Can I have the pizza without anchovies?
ac-CIU-ghe — three syllables, 'gh' is hard. Stress on second syllable.
When ordering a pizza that includes anchovies (like Napoli or puttanesca) but you do not like or are allergic to fish.
'Senza acciughe' = without anchovies. This is a common modification request. Anchovies ('acciughe') appear in several traditional Italian pizzas. The word 'alici' is also used for fresh anchovies — 'acciughe' usually refers to the salted preserved variety.
Posso avere la pizza senza capperi?
Can I have the pizza without capers?
Capers ('capperi') are another divisive ingredient in pizza
Senza olive, per favore.
Without olives, please.
Olives are in many pizza variations — easy to remove
Potete togliere le acciughe e aggiungere più mozzarella?
Can you remove the anchovies and add more mozzarella?
Replace one ingredient with more of another — a common modification
Anchovies are one of the most divisive pizza toppings in Italy — people either love them intensely or refuse to touch them. The 'pizza Napoli' (tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, capers, olives) is a classic but polarising pizza. In Naples, good quality anchovies are from Cetara, a small fishing village near Amalfi.