I am proud and happy to be Neapolitan!! The art of the Neapolitan
‘Pizzaiuolo’ is a culinary practice comprising four different
phases relating to the preparation of the dough and its baking in a
wood-fired oven, involving a rotatory movement by the baker.
The element originates in Naples, the capital of the Campania
Region, where about 3,000 Pizzaiuoli now live and perform.
Pizzaiuoli are a living link for the communities concerned. There
are three primary categories of bearers – the Master Pizzaiuolo,
the Pizzaiuolo and the baker – as well as the families in Naples
who reproduce the art in their own homes. The element fosters
social gatherings and intergenerational exchange, and assumes a
character of the spectacular, with the Pizzaiuolo at the centre of
their ‘bottega’ sharing their art. Every year, the Association of
Neapolitan Pizzaiuoli organizes courses focused on the history,
instruments and techniques of the art in order to continue to
ensure its viability. Technical know-how is also guaranteed in
Naples by specific academies, and apprentices can learn the art in
their family homes. However, knowledge and skills are primarily
transmitted in the ‘bottega’, where young apprentices observe
masters at work, learning all the key phases and elements of the
craft.
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