| Sao Paulo was colonized partially by Italians and has a | | | | whatever goes on top makes a good one. High quality |
| large Italian community. With that came the tradition of | | | | of cheese, for instance, it's essential so you don't have |
| making a good pizza. Pizza might be the most popular | | | | gooey rubber band like effect when you take a bite. |
| dish among "paulistanos" and they demand nothing but | | | | Greens on top like the infamous arugula with sundried |
| the best in the art of making it. It's so beloved among | | | | tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella should look green as |
| them that they even have the "Pizza Day" celebrated | | | | if you just took it from the garden. Ah, with or without |
| on July 10th! Years have passed and today we find all | | | | tomato sauce? It's all a matter of taste, but if that's |
| kinds of pizza, from the traditional margherita to | | | | your choice, it better be light and fresh. |
| gourmet combinations such as truffles and | | | | Secondi: the creativity. I'm not a purist so I appreciate |
| champagne. There are 3 things that I consider most | | | | creativity when inventing new flavors. Pizza toppings |
| important to make the best pizza: | | | | open up a whole lot of possibilities for infinite creations. |
| Antipasti: the dough. To me, it's the most important part | | | | Nothing against traditional flavors, as a matter of fact, |
| of the pizza. The precise combination of high quality | | | | the old school margherita is still one of my favorites. |
| ingredients, right temperature, and time in the oven is | | | | But please just balance the ingredients so one doesn't |
| crucial to make you eat the crust by itself. Golden crisp | | | | overpower the other. Seriously, can you taste anything |
| borders outside and soft airy inside, gradually flattens | | | | else with a spicy pepperoni sausage? |
| toward the center. I know a lot of people that don't eat | | | | Finally, I dare to say that you can find all together much |
| the crust, and that is because they haven't tried a | | | | more in Sao Paulo than in New York. That raises a lot |
| perfect one. I even dip mine in olive oil. | | | | of eyebrows indeed. I'm not saying they make the |
| Primi: the high quality and freshness of the ingredients. | | | | best pizza in the world but certainly...it's pretty close to |
| Pizza is a simple dish but it doesn't mean that | | | | "whoever" makes the best pizza in the world. |