Pizza is one of the most popular dishes in the world and the universality of its prevalence almost everywhere in the world can give rise to the belief that it is a dish easy to prepare. The preparation of real Italian pizza, however, requires skills and some practice. The dish is based on dough, which is prepared from finely ground white wheat flour, yeast and water. Both the proportions of the ingredients and the process of preparing the dough are important. Despite the fact that the dough contains yeast, it should not be risen too much, but thin and crunchy. The art of making the perfect pizza dough is one of the secrets of the best chefs and Italian housewives.
