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PhrasesAt the BakeryAvete le pizzette al pomodoro?
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Avete le pizzette al pomodoro?

Do you have tomato mini-pizzas?

Pronunciation

'Pizzette' — stress on 'piz-ZÈT-te'. Three syllables. Double 'z', double 't'.

When to use it

Ask when you want a savoury snack from the bakery. Pizzette are miniature round flatbreads with toppings, sold throughout Italian bakeries and bars.

What it means

'Pizzette' = small pizzas (diminutive of 'pizza'). Typically topped with tomato sauce ('pomodoro'), mozzarella, or olives. They are finger-food size and often sold warm. 'Al pomodoro' = with tomato — the most basic topping.

Variations

Avete le pizzette con mozzarella?

Do you have mini-pizzas with mozzarella?

Ask for the cheese-topped version

Le pizzette sono ancora calde?

Are the mini-pizzas still warm?

Warm pizzette are significantly better than cold

Avete la pizza bianca?

Do you have white pizza?

'Pizza bianca' = flatbread with just olive oil and salt — Rome's great street food

Mini Dialogue

— Avete le pizzette al pomodoro? — Sì, sono appena uscite. Ne vuole una o due? — Due per me e due per il mio bambino. — Le metto in un sacchetto.

— Do you have tomato mini-pizzas? — Yes, they just came out. Do you want one or two? — Two for me and two for my child. — I'll put them in a bag.

Cultural Note

In Rome, pizza bianca (white flatbread) from the bakery is the city's great street snack. Romans eat it plain, split open and filled with mortadella, or stuffed with figs and prosciutto crudo in late summer. The best pizza bianca is found at historic bakeries like Roscioli and Forno Campo de' Fiori.