Authentic Neapolitan Pizza? The Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana's (aka, "True Neapolitan Pizza Association") Stance

[rotuts]

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250801-italys-undercover-pizza-detectives

 

interesting.

[Smithy]

These are interesting standards, taken from the stated guidelines:

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...all certified pies must consist of a "roundish seasoned disc" with a high-border, puffy crust (cornicione) no taller than 1-2cm. There should be no "big bubbles" or "burned spots". Pizzas must be "soft", "elastic" and foldable.

 

I'm sure I've read on these forums that some folks prefer a bit of blistering on their pizza crusts. Maybe those aren't intended to be Neapolitan style pizzas?

 

For instance, here is a reference to leoparding. Maybe that isn't the same thing as burnt spots...?

[AlaMoi]

uhmmm, defining the acceptable / per-determined 'parameters' is rather a really bad / totally inane approach to finding anything 'original'

[IndyRob]

8 hours ago, Smithy said:

These are interesting standards, taken from the stated guidelines:

 

I'm sure I've read on these forums that some folks prefer a bit of blistering on their pizza crusts. Maybe those aren't intended to be Neapolitan style pizzas?

 

For instance, here is a reference to leoparding. Maybe that isn't the same thing as burnt spots...?

Leoparding refers to small dots of char over the outside of the crust (Cornicione).  Like leopard spots.  It is a desirable trait in a Neapolitan pizza, but a big spot of char would not be. (as I understand it)

 

Edited yesterday at 02:54 AM by IndyRob (log)

[Mjx]

12 hours ago, AlaMoi said:

uhmmm, defining the acceptable / per-determined 'parameters' is rather a really bad / totally inane approach to finding anything 'original'

 

Fair point, but Italians don't necessarily prioritize originality over tradition, and there's a government body that specifies in detail the way many ingredients and dishes must be sourced or made, and this does include Neapolitan pizza (In English, here, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/2313/oj). MASAF rulings concerning how DOP, IGP, STG, and PAT products are defined (https://www.masaf.gov.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/2090) are a source of endless, highly enjoyable arguments all over Italy.