Pizza Toppings Used in Italy

In Italy, only meats made with pork are acceptable on an authentic Italian pizza. Salami, prosciutto, ham, sausage – all are pork. Chicken and beef are not used. Beef is rarely seen on top of pizza. Even bresaola, a thin sliced (sliced paper thin, like proscuitto) is hard to find on a pizza.

Common Meats:

• Salamino- Pepperoni
• Prosciutto Cotto- Cooked Ham
• Prosciutto Crudo- Raw Ham
• Salsiccia- Sausage
• Sfilacci di Cavallo- Shredded Horse Meat
• Speck – Cured, smoked Bacon-(like prosciutto)
• Pancetta- Cured Pork
• Porchetta – Pork
• Wurstel – Hot-dog-like sausage

Cheeses/Dairy Products:

• Mozzarella – You know this one!
• Gorgonzola- Aged blue-cheese like
• Marscapone- Italian triple-creamed cheese
• Grana- Hard aged white cheese
• Asiago- White cheese,  fresh or aged
• Stracchino- Soft Creamy Cheese
• Bufala-Buffalo Mozzarella
• Scamorza- Semi-soft White Cheese
• Panna – Cream
• Ricotta - fresh soft cheese
  

Vegetables:

• Pomodoro, Pomodorini – Tomato
• Piselli – Peas
• Patate – Potato
• Funghi – Mushrooms
• Porcini – Porcini Mushrooms
• Olive Nero – Black Olive
• Rucola – Green vegetable like lettuce
• Carciofi – Artichoke
• Melanzane- Eggplant
• Pepperoni – Green Peppers
• Peperoncino – Hot Peppers
• Vedure Miste – Mixed Vegetables

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