Popular in many parts of Italy, is typical of the city of Rome, Pizza al taglio, a variety of Pizza, is well known and appreciated in Italy because gets you the opportunity to enjoy a pizza while walking with a friend or stretching your legs during your lunch break. Pizza al taglio literally means pizza by the cut or by the slice because it is cooked in a wood-fire electric oven, in large metal trays and sold in rectangular slices. You can choose several varieties from the simplest Pizza Margherita till 4 or 5 additional toppings. To sum up: elect your best bakery, make your decision about toppings and, finally, your pizza al taglio is wrapped  in a paper napkin with the simple, but very useful intention to be consumed elsewhere.



 

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