In December of last year, Neapolitan pizza making technology was listed as a UNESCO Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It was first invented in Naples, Italy in the early 1700s An estimated Neapolitan pizza is characterized by having to be baked in a stone oven heated with oak wood for about 60 to 90 seconds. There are several principles for making traditional Neapolitan wood-fired pizza. First, it must be chewy to the touch, soft, and easy to fold. Electric cookers are prohibited; they must be baked in a wood-burning oven at a temperature of 485°C. The shape must be round, and the crust dough must be made by hand, and its thickness must be 2 cm or less. Also, the thickness of the pizza should not exceed 0.3 cm, and tomato and cheese should be used as toppings. Although cumbersome, there are restaurants that adhere to all principles and recreate traditions. Sometimes they are reinterpreted to suit Korean tastes. Here are 5 of the best Hwadok pizza restaurants with a crispy yet light flavor.
1. 'The Corner Kitchen' in Oksu-dong, Seoul, a popular pizza restaurant in my neighborhood
If you walk down Dokseodang Road, you'll find a pizzeria at one corner. It is a restaurant loved by nearby residents for its chewy dough baked in a wood-fired oven. In addition to authentic Italian pizza, âsweet pumpkin calzone,â which is a calzone filling with sweet pumpkin, and a combination of corn and cheese, which has a sweet and salty flavor It's a fun place to choose from a variety of new pizza menus, such as âNarcotic Corn Pizza.â The âcorner pizzaâ topped with plenty of arugula is a particularly popular menu. Note that there is also a seasonal menu that uses seasonal ingredients.
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â² Location: 8, Hallimmal3-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
â² Business hours: 11:30 to 22:00 every day, break time 15:00 to 17:00
â² Price: corner pizza 21,000 won, margherita 16,000 won, narcotic corn pizza 18,000 won
â² Review (Yata Shikigami): Quattro pizza is really awesome!! The cheese is very rich, so it's really delicious.
2. Hwadok pizza baked with oak wood, 'Farmer Pizza' in Bujeon-dong, Busan
Like a wood-fired pizza store made from oak wood, it is a place that stands out for its interior using oak trees and firewood piled up from the entrance of the store and firewood from all over the store. The signature menu is âFranzo di Contadino,â a homemade herb paste with arugula and cheese. Pizza, which means âfarmer's lunch,â has a healthy flavor with fresh vegetables. âLamb ribs GZ cream pasta,â where you can enjoy plenty of meat on pasta, is also a popular menu.
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â² Location: 72 Sincheon-daero 50beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan
â² Business hours: 11:30 – 22:30 on weekdays
â² Price: Franzo di Contadino 18,000 won, ricotta cheese salad 15,000 won, lamb ribs GZ cream pasta 19,500 won
â² Testimonial (I'm addicted to eating onion rings): I always get too many if I just go here. I can't choose because there are so many really tasty things on the menu!! So if you have any leftovers, they'll just pack them up to make a mess. Formage is a favorite dish for cheese lovers like me, and the pasta has a lot of flavor and is really delicious.
3. The classic Italian wood-fired pizza, 'GAMA' in Gosa-dong, Jeonju
'GAMA' is located in Jeonju Movie Street. It is a place that wants to recreate the taste of Neapolitan pizza as it is by writing down the principles of making Neapolitan pizza from the first page of the menu. The signature menu is âQuattro Formaggi,â which is filled with 4 types of cheese: gorgonzola, cream cheese, mozzarella, and grano padano. The flavor is salty yet has a deep cheese flavor. The crunchy crust and soft dough add to the texture with a savory and light flavor. The salad menu that comes with bakeware bread is also popular, so be sure to check it out.
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â² Location: 74 Jeonjugaeksa 4-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk
â² Opening hours: 11:30 to 21:00 every day, closed on Tuesdays
â² Price: Quattroformage 15,000 won, Gamberetti 14,000 won
â² Testimonial (A Midsummer Night's Desire): I visited this place because it was introduced as a Hwadok pizza restaurant at a food gathering, and the chewy dough is really memorable ~ Even though it's savory It's light!
4. Life Pizza in Jeju Trip, 'Donatos' in Hallim-eup, Jeju
Hwadok pizza restaurant located along Hyeopjae Beach. Although it is decorated with cute props, it is a space where you can feel both calm and friendly at the same time in an orderly arrangement. Vegetables needed for cooking, such as cherry tomatoes, herbs, and arugula, are grown and used directly in the yard. The signature menu is âDonatos Pizza,â which combines tomato sauce , mozzarella, pepperoni bacon, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, and black olives. Honey , citrus sauce, balsamic sauce, pepper, and red pepper seeds are provided along with the pizza, so you can enjoy it to your heart's content. Admission for children under 8 years old Please note that this is a restricted Nokia Zone store.
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â² Location: 6, Hyeopjae 2-gil, Hallim-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
â² Business hours: 12:00 – 21:00 every day, break time 15:00-17:00, Wednesday 17:00 – 21:00, closed on Tuesdays, break time on weekends X
â² Price: Donatos 25,800 won, Andrea 25,800 won
â² Testimonial (Eat carefully): Go out to an analog citrus field and go to a pizzeria at âDonatosâ located in Hyeopjae to eat pizza pizza! I went to Jeju and asked if it was pizza , but I had no regrets! Sensational spaces, and the main thing I ordered was Donatos pizza!
5. âThe Kitchen Salvatore Cuomo â in Sinsa-dong, a reproduction of Neapolitan pizza
âThe Kitchen,â an Italian restaurant named after âSalvatore Cuomo,â a famous chef who runs several restaurants in Japan Salvatore Cuomo'. It was the first place in the country to be certified by the Napoli Pizza Association. The signature menu is âGiovanni,â famous for their pizza Oh Tae-sik, who won 2nd place at the Neapolitan pizza artisan Korea Championships. This pizza contains bechamel sauce, tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, wild arugula, shrimp, and oregano, and is characterized by using salty freshwater shrimp.
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â² Location: 29, Eonju-ro 164-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
â² Business hours: 11:30 – 23:00 every day, break time 15:00 â 18; 00
â² Price: D.O.C 22.000 won, Giovanni 24,000 won
â² Review (Serena Shikigami): It's a fancy yet comfortable restaurant with a variety of interior, location, and terrace. It's a great place for a relaxing date or family meal without being overly flashy or too casual. There are many food menus that are a little more challenging than I thought, but pasta with ragu sauce and vongole are fine, and there are some challenging menus from gnocchi or Neapolitan pizza It's hidden.
