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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Pizza is a dish of Italian origin, where various toppings are cooked on top of a bread base - usually these toppings will include tomato and cheese.

Pizza types

• Margherita is a standard pizza available almost everywhere - made with tomato, mozarella, basil and extra virgin olive oil. Marinara is tomato, olive oil and mozarella but with garlic and oregano.
• Romana is preapred with anchovies and oregano
• Viennese has on the top German sausage and oregano
• Capricciosa has mushrooms, artichoke, cooked ham and olives.
• Quattro Stagioni (or four seasons) is split in to four quarters with different ingredients in each quarter.
• Quattro Formaggi (or four cheese) has mozarella, stracchino, fontina and gorgonzola (although sometimes ricotta or Goat's cheese is used)
• Sicilian-style pizza is a pizza with the topping baked into the crust - usually garlic, basil or oregano
• Calzone is a pizza which is 'folded' together like a pie or pastie so that it can be eaten like a sandwich.
• Chicago-style pizza is a pizza cooked in a deep dish, with a very thick and crunch crust