Seafood pizza

Seafood pizza
A seafood pizza with clams, shrimp, and octopus
TypePizza
Place of originItaly
Main ingredientsSeafood
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A close-up view of a seafood pizza prepared with scallops, shrimp, calamari, and many other ingredients
A seafood pizza prepared with salmon

Seafood pizza is a pizza prepared with seafood as a primary topping.[1][2] Many types of seafood ingredients in fresh, frozen or canned forms may be used on seafood pizza. Some retail pizza chains, as well as smaller restaurants, offer seafood pizzas to consumers.

Ingredients

Various seafood can be used to prepare the dish, such as fish (including salmon, tuna, anchovy), shellfish, clams, scallops,[2] mussels, shrimp,[3] squid,[4] and sea snail,[5] among others. Imitation seafood may also be used. Fresh or frozen seafood may be used,[6] and some versions use canned seafood, such as canned tuna.[2][7]

Varieties

Pizza ai frutti di mare

Pizza ai frutti di mare with mussels and shrimps

Pizza ai frutti di mare is an Italian type of pizza that may be served with scampi, mussels or squid. It typically lacks cheese, with the seafood being served atop a tomato sauce.[4]

Tuna and onion pizza

A popular Italian variety is the tuna and onion pizza (pizza con tonno e cipolle), topped with tomato, mozzarella, canned tuna, red onion slices, and olive oil. This is also one of the most popular varieties of pizza in Brazil.[8]

Pizza pescatore

A variety of seafood pizza is pizza pescatore ('fisherman's pizza'), which is prepared with mussels and squid.[9]

Commercial varieties

Chain restaurants

Domino's offers a seafood pizza in Vietnam, which (as of December 2012) was the company's "best-selling product in Vietnam", and a tuna, sweetcorn, and red onion pizza in the UK.[10][11]

Pizza Hut has offered a seafood pizza in Malaysia and India called "Seafood symphony".[12][13] The Indian Pizza Hut version was prepared with fresh seafood from the waters of Kochi, India.[12]

Smaller companies

Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, Connecticut, is well known for its white clam pizza, featuring fresh littleneck clams.[14][15]

World's most expensive pizza

The world's most expensive pizza listed by Guinness World Records is a 12-inch (30 cm) seafood pizza called "C6", prepared at Steveston Pizza Co. restaurant in Steveston, British Columbia,[16][17] which costs C$450.[16] The pizza includes lobster, caviar, tiger prawns, and smoked salmon.[17] The title for world's most expensive pizza was previously held by a C$178 pizza prepared with white truffle by Gordon Ramsay.[16] As of September 2014, Guinness World Records still lists the Gordon Ramsay pizza on their website.[18]

There are several instances of more expensive pizzas, such as the US$4,200 "Pizza Royale 007" at Haggis restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland, which has caviar, lobster and is topped with 24-carat gold leaf, and the US$1,000 caviar pizza made by Nino's Bellissima pizzeria in New York City, New York.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Pete (2012). Seafood Pizza. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1743363451
  2. 1 2 3 Gutekanst, John (September 2014). "Fish Food: Seafood on pizza". Pizza Today. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Cronin, Isaac; Johnson, Paul; Harlow, Jay (2013). The California Seafood Cookbook. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 1628731575
  4. 1 2 Evans, Matthew (2000). Italy. Lonely Planet. p. 25. ISBN 1864500220.
  5. ↑ Gallagher, Roy (July 9, 2014). "Business Profile: Ciro's Restaurant & Lounge, Mahopac". The Examiner. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ Henkel, Shri L; Brown, Douglas R. (2007). How to Open a Financially Successful Pizza & Sub Restaurant. Atlantic Publishing Company. p. 187. ISBN 978-0910627801.
  7. ↑ Bush, Sarah (1989). The Book of Pizzas and Italian Breads. Penguin. p. 37. ISBN 0895867885.
  8. ↑ Huddleston, Justina (August 7, 2023). "Tuna Fans Will Flip For Brazil's Pizza De Atum". Mashed. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ Getz. Al (2005). Mystical Places and Marvelous Meals. iUniverse. p. 65. ISBN 0595345913.
  10. ↑ Phi, Hoang (December 7, 2012). "Domino's Pizza tailoring to local tastes". The Saigon Times. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Domino's Uk March Updated 2026 Menu Prices | Menuspot". Menu Spot. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  12. 1 2 Sharma, Priyadarsshini (July 12, 2004). "If it is cheese, it must be pizza". The Hindu. Retrieved September 2, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ "Pizza Hut fishing for seafood lovers in Malaysia". Pizza Marketplace. March 23, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  14. ↑ "50 States, 50 Pizzas". Zagat. September 24, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  15. ↑ "101 Best Pizzas in America". The Daily Meal. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 (Staff) (April 26, 2014). "$450 pizza: B.C. pizzeria holds record for most expensive pie". CTV News. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Check out this seafood pizza that's $450". The Globe and Mail. originally published at CTVNews. April 28, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Most Expensive pizza". Guinness World Records. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  19. ↑ Shaw, Bryan (March 11, 2010). "Top Five Most Expensive Pizzas in The World". Haute Living. Retrieved September 9, 2014.

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