Wood Fired Italian Pizza | Pizza Napoletana | Pizza Margherita | Italian Heritage | Calgary NE

Wood Fired Italian Pizza | Pizza Napoletana | Pizza Margherita :

Neapolitan pizza (Italian: Pizza Napoletana), also known as Naples-style pizza, is a style of pizza made with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese. The tomatoes must be either San Marzano tomatoes or Pomodorino del Piennolo del Vesuvio, which grow on the volcanic plains to the south of Mount Vesuvius. The cheese must be Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, a protected designation of origin cheese made with the milk from water buffalo raised in the marshlands of Campania and Lazio in a semi-wild state, or Fior di Latte, a cow's milk mozzarella created according to the procedure for which it was registered as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG). Pizza Napoletana is a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) product in the European Union and the United Kingdom, and the art of its making is included on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.

Recipe:

According to the rules proposed by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, the genuine Neapolitan pizza dough consists of wheat flour, natural Neapolitan yeast or brewer's yeast, salt and water. The dough is always fat-free and sugar-free. The regulations specify that the dough must be made primarily from a medium-strength (W value of 250–320; 11–13.5% protein), finely ground wheat flour, with no more than 20% of the flour being strong flour (W value above 350). Since the end of World War II in Italy, when strong flour was imported from Canada as part of the Marshall Plan, this strong flour has been called Manitoba flour.

The dough must be kneaded by hand or with a low-speed mixer. After the rising process, the dough must be formed by hand without the help of a rolling pin or other machine, and may be no more than 3 millimeters (0.12 in) thick. The pizza must be baked for 60–90 seconds in a 485 °C (905 °F) wood-fired oven. When cooked, it should be soft, elastic, tender and fragrant.

Variants:

There are different variants, but the original one is called Pizza Margherita, and it follows the essential rules for the ingredients, tomato, sliced mozzarella, basil and extra virgin olive oil, sometimes with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese on top. Other variants are: Pizza marinara, which is made with tomato, garlic, oregano and extra virgin olive oil and Pizza Margherita DOP made with tomato, buffalo mozzarella from Campania, basil and extra virgin olive oil. The pizza napoletana is a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) product in Europe. The TSG certification attests that a particular food product objectively possesses specific characteristics which differentiate it from all others in its category, and that its raw materials, composition or method of production have been consistent for a minimum of 30 years.

Italian SuperMarket Pizza:

Wednesday to Sunday the Italian SuperMarket stokes up its authentic wood-burning oven and produces some of the best homemade pizzas we will ever taste in the Calgary area!

The Di Gaeta family offers this small taste of Italy to the community and has been a market tradition for over 17 years.

Pull up a chair to one of many tables at the market and enjoy a pizza! Or stop by and place a take-out order while you shop.

Italian Supermarket PIZZA MENU

1. The Works
Capicollo, Prosciutto, Salami, Mozzarella, Vegetables of your choice

2. Quattro Staggiono
a.) Prosciutto, Red Peppers, Mushrooms, Olives, Mozzarella
b.) Bocconcini, Olives, Mushrooms, Onions, Mozzarella
c.) Artichokes, Red Peppers, Prosciutto, Mozzarella
d.) Roasted Peppers, Artichokes, Italian Sausage (Hot or Mild), Mozzarella

3. Meat Lovers
Your choice of four meats.

4. House Special
Your choice of four Meats, Mozzarella & Vegetables

5. The Vegetarian
Any vegetables of your choice

6. Pepperoni & Cheese
Pepperoni & Mozzarella

7. El Diablo
Hot Italian Sausage, Jalapeño Peppers, Mozzarella

8. Margherita
Bruschetta, Bocconcini, Basil, Olive Oil, Mozzarella

9. Marinara
Tomato Sauce, Bocconcini, Basil, Olive Oil

10. Ala Romania
Capers, Olive Oil, Parmesan, Mozzarella, Oregano, Anchovies

11. Primavera
Bocconcini, Prosciutto, Green Olives.

12. Hawaiian
Pineapple, Ham, Onions, Olives, Mozzarella

Available pizza topping choices

Italian SuperMarket
Address:
265 20th Avenue N.E.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
T2E 1R1
Phone: 403-277-7898 or 403-277-7875
Fax: 403-277-9634
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