By Devi Poojari
December 10, 2025
A classic margherita pizza has a handful of ingredients that are key to its taste and authenticity. While easy to source and process, making the perfect pizza is also about having the right ratios of each component.
The flavour foundation of a delicious pizza is to have a well-made tomato sauce—tangy with the right hints of sweet and a mellow aroma of basil.
Given the few ingredients that make up a margherita, using a high-quality buffalo mozzarella or scarmoza cheese is imperative.
A well-rested and proofed dough responds to heat in a way where the perfect chew to crisp ratio is achieved almost effortlessly.
Aside from being used as a garnish, basil leaves are excellent to add a herbaceous profile with each bite—providing dimension and aroma.
Finishing the pizza with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil gives the pie a glossy finish while re-introducing richness into the preparation.