Fantastic video on pizza in Napoli, AKA Naples...

[caseydog]

The passion that goes into such a simple dish is amazing. I've been to Napoli, and have eaten pizza there. There is something special about it. There are places in the US, even here in Dallas, that do a good, traditional Neapolitan pizza, but not everything called Neapolitan pizza really is Neapolitan pizza.

Also, I have never heard of pizza frita, or fried pizza. It is on my short list of foods to cook after the holidays are over and I have time to research it and cook it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBbBWifAdCg

CD

 

[bethzaring]

Nice.



I'm off to make a pizza.

 

[blissful]

In Wisconsin we have a ponza rotta which is a pizza frito.
My favorite is the veggie ponza rotta (the pile of mushrooms and black olive and cheese is to die for), DS loves the pepperoni one, DH the sausage and mushroom one. Incredible.

This is an internet picture of one.

I have never made one (hard to believe). We have been eating them here: https://jimmysgrotto.com/ on rare occasion (because they are so rich) since the late 70's, they are incredible. Do a little search for them on google pictures, you'll see them.

 

[GotGarlic]

I really enjoyed the video, casey. The last place was really amazing. I like how he combines tradition and innovation.

 

[caseydog]

I really enjoyed the video, casey. The last place was really amazing. I like how he combines tradition and innovation.

I agree completely. I love it when chefs -- and home cooks like me -- balance tradition with making something that is an expression of personal creativity. I think it keeps traditional foods alive over time.

CD

 

[bethzaring]

I need a pizza oven. But the crust was exceptional without it.

 

[Andy M.]

Casey, thanks for sharing that video. I really enjoyed seeing the dedication and passion this simple dish enjoys in Naples. As I was watching, I was getting hungry for pizza and wishing I had some dough ready to go.

 

[Whiskadoodle]

I said, aw man, I'm not watching a 26 minute video about pizza, so I started to watch anyway and the time just got away. Awesome video.

It made my fingers auto-dial the neighborhood pizza company, the good pizzeria place. Pepperoni ( and Pepsi from the fridge.)

Also, it makes me want to make my own pizza crust.

 

[Steve Kroll]

I've been to Naples four times, and, along with fresh buffalo mozzarella and a visit to a favorite rotisserie chicken joint, pizza is always at the top of my food list. The way the Neapolitans make it is both simple and complicated at the same time.

We have a local chain here in the Twin Cities called Punch Pizza. They use traditional wood fired ovens and make a real passable Naples style pizza. There's almost always a line out the door. If I am going to have a carb cheat day on my diet, that's where I'm headed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f62G2ZGNbbA

 

[Claire1980]

The passion that goes into such a simple dish is amazing. I've been to Napoli, and have eaten pizza there. There is something special about it. There are places in the US, even here in Dallas, that do a good, traditional Neapolitan pizza, but not everything called Neapolitan pizza really is Neapolitan pizza.

Also, I have never heard of pizza frita, or fried pizza. It is on my short list of foods to cook after the holidays are over and I have time to research it and cook it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBbBWifAdCg

CD

Looks amazing. Here's another video that was suggested by Youtube to me after watching this. It looks simple I hope it's possible to make with electric pizza oven one, I guess I'll need a thermometer like this to check it because currently I don't have my good old kitchen stove...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkXojFU_LrE