On Friday, May 14, 2021 at 8:04:18 AM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Friday, May 14, 2021 at 8:02:28 AM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> > On Friday, May 14, 2021 at 7:45:17 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > On 5/14/2021 7:15 AM, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > > On Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 11:53:20 PM UTC-4, Graham wrote:
> > > >> On 2021-05-13 9:26 p.m., Sqwertz wrote:
> > > >>> On Thu, 13 May 2021 13:57:22 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> On Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 8:17:33 AM UTC-10, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > >>>>> "Like Caprese salad, Margherita pizza stars fresh basil, mozzarella, and the best tomatoes you can find. It's still a delicious, simple showcase of good quality produce, but the addition of crisp, chewy pizza crust, melty cheese, and warm sauce makes it a cozier, heartier meal."
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> That's it? All Margherita pizza has on it is basil, mozzarella, and tomato?
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Those are awesome! Awesomely boring! That stuff has yet to win
> > > >>>> the hearts of Americans.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Because they're not made with Genovese basil, Mozzarella di Bufala
> > > >>> Campana, Pomodoro San Marzano dell'Agro Sarnese-Nocerino, and tipo
> > > >>> 00 flour by an Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana pizzeria.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> But if you look hard enough, you can it - one in Honolulu, and one
> > > >>> in Lihue.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -sw
> > > >>>
> > > >> I used to use small-leaf basil for a Margherita. I haven't made one in
> > > >> many years.
> > > >
> > > > I'm wondering why all these people all these years have just said 'cheese' instead of' Margherita'.
> > > >
> > > Not the same. Cheese pizza may have a blend of cheeses and probably
> > > other herbs. It also has the shredded cheese totally covering instead
> > > of the slices placed around. You can spot the difference from 100 yards.
> > Oh, so its bunches of tomato sauce herbs and a bunch of cheese in some areas. I get it.
> Its weird. The dictionary mostly says this.

And that it was named after an Italian queen.