The Annurca Campana Igp apple arrives on pizza: the idea came from Luca Brancaccio, who in his pizzeria in Caserta offers the pizza named "The Knight" since the beginning of this winter.
The "The Knight" pizza, characterized by the Annurca apple in three textures, is one of the most recent specialties of the Luca Brancaccio Pizzeria in Caserta and is part of the "Luca Brancaccio Selection", the section of the menu where the famous Caserta pizza chef gives free rein to all his creativity.
The "The Knight" pizza is composed as follows: white base with mozzarella, Lonzarda of black Casertano pork from the Cillo butcher's shop, Annurca Apple in three textures: in puree, dehydrated and fresh cut into very thin slices. The pizza is completed with Piennolo Dop tomato jam, grated Roman Conciato, extra virgin olive oil and basil.
When tasting, the pork salami gives a rounded aroma while the Conciato, with its strong flavor and marked sapidity, balances the sweetness and freshness of the apple. Everything is placed on the base of the soft and consistent dough common to all Brancaccio's pizzas. The result is a symphony of familiar flavors but harmonized in an innovative way.
The "The Knight" pizza, therefore, is all about the contrast between sweet and salty and on typically Campanian ingredients but combined in an unusual way. This makes it suitable for those who want to experiment, to taste something new.
"The Annurca Apple is our local apple, it is the queen of apples - explains Luca Brancaccio - a typical product that is a pride of our land and that lends itself to many recipes. I decided to call this pizza "The Knight" to dedicate it to my father-in-law who was, in fact, a Knight and a great connoisseur of the Annurca Apple. At the moment this is one of the most sold pizzas on my menu, many customers order it as a starter, to be placed in the center of the table and to share to taste something new. Compared to Gino Sorbillo's pineapple pizza, my "The Knight" starts from a completely different basic idea: Sorbillo proposed a pizza with an exotic fruit, I propose a pizza with a typical product of Campania. Also, the idea of the pizza with pineapple is not very innovative because Franco Pepe did it a few years ago, and his was a very successful experiment. I believe that the pizza with pineapple is just a provocation, a way to stir up controversy and talk about oneself. Instead, with my "The Knight" with Annurca Apple I tried to invent a pizza that was innovative but also really good".