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| Type | Pizza |
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| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Campania |
| Main ingredients | Artichokes, tomatoes, basil, prosciutto, ham, mushrooms, olives |
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Pizza quattro stagioni ( lit. 'four seasons pizza') is a variety of pizza in Italian cuisine that is prepared in four sections with diverse ingredients, with each section representing one season of the year. [1] Artichokes represent spring, tomatoes or basil represent summer, mushrooms represent autumn and the ham, prosciutto or olives represent winter. [1] [2] [3] It is a very popular pizza in Italy, [1] and has been described as a "classic", [4] "famous" [5] and "renowned" [6] Italian pizza. It is a variant of pizza capricciosa. [7]
Preparation
Pizza quattro stagioni is typically prepared using a tomato sauce and cheese. [1] [2] [3] It is most often made by adding artichokes, tomatoes or basil, mushrooms, and ham, prosciutto or olives to four separate sections of the pizza. [2] Other ingredients may also be used. [8] Fresh-cooked or canned artichoke hearts may be used. [3]
Some of the topping ingredients can be partially oven-dried so they do not make the pizza soggy. [4] Baking it on a pizza stone can also prevent sogginess. [4] It may be finished with olive oil drizzled atop the pizza. [3] [2] The pizza can be sliced into wedges or into its four sections. [1] [2] Pizza quattro stagioni can be vegetarian if ham is substituted by a vegetarian option. [9]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e Gemignani, T.; Morgan, D.; Peterson, S. (2012). Pizza: More than 60 Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pizza. Chronicle Books. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-1-4521-1276-3. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Gresser, R. (2014). Kitchen Workshop-Pizza: Hands-on Cooking Lessons for Making Amazing Pizza at Home. Kitchen Workshop. Quarry Books. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-1-59253-883-6. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c Rathbun, A.J.; Holt, J. (2010). Double Take: One Fabulous Recipe, Two Finished Dishes, Feeding Vegetarians and Omnivores Together. Non Series. Harvard Common Press. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-1-55832-424-4. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ Criscitello, A. (2002). Pizze, focacce e calzoni. Delicatezze in cucina (in Italian). Giunti Demetra. pp. 45–47. ISBN 978-88-440-2518-2. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ Moliterno, G. (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture. Taylor & Francis. p. 625. ISBN 978-1-134-75876-0. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "La rinascita della pizza Capricciosa". lacucinaitaliana.it. 1 August 2018.
- ^ Reinhart, P. (2010). American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza. Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. pp. 175–176. ISBN 978-1-60774-090-2. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ Marcangelo, J.; Birch, C. (1984). Italian Vegetarian Cooking. Inner Traditions/Bear. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-89281-343-8. Retrieved May 21, 2016.