Pizza alla casalinga

Pizza alla casalinga, meaning housewife-style pizza, is a variety of Italian pizza that consists of a basic thick-crust dough topped with crushed canned tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil, and oregano or basil. Considered a take on the classic Neapolitan pizza margherita, this pizza variety is rectangular rather than round, and its crust resembles a thin focaccia with a crispy bottom. Pizza alla casalinga is usually cut into rectangular or square slices and can be enriched with an endless variety of additions such as prosciutto, salami, frankfurters, parmesan, crescenza cheese, capers, garlic, mushrooms, anchovies, olives, or grilled vegetables. This pizza variety has its roots in Italian households, where housewives prepared pizzas alla casalinga in their home ovens. New York-style grandma pizza or grandma pie is believed to have been derived from this pizza variety.