Pizza & Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pairings

Do you know that each kind of Pizza can be paired with extra virgin olive oils from different cultivars?

If you want to know how to make pizza dough with extra virgin olive oil, click on the recipe banner, otherwise discover our pairings.

Margherita

The ideal ones for Margherita pizza are from the varieties:

  • Tonda Iblea (Sicily)
  • Itrana (Lazio)
  • Peranzana (Puglia)
  • Ortice (Campania)
  • Bosana (Sardinia)

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Olive & Potato

The ideal ones for Olive & Potato pizza are from the varieties:

  • Leccio del Corno (Tuscany)
  • Peranzana (Puglia)
  • Tortiglione (Abruzzo)
  • Ortice (Campania)
  • Nocellara del Belice (Sicily)

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Pesto, Tomatoes & Ricotta Cheese

The ideal ones for Pesto, Tomatoes & Ricotta pizza are from the varieties:

  • Casaliva (Northern Italy)
  • Taggiasca (Liguria)
  • Moraiolo (Umbria & Tuscany)
  • Cassanese (Calabria)

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Prosciutto & Figs

Pizza with Prosciutto di Parma & Figs is perfect to pair with light-medium fruity EVOO, as

  •  Ogliarola (Barese or Messinese)
  • Casaliva (North Italy)
  • Ascolana (Marche)
  • Giarraffa (Sicily)
  • Leccino (Tuscany)
  • Bianchera (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
  • Ottobratica (Calabria)
  • Galega (Portugal)

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Marinara with Anchovies

Pizza Marinara with anchovies and oregano is perfect to pair with light-medium fruity EVOO, as

  • Leccino (Tuscany)
  • Carolea (Calabria)
  • Colombaia (Liguria)
  • Minucciola(Campania)
  • Raggiola (Marche)
  • Cerasuola (Sicily)
  • Tonda Iblea (Sicily)
  • Picual (Spain)

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Radicchio & Gorgonzola

Pizza Gorgonzola & Radicchio is perfect to pair with medium fruity EVOO, with gentle bitterness sensation, as

  • Ghiacciola (Emilia Romagna)
  • Biancolilla (Sicily)
  • Leccio del Corno (Tuscany)
  • Verdello (Sicily)
  • Pizz e’ Carroga (Sardinia)
  • Majatica (Basilicata)
  • Canino (Lazio)

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Pumpkin & Pepperoni

Pizza Pumpkin, Pepperoni & Scamorza cheese is perfect to pair with medium fruity EVOO, with medium bitterness sensation. With our BEA pairing method we have to: balance the sweetness of the pumpkin, enhance the taste of the pizza by adding an aroma of dried fruit and add aromas of Mediterranean herbs.

We suggest an EVOO made with:

  • Picholine 
  • Dritta 
  • Giarraffa
  • Ortice

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Four Cheese

Pizza Four cheese is perfect to pair with intense fruity EVOO, with intense bitterness and pungency sensations. With our BEA pairing method we have to: balance the fatness and the sweetness of the cheeses, enhance the taste of them by adding a vegetable aroma and add parfumes of Black Pepper.

We suggest an EVOO made with:

  • Coratina
  • Picual
  • Caninese
  • Ortice
  • Tonda Iblea
  • Oliva Nera di Colletorto

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