Neapolitan cuisine is striking with its diversity. Locals cook dozens of interesting dishes of fish and seafood, bake wonderful pizza, and prepare salads with aromatic basil and fresh mozzarella from local farms. Small home restaurants are widespread in the city. Here you can try dishes prepared according to family recipes.
A very interesting and popular local dish is Mozzarella in Carrozza - a special kind of mozzarella sandwich. Once it was prepared just to use mozzarella leftovers, but over time, it has turned into the most popular snack local snack. Local restaurants also serve a lot of interesting potato dishes, including Crocchè di Patate. The deep-fried croquettes are made from mashed potatoes with cheese and herbs. Small "friggitorie" shops specializing in cooking this dish are common in the historic center of Naples.
The most popular vegetable dish is Parmigiana di Melanzane - a kind of vegetable casserole. Its main ingredients are eggplant, tomatoes, basil and mozzarella, and popular spices, of course. At local pizzerias, be sure to try the authentic Neapolitan pizza, which is known throughout the world under the name of "Pizza alla Napoletana". Filling for this pizza is prepared from only three components: tomato paste, mozzarella, and basil. Such pizza is served in literally all local restaurants, often baked in a wood-burning oven.
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