Do you have fried pizza?
FRIT-ta — two syllables, double 't', stress on first syllable.
When looking for the traditional Neapolitan fried pizza — a street food that predates the baked version in many Neapolitan neighbourhoods.
'Pizza fritta' is a Neapolitan street food — pizza dough that is deep-fried rather than baked. It predates wood-fired pizza historically and was the food of the Neapolitan poor. Sofia Loren famously sold pizza fritta in 'L'oro di Napoli' (1954).
Una pizza fritta con ciccioli.
A fried pizza with pork crackling.
'Ciccioli' = pork crackling — the traditional filling for pizza fritta
Una pizza fritta vuota.
A plain fried pizza.
Without filling — just fried dough. Can be dusted with sugar or served with ricotta
Pizza fritta o nel forno — cosa preferisce?
Fried or wood-fired pizza — which do you prefer?
If the pizzeria offers both — a genuine choice between two great traditions
Pizza fritta was the food of Neapolitan slums in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Wood-fired ovens required expensive fuel — frying in oil was cheaper. The 'pizzaiola friggitrice' (female fried pizza seller) was a common street figure. Sofia Loren immortalised the tradition in film.