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- Accademia Italiana della Cucina — regional Italian food documentation — Accademia Italiana della Cucina