{"id":1842503,"date":"2023-01-19T08:45:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T14:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1842503"},"modified":"2024-10-04T13:06:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T18:06:01","slug":"how-to-make-neapolitan-pizza-like-the-one-in-eat-pray-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/how-to-make-neapolitan-pizza-like-the-one-in-eat-pray-love\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Neapolitan Pizza Like the One in ‘Eat, Pray, Love’"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n\r\nIf you have ever blissfully savored the most perfect bite of food, it's easy to relate to a pivotal moment in the film Eat, Pray, Love<\/em>. As Julia Roberts' character takes the first bite of Neapolitan pizza from L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele in Italy, she swoons, \"I'm in love. I'm having a relationship with my pizza.\"\r\n\r\nDescribed by an Italian travel website as a \"sacred temple of pizza,\" L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele began serving pies in Naples, Italy, in 1870. The pizzeria famously only serves two options: margherita and marinara pizza.\r\n\r\nNow, there's no need for a passport, and you don't even need to own a wood-burning pizza oven. With this recipe and special at-home technique, you can create your own Neapolitan-style pizza in your kitchen. The recipe makes one serving\u2014perfect to enjoy all by yourself. For one 10-inch pizza, it uses 1\/4 pound of pizza dough. This can be a homemade dough<\/a>, or one you have purchased from the grocery store or your favorite local pizza joint. If you are serving more people, the pizzas can be made to order one at a time. Don't worry, the technique is quick!\r\n

What Is Neapolitan Pizza?<\/h2>\r\nNeapolitan pizza is known for its perfectly thin crust that is chewy, yet crisp. It is also bubbly and browned without being burnt. This ideal crust is obtained by cooking it in a wood-burning oven at very high heat (up to 900\u00b0F) for only 60-90 seconds.\r\n\r\nIf you are lucky enough to have an outdoor pizza oven<\/a>, you are one step closer to achieving this high-heat cooking method for the pizza. But if you don't have this piece of equipment or live somewhere where you can't cook outdoors year-round, don't worry, this recipe is the perfect solution.\r\n

Neapolitan Pizza vs. New York Pizza<\/h3>\r\nWhile there are similarities between Neapolitan and New York pizzas, there are several distinct differences.\r\n