Pizza marinara
Pizza marinara, also known as pizza alla marinara, is, together with the pizza Margherita, the typical Neapolitan pizza. It is seasoned with tomatoes, extra [virgin olive oil], oregano, and garlic. It is supposedly the oldest tomato-topped pizza.
History
It has been claimed the pizza marinara was introduced around the year 1735, and was prepared using olive oil, cherry tomatoes, basil, oregano, and garlic at that time, and that historically it was known to be ordered commonly by poor sailors, and made on their ships due to it being made from easily preservable ingredients. The historical account of the pizza marinara's creation and its association with sailors rests predominantly on oral and traditional retellings rather than documented, empirical evidence.Francesco de Bourcard, writing in his 1866 book Usi e costumi di Napoli, Vol. II, seemed to know the recipe with a different name, and to consider the addition of tomatoes an extra for both marinara and Margherita: