How to make Italian pizza at home: the ultimate guide

Do you have creativity in the kitchen, do you like to experiment and literally put your hands in the dough? Then a true masterclass and useful videotutorials to learn how to make Italian pizza at home are definitely for you.

Pizza is a poor food, made of a few simple and genuine ingredients, but imagination is not excluded. And if the Margherita is the queen of pizzas, there are still many other variations to try and enjoy until the last bite. This ancient food, in the modern version that the whole world knows and adores, has its undisputed homeland in Naples. It's here, indeed that an event dedicated to those who want to learn how to make italian pizza at home. So let's go to this incredibly fascinating city full of culture, including the culinary one, to discover the secrets of the Neapolitan master pizza-chefs and learn from their experience.

Neapolitan pizza, declared intangible heritage by UNESCO,  is an authentic monument of gastronomic culture. Everybody loves it, and it is hard to find someone who has not tasted the delicious delicacy at least once, even though only in Italy, and especially in Naples, it is possible to eat the authentic Neapolitan pizza prepared by the best pizza masters. Albeit not everyone has eaten it, as it should be, comfortably seated in one of the Neapolitan pizzerias, surely every pizza lover will have tried to prepare it at home, maybe not with great results.

Too cooked, too raw, mozzarella is too stringy, the crust too low, how many problems arise in preparing a pizza with your own hands! If you have tasted the real one, baked in Neapolitan wood ovens, the comparison may seem disheartening and discouraging. Luckly ther's a perfect solution to put together the tradition and the desire to learn how to make italian pizza at home.

How to do it? It's simple, just follow the teachings of the world's greatest pizza makers that can indeed be found in Naples. Let's go and see what they suggest.

Even though pizza seems like a simple enough food to prepare, there are many elements to take into consideration that can influence the final result.

Luckily, however, there are also some of the best Neapolitan pizza chefs from which to learn this true art form. What's betters, indeed, than attending an actual masterclass and learn from the best? Here's a first taste: a short and simple video recipes with some basic tricks and some secrets of the trade. You can learn how to make Italian pizza at home according to tradition, starting from the most classic of all, the Margherita.

Stringy mozzarella, top quality EVO oil, fragrant basil and tomato sauce are the ingredients for the seasoning, but the real skill lies in preparing the dough. Let's see how.

When it comes to traditional pizzas, the Margherita, although it is the most famous, is not the only delicacy to taste. There are several pizzas that have deservedly become great classics. Some are very simple, others a little more complex, what matters however is the quality of the ingredients which must always be very fresh to guarantee a taste that can satisfy even the most demanding food lovers.

Furthermore, if it is true that imagination is an important ingredient while cooking, it is also true that learning to expertly combine different flavors like real chefs requires experience and dedication.

Here is a short video tutorial to help you move your first steps in the vast world of pizza. Here you will discover how to make Italian pizza at home in its three delicious variations: the Capricciosa, the Marinara and the Salsiccia and Friarielli.

For all those who want to learn how to make italian pizza at home, Visit Italy and Pizza Village have organized a special event: How to Make Italian Pizza at Home - Online World Masterclass held by the greatest Neapolitan pizza makers. Gino Sorbillo world champion, decorated with the award of Master of Arts and Crafts in the category Pizzaiuoli of the International School of Italian Cuisine in 2016; Antonio Falco, master pizza chef from Pizzeria Da Michele, among the oldest in Naples. Davide Civitiello, World Champion Trofeo Caputo, head pizza maker of the famous Rosso Pomodoro chain of pizzerias and consultant for Mulino Caputo. Enzo Coccia, among the best known pizza makers in the world, owner of the pizzeria La Notizia, among the most renowned in Italy. 

A two hours course, where the master pizza-chefs gave advices and explanations to obtain a high level pizza, a lesson that gave satisfactory answers to the questions that usually distress do-it-yourself pizza makers. How to make a good dough, where to start, what are the next steps to be followed, just to make an example. A great opportunity for all pizza lovers that has not been lost because it is still availabel. Just sign up for the online masterclass.

The course, in English and Italian, has already reached the homes, and the ovens,  of 180 countries. The students are now able to prepare four types of pizza: the timeless Marinara, the most ancient in the world, thanks to the teachings of Antonio Falco; the Margherita, the queen of pizzas, made for you by Gino Sorbillo; the Capricciosa, one of the tastiest, made by Davide Civitiello and a special pizza, thanks to the precious teachings of Enzo Coccia. 

During the lesson the pizza champions focused mainly on four aspects: flour, dough, leavening and ingredients, noting the best tricks and revealing the most important secrets. At the end of the video lesson a certificate is issued in digital or paper format that you can hang with enthusiasm and pride on the walls of your home.

So, if you haven't already done it, sign up for the How to Make Italian Pizza at Home - Online World Masterclass and study carefully, again and again the video. On your next night with friends and family you have amaze them all with your own pizza made in Naples!