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Pizza quattro formaggi

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Pizza quattro formaggi, also known as pizza ai quattro formaggi, is a style of pizza in Italian cuisine topped with a combination of four types of cheese, usually melted together, with or without tomato sauce. It is popular worldwide, including in Italy itself, and is one of the iconic items on pizzeria menus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Main Course 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 2
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1700 2
Origin Region
Italy 1
Connections

In Cuisine

Italian Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Pizza quattro formaggi (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Fontina, Ingredients
Source Pizza quattro formaggi (Wikipedia)
Gorgonzola, Ingredients
Source Pizza quattro formaggi (Wikipedia)
Mozzarella, Ingredients
Source Pizza quattro formaggi (Wikipedia)
Parmesan, Ingredients
Source Pizza quattro formaggi (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Italy

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Pizza quattro formaggi (Wikidata)
  • P495 (country of origin): Italy
    Italy
  • P31 (instance of): Main course
    Main course
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2. Pizza quattro formaggi (Wikipedia)
  • Article text
    It is believed to originate from the Lazio region at the beginning of the 18th century.
  • History
    It is believed to originate from the Lazio region at the beginning of the 18th century.
  • Introduction
    Pizza quattro formaggi (Italian: [ˈkwattro forˈmaddʒi]; lit. 'four-cheese pizza'), also known as pizza ai quattro formaggi, is a style of pizza in Italian cuisine that is topped with a combination of four types of cheese, usually melted together, with (rossa, lit. 'red') or without (bianca, lit. 'white') tomato sauce.
  • Uses Ingredient: Mozzarella, Infobox main_ingredient field: Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, fontina, Parmesan
  • Uses Ingredient: Parmesan, Infobox main_ingredient field: Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, fontina, Parmesan
  • Uses Ingredient: Gorgonzola, Infobox main_ingredient field: Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, fontina, Parmesan
  • Uses Ingredient: Fontina, Infobox main_ingredient field: Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, fontina, Parmesan
  • In Cuisine: Italian Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Pizza quattro formaggi (Italian: [ˈkwattro forˈmaddʒi]; lit. 'four-cheese pizza'), also known as pizza ai quattro formaggi, is a style of pizza in Italian cuisine that is topped with a combination of four types of cheese, usually melted together, with (rossa, lit. 'red') or without (bianca, lit. 'white') tomato sauce.
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