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| | * cheese, traditionally mozzarella but often Provolone or a blend of other cheeses | | * cheese, traditionally mozzarella but often Provolone or a blend of other cheeses |
| | * herbs and seasonings, like basil, oregano, or garlic | | * herbs and seasonings, like basil, oregano, or garlic |
| − | * vegetables such as tomatoes, bell peppers, mushrooms red onions, or olives | + | * vegetables such as tomatoes, bell peppers, mushrooms red onions, chillies or olives |
| | * meat or seafood, such as sausage, (especially pepperoni or salami), ham, bacon, ground beef, anchovies, or chicken | | * meat or seafood, such as sausage, (especially pepperoni or salami), ham, bacon, ground beef, anchovies, or chicken |
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| − | The crust is traditionally plain, but may also be seasoned with butter, garlic, or herbs, or stuffed with cheese. In some pizza recipes the tomato sauce is omitted (termed "white pizza"), or replaced with another sauce (usually garlic butter but sauces can also be made with spinach or onions). Pizza is normally eaten hot (typically at lunch or dinner), but leftovers are often eaten cold for breakfast or as a snack. | + | The crust is traditionally plain, but may also be seasoned with butter, garlic, or herbs, or stuffed with cheese. In some pizza recipes the tomato sauce is omitted (termed "white pizza"), or replaced with another sauce (usually garlic butter but sauces can also be made with spinach or onions). Pizza is normally eaten hot (typically at lunch or dinner), but leftovers are often eaten cold for breakfast or as a snack. It is famously served deep fried in batter in [[Scottish]] [[chip shop]]s. |
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| | Pissa is late Vulgar Latin (9th century) flat bread, and apparently came to mean a flat bread with a cheese topping by the 14th century in some Italian dialects. Many languages around the Mediterranean have similar words meaning flat bread or unleavened bread, like 'pita'. | | Pissa is late Vulgar Latin (9th century) flat bread, and apparently came to mean a flat bread with a cheese topping by the 14th century in some Italian dialects. Many languages around the Mediterranean have similar words meaning flat bread or unleavened bread, like 'pita'. |