I mean, I’ve had margherita pizzas outside of the US as well and they matched my expectations. At least in Asia and South America. So I guess it just leaves me puzzled as to how much of Europe (maybe just the non-NA Anglosphere) is getting it wrong when Italy is right there.
I’ve also seen pizzas that I would describe as margherita pizza when visiting Scandinavia, but if you’re in Sweden and you’re having anything other than the banana curry pizza, you’re doing yourself a disservice
leaves me puzzled as to how much of Europe is getting it wrong when Italy is right there.
That’s the part you’re not getting. Europe isn’t the one “getting it wrong.” If you want to claim that only one way is correct, then the US is the incorrect way.
A country’s proximity to italy is irrelevant. There’s literally an Italian in this thread who says margherita pizza in italy just means cheese pizza.
It’s like claiming Germany does bratwurst wrong because it doesn’t taste like the ones you get from the supermarket in the US.
Checking various lists from countries this is as far as I can tell EXCLUSIVELY a problem of western Europe.
All three of the Americas, china, Russia, japan, Scandinavian, and basically everywhere else I can find. Use two different terms to separate a cheese and margarita pizza.
So this is just a case of Europe is infact wrong. In fact Naples where the pizza style was invented uses the same terms as america.
The USA copied Naples.
The UK and much of western Europe. Like normal, is bastardizing what foods are called while the rest of the world just steals the terms from where it’s invented.
I mean, I’ve had margherita pizzas outside of the US as well and they matched my expectations. At least in Asia and South America. So I guess it just leaves me puzzled as to how much of Europe (maybe just the non-NA Anglosphere) is getting it wrong when Italy is right there.
I’ve also seen pizzas that I would describe as margherita pizza when visiting Scandinavia, but if you’re in Sweden and you’re having anything other than the banana curry pizza, you’re doing yourself a disservice
That’s the part you’re not getting. Europe isn’t the one “getting it wrong.” If you want to claim that only one way is correct, then the US is the incorrect way.
A country’s proximity to italy is irrelevant. There’s literally an Italian in this thread who says margherita pizza in italy just means cheese pizza.
It’s like claiming Germany does bratwurst wrong because it doesn’t taste like the ones you get from the supermarket in the US.
Checking various lists from countries this is as far as I can tell EXCLUSIVELY a problem of western Europe.
All three of the Americas, china, Russia, japan, Scandinavian, and basically everywhere else I can find. Use two different terms to separate a cheese and margarita pizza.
So this is just a case of Europe is infact wrong. In fact Naples where the pizza style was invented uses the same terms as america.
The USA copied Naples.
The UK and much of western Europe. Like normal, is bastardizing what foods are called while the rest of the world just steals the terms from where it’s invented.
Pizza margherita is pizza margherita. American cheese pizza is pizza quattro formaggi.
Source: Italian.