I’m currently on vacation in Naples, and I can’t pass up the chance to eat a juicy pizza. Naples is considered the hometown of pizza, so it is not surprising that there are still many traditional pizzerias that bake their pizzas according to strict rules. Luckily, the pizzaiolo at my favorite pizzeria is very flexible and always prepares my “vegan patty pizza” with love: Pizza with lots of tomato sauce, onions, corn and mushrooms, plus an antipasto with grilled zucchini, eggplant and pumpkin strips. Cover the whole pizza with the strips and enjoy: buon appetito!!! (I now skillfully ignore the indignant looks from my neighbors at the table).

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Pizza Patty

Patty’s Tip:

When making antipasto, always ask whether it is really prepared with olive oil(ital. olio d’oliva) and not still traditionally with pork fat(ital. strutto).