong because it doesn’t taste like the ones you get from the supermarket in the US.
Pizza margherita is pizza margherita. American cheese pizza is pizza quattro formaggi.
Source: Italian.
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Italy here: Margherita is the basic pizza, tomato sauce and mozzarella.
Basil is basically always included in the sauce of normal pizzas.
I wish that were the case in the US.
But also, margherita pizza here usually has whole or chopped basil leaves added directly on top
It’s such a cheap ingredient, it makes no sense to omit it
Probably cheap in Italy. In the US if you grow your own basil you don’t really want to publicize that cause you’ll be labeled as bougie
And some people won’t eat anything that seems too “foreign,” like good bread and most spices and herbs.
Weird. It’s just a plant, takes plenty of sun and water and that’s it. I’ve got two in pots, one even survived the winter, which they usually don’t, although I had to fight Noctua caterpillars. (very silent caterpillars? no, not that Noctua)
Yeah, americans tend to be judgy for no reason
Lol, have some downvotes for your experiences, or something like that…
Anyhow I agree, it’s the same in Germany.
In Australia it can sometimes mean with blobs of mozzarella but typically it’s grated with fresh cubed/sliced tomato added.
Most places also do a basic cheese only, some with a 3 or 4 cheese as a more expensive version.
I’m surprised Australians don’t put beets on their pizza. It belongs there about as much as on a burger.
(I’m kidding, I miss Australia very much - just not the beets 😅)
Beetroot and Feta is a great pizza!
That sounds awesome actually