There’s Something About (Pizza) Margherita. Here’s the Official Recipe.

Pizza margherita is, for many, the true Italian flag.

In 1889 — 28 years after the unification of Italy — Queen Margherita of Savoy, wife of King Umberto I, visited Naples. According to popular lore, chef Raffaele Esposito of Pizzeria Brandi created, with help from his wife, a pizza that resembled the Italian flag — with its red (tomato), white (mozzarella) and green (basil). They named it after the queen herself.

Descriptions of such a pizza