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Rossa

Italian · pronounced ROSS-ah

A pizza dressed with tomato — the counterpart to bianca. In Roman bakeries 'pizza rossa' specifically means a tray pizza with tomato and oil and no cheese, sold by weight, and is one of the most everyday pizza forms in the city despite being almost unknown abroad.

Literal meaning

Red (feminine)

Region

Italy, especially Rome

Also known as

pizza rossa

Related

Evidence

Generally accepted