Italians Debate Which Pizza Is Best
2022-06-27
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1In Naples, Italy, a debate has begun about the city's famous traditional food, pizza.
2Billionaire Flavio Briatore criticized the low-cost, simple pizzas of Naples.
3He called them "bricks of dough with a puddle of tomato."
4The kind of pizza that Briatore was criticizing is called the Neapolitan Margherita.
5It is a simple pizza, made of only dough, tomato sauce, cheese, and basil.
6The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) aims to protect cultural arts, including cooking.
7UNESCO considers Neapolitan pizza making, or "Pizzaiuolo," an "intangible cultural heritage" of Italy.
8That means making pizza is a skill or idea passed from generation to generation and important to Naples, Italy and the world.
9Many chefs from Naples reacted to Briatore's comment with anger.
10Chef Sergio Miccu, president of the Neapolitan pizza maker association, said Briatore had betrayed the pizza's heritage.
11"Pizza has fed entire generations, overcoming...war and cholera," he said.
12Gino Sorbillo, one of Italy's most famous pizza chefs, also reacted publicly to Briatore's comments.
13He served free pizza in front of his family restaurant in central Naples as his answer.
14He said low-cost pizza could also be very good.
15"(Briatore) says that cheap pizza is not good? We make it like this, taste it and tell me what it's like," Sorbillo told RTL radio.
16Briatore owns restaurants that serve pizza that is very different from the classic Margherita.
17This pizza comes with many toppings and can cost as much as $68.
18Sorbillo suggested that Briatore should let his cooks prepare food next to Neapolitan chefs in his restaurants,
19"to let his clients, used to gourmet pizza, taste a typical Neapolitan one, in a healthy challenge."
20I'm Matthew Caputo.
1In Naples, Italy, a debate has begun about the city's famous traditional food, pizza. 2Billionaire Flavio Briatore criticized the low-cost, simple pizzas of Naples. He called them "bricks of dough with a puddle of tomato." 3The kind of pizza that Briatore was criticizing is called the Neapolitan Margherita. It is a simple pizza, made of only dough, tomato sauce, cheese, and basil. 4The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) aims to protect cultural arts, including cooking. UNESCO considers Neapolitan pizza making, or "Pizzaiuolo," an "intangible cultural heritage" of Italy. That means making pizza is a skill or idea passed from generation to generation and important to Naples, Italy and the world. 5Many chefs from Naples reacted to Briatore's comment with anger. Chef Sergio Miccu, president of the Neapolitan pizza maker association, said Briatore had betrayed the pizza's heritage. "Pizza has fed entire generations, overcoming...war and cholera," he said. 6Gino Sorbillo, one of Italy's most famous pizza chefs, also reacted publicly to Briatore's comments. He served free pizza in front of his family restaurant in central Naples as his answer. He said low-cost pizza could also be very good. 7"(Briatore) says that cheap pizza is not good? We make it like this, taste it and tell me what it's like," Sorbillo told RTL radio. 8Briatore owns restaurants that serve pizza that is very different from the classic Margherita. This pizza comes with many toppings and can cost as much as $68. 9Sorbillo suggested that Briatore should let his cooks prepare food next to Neapolitan chefs in his restaurants, "to let his clients, used to gourmet pizza, taste a typical Neapolitan one, in a healthy challenge." 10I'm Matthew Caputo. 11Giulia Segreti reported this story for Reuters. Matthew Caputo adapted it for VOA Learning English. 12_______________________________________________________________________ 13Words in This Story 14dough - n. a mixture of flour and water that is used to make bread and similar foods 15intangible - adj. not made of physical substance; not able to be touched; not tangible 16heritage - n. the traditions, achievements, beliefs, etc., that are part of the history of a group or nation 17chef - n. a professional cook who usually is in charge of a kitchen in a restaurant 18betray - v. to hurt someone by not supporting or helping them 19overcome - v. to successfully deal with or gain control of (something difficult) 20client -n. a person who pays for goods or services at a shop, restaurant or hotel 21gourmet - n. a food or meal of very high quality 22What do you think of pizza? Do you think it should be cheap or expensive? We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section.