Margherita pizza
Margherita pizza or Pizza Margherita is a pizza made with tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, salt, and olive oil. It was created in Naples, Italy in 1889 by Raffaele Esposito. It was created in honor of Queen Margherita of Italy.
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The ingredients of traditional pizza Margherita—tomatoes (red), mozzarella (white), and basil (green)—are held by popular legend to be inspired by the colors of the national flag of Italy.