Experiment with 100% durum wheat (semola rimacinata di grano duro):
And the following with onion, yellow bell, garlic marinated in evo, black pepper, paprika, hot pepper, oregano.
First, bad stuff: toppings pretty sucked. And i must say that mozz in those photos and in real life looked great but tasted of... Nothing! Also that marinade was really disappointing...
But dough was great. Very soft, somewhat crunchy, and didn't opposed any resistance to chew or cut. Of course taste is different and is good. A great alternative to normal flour.
Also i repost here the result of my trip to Napoli. I had to accompany a friend there and i was lucky that he went near the best place for pizza.
With best i am pretty sure that it's the best World wide and maybe more, even if i am not that big traveler...
The place called Via Dei Tribunali and proximity is literally filled with pizzerie! I mean, in my city i even complained about how much ice cream shops there are... In Via Dei Tribunali Napoli.... Density of pizzerie is even higher!
Maybe someone can say that somewhere in the world there's a pizzeria that is best than all those... But there i am pretty sure that all pizzerie are good, some are different to satisfy different tastes. And if we consider price i believe there's nothing that compare. All with some of the best ingredients and the best execution possibile.
I've eaten 4 margherite that day.
So i went to Antica Pizzeria e Friggitoria Di Matteo, that was my first choice.
11:55 am:
I didn't saw Di Matteo (that has been world champion or something like that) but... That wins the day. And the fact that i was still hungry doesn't matter.
I don't know if it's the best pizza i ever had... For sure it's the best i've had since i pay attention to pizza execution.
This looks excellent and tastes better, Dough was so soft but so perfectly cooked... With, of couse, excellent tomato and great mozzarella... A bit watery but not too much. Here it's personal preference, some like that, some not... But considering how dough was absolutely not wet (still being absolutely soft) that was so good! And so light...
It wasn't big, but that was good for me. And luckily i didn't wait much.
Costed 3€.
After a couple of months i can say i am fanboy. Other people told me that this place is also very reliant, it never disappoints. Also it's said that maye it has the best fried stuff of the city (maybe for just fried pizza there's another place that has a bigger name).
Next i went to Gino Sorbillo.
I know it's another big name among pizza experts...
I saw some fried pizza that looked sooooo goood.... But another time, because i've already tried fried pizza and it's good, but i prefer normal pizza. But maybe one made from a true grand master...
Place was really small and here i was lucky that it was still early and i didn't wait long.
Here i took just a bad photo...
00:18 pm
Because that was already folded...Probably i was just too interested in tasting that, i should have folded it again and shoot the classic Neapolitan wallet...
That one was really good too but i liked more Di Matteo. I think that some seconds more of cooking would have been good..
Aside that, just another mastercrafted pizza... More salted and a bit smoky (maybe there was some smoked grated cheese inside, i don't know). That melted mozz is pure gold.
Oh, and the price: 2€
Total 6,5€ for 2 margherite, water and a bottle of beer.
After some time i think that it was a bit disappointing to have felt it a bit undercooked though, I just should retry.
Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba
Antica means ancient and for a good reason.
Quoting wikipedia: "First established in 1738 as a stand for peddlers, Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba was opened in 1830 in the town center at Via Port'Alba 18."
It's believed to be the first true pizzeria of all the world.
2:36pm:
Spotting is marvellous.
Just another great pizza. Maybe crust was a bit compact comparing other ones. The only neapolitan pizzeria in my city resembles that one, but that one i cooked better. No complaints.
Price of just pizza: 4,5€ but it was a bit more massive than others. And the place elegant.
Pizzeria Franco
I wasn't sure that it was a good idea to go near station to eat but...
at 8:02 pm arrived that:
This looks good!
And it was great! A bit too burnt on a side but apart that excellent. I really liked tomato. I like most Di Matteo, but i'd rank that second of that day!
Also they offered some fried pizza pieces...
If, by chance, you pass to Neaples central station, you can go here that is near and have a true pizza just outside.
Costed 4,5€ but wasn't small.
I couldn't go to Da Michele that is considered the absolute best by many, but there was too much people, so next time i must be sure to go there. Also another must go is Starita. But there are so many places to visit.
And the problem is that there's a ton of great stuff to eat, not just pizza!
