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Hello Pizza Friends, Today we are talking about tomato pie, which, if you are unfamiliar, is the American version of the Neapolitan marinara pizza. I only just learned this. I had been flipping through Anthony Falco’s Pizza Czar when the recipe caught my attention. Anthony describes it as “something that lets great ingredients shine.” He was right. Topped solely with tomato sauce (and a good amount of it), oregano, Pecorino Romano, and olive oil, this pie relies on the quality of each of these elements being excellent — without a blanket of mozzarella, nothing can hide.

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