Pizza carrettiera

Pizza carrettiera is a variety of Italian pizza that is traditionally topped with tomato sauce, rapini, pepperoncini, salsiccia, and smoked provolone cheese. Commonly known as pizza salsiccia e friarielli, or sausage and rapini pizza, this pizza variety is one of the most beloved Neapolitan pizzas. There’s even a famous Campanian saying that says "A sasicc è a mort re friariell," meaning the combination of rapini and fresh Italian pork sausage is unmatched. The pizza is usually drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil and garnished with fresh basil leaves on top. There is also pizza ripiena - the stuffed version of pizza carrettiera calling for the placement of sausage and rapini filling between two pieces of dough, sealing the dough, and then baking it in the oven. Pizza carretierra can also be prepared as a white pizza, without the addition of tomato sauce.