Neapolitan pizza, currently trending in Italy, features a light texture and distinctive “the cornicione (pizza crust)”. Young pizza artisans uphold traditional techniques while meticulously selecting wheat, milling it, and baking dough crafted with care to create this “Modern-style Neapolitan pizza.”Our “Pizza Contemporanea,” hugely popular even in Neapolitan itself, is cut with scissors to preserve the light and airy “the cornicione (pizza crust)” enjoy it this way.
Caputo, a flour manufacturer with over 100 years of history specializing in flour for Neapolitan pizza. “Nuvola Super” flour, developed exclusively for “Contemporanea,” baking, is ideal for long fermentation and high hydration, characterized by its melt-in-the-mouth texture. It is classified as a Type 0 flour, featuring high protein content and the second-highest degree of refinement.
The plump, puffed-up “the cornicione (pizza crust)” offers a light, melt-in-your-mouth texture unlike traditional Neapolitan pizza.
To preserve the cornicione 's three-dimensional shape, the classic way to eat it in Naples is to cut it with scissors.
The moment you savor both the airy, fluffy part of the large, puffed-up crust and the chewy, dense part at the same time is pure bliss! Our staff will bring it to your table and cut it into pieces for easy eating. Then, dig in boldly and enjoy!
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