Napolita is an iconic culinary tradition with historical significance that was inadvertently designated a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2016. Find out how this beloved delicacy first started appearing on Naples streets and its global reach today.
Napolita is steeped in tradition, yet its artisanal techniques and creative arrangement of ingredients continue to evolve over time. Specialty styles and contemporary twists keep its flavor alive without compromising its integrity or quality.
Artisanal Techniques
Napolita is a beloved local favorite and must-try when it comes to authentic Neapolitan pizza, offering authentic yet tasty cuisine using natural ingredients, light yet airy crust and irresistibly delicious flavor! Incorporating Napolita into your diet could offer numerous health benefits including vitamin and antioxidant intake.
Antiquity began to dominate porcelain and painting at this time due to European interest in all things ancient, spurred on by illustrated publications of Herculaneum and Pompeii archaeological discoveries. Napolita was a center of genre painting, boasting artists like Ribera and Stanzione as master painters of this school of genre art.
Napolitas are defined by their dough; this simple yet meticulously prepared foundation undergoes a slow fermentation process, giving rise to unique taste and texture characteristics that create the ideal canvas for an explosion of Napolita flavors.
Quick Baking Time
Napolita pizza differs from other styles by being cooked quickly in an intense wood-fired oven, thus maintaining the integrity of its ingredients while emphasizing its delicate balance of textures. This short baking time makes a Napolita crust an irresistibly mouthwatering delight!
Napolita pizza’s signature ingredient is mozzarella di bufala, made with cheese from water buffaloes that is rich with flavor and signature of its origins. This artisanal cheese adds depth of flavor, reflecting Napolita’s dedication to quality and authenticity.
A drizzle of extra virgin olive oil completes this sophisticated flavor symphony and shows our dedication to culinary traditions that seek purity in flavors. Every bite of Napolita is an experience in itself and truly defines authentic Neapolitan pizza!
Historical Significance
Napolita is not simply a typo: this term represents an Italian culinary tradition from Naples that boasts bold flavors and uses fresh ingredients for optimal health benefits.
From the 17th to 19th centuries, wealthy Northern Europeans and Americans on their Grand Tours would stop off at Naples on their Grand Tours, often depicting orientalist or racist images of Italy’s south through travel memoirs such as this quote by one of them: “Europe ends at Naples while Calabrian coast belongs to Africa” (Gribaudi 1997: 97).
Neapolitan language also bears witness to this complex history, with words from Greek, Roman, Catalan, French, and Spanish all making up its unique dialect.
Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
The European Union offers quality labels known as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed that can appear on agricultural-food products. PDOs recognize those products whose quality or characteristics derive from their geographical environment – both human and natural factors alike – while these must always be produced, processed or prepared within that geographical area from where their name originates.
Ask an artisan West Country farmhouse cheddar cheesemaker what sets their product apart, they may tell you it is their cows’ milk from local farms, the traditional hand cheddaring techniques they employ and their aging process that sets it apart – all components that comprise their PDO designation to guarantee high-quality cheese making and ensure it carries the artisan brand name. The same principle holds true when considering other food products like feta.