Turns out, pizza is not just pizza. Various regions have developed their own signature styles of the beloved dish. While each type has its special claim to fame, you can be sure each is delicious.

The original pizza was born in Naples, Italy. Neapolitan pizza, aka pizza Napoletana, is built on a thin crust. Naploli-style pizzas are distinguished by the use of just a few ingredients—including mozzarella—and their very crispy crust, which is a result of these pizzas being baked in a very hot oven for just 60-90 seconds.

Sicilian pizza has a thicker, softer and more porous crust as compared to Neapolitan pizza, and it's often rectangular. True Sicilian pizza uses hard sheep’s milk cheese instead of mozzarella and is often topped with breadcrumbs and anchovies.

Derived from Napolean-style pies, New York pizza is typically built on an extra-large, hand-tossed crust. The crust is thicker than Naples pizza and only the edges are crusty, while the base remains soft and pliable enough to fold. Much of New York pizza is sold to busy commuters bustling about the city.

Detroit-style pizza takes its cues from Sicilian pie. The pan pizzas are built on a thick, focaccia-like crust which caramelizes against the sides of the rectangular pans in which they are baked. They feature mozzarella cheese, a variety of toppings, and unlike other pies, the sauce is added on top of the toppings, in wide “stripes.”

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Chicago, of course, is famous for its deep-dish, stuffed pies. A thin crust is pressed into a deep, round baking pan, topped with ingredients such as pepperoni and cheese, sometimes another layer of dough, and then topped with tomato sauce and more cheese.

Pizza from the Golden State is characterized by a thin crust, much like a New York pie, but with California-esque ingredients. Toppings on California pizza often reflect the state’s abundant access to fresh fruits and veggies, as well as other foods that are produced on the West Coast. Look for pizzas with artichoke hearts, avocado, goat cheese, cauliflower, figs, peanut sauce and chicken.

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Have you heard of Cuban pizza? It was invented in Cuba but soon made its way to Miami. It’s typically a thick-crusted pizza featuring mozzarella and gouda cheeses. The toppings—ham, pineapple, chorizo, pickles and green bell peppers, for example—are intermixed with the cheese rather than dropped on top.

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