La pizza es un pan plano horneado elaborado con harina de trigo, sal, agua y levadura, y cubierto con salsa de tomate y otros ingredientes como queso, salami, champiñones, cebolla, jamón o aceitunas. Original de la cocina napolitana (Italia), se ha hecho muy popular en todo el mundo y presenta muy diversas variantes. Sin embargo, la pizza napolitana ha sido la única para la que se ha reconocido una denominación de origen propia de la Unión Europea, denominada Especialidad Tradicional Garantizada (o sus siglas en italiano, STG, Specialità Tradizionale Garantita). Este reconocimiento se obtuvo el 4 de febrero de 2010 a propuesta de la Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana. Es un plato de elaboración artesanal en la mayoría de los casos, aunque la industria alimentaria ha ido presentando, desde los años 1950, versiones como un alimento confort en los supermercados. En la actualidad, diversas empresas la distribuyen a domicilio.

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Pizza is a flatbread generally topped with tomato sauce and cheese and baked in an oven. It is commonly topped with a selection of meats, vegetables and condiments. The term was first recorded in the 10th century, in a Latin manuscript from Gaeta in Central Italy. The modern pizza was invented in Naples, Italy, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many areas of the world. In 2009, upon Italy's request, Neapolitan pizza was safeguarded in the European Union as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed dish. The Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (the True Neapolitan Pizza Association) is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 with headquarters in Naples. It promotes and protects the "true Neapolitan pizza". Pizza is sold fresh or frozen, either whole or in portions, and is a common fast food item in Europe and North America. Various types of ovens are used to cook them and many varieties exist. Several similar dishes are prepared from ingredients commonly used in pizza preparation, such as calzone and stromboli.

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