Budapest Pizzeria Unveils Ancient Rome-Inspired Pizza, No Tomatoes or Mozzarella

• Neverland Pizzeria in Budapest created a limited-edition pie using only ingredients available in ancient Rome.
• The project was inspired by a Pompeii fresco depicting a focaccia-like flatbread and curiosity about ancient Roman cuisine.
• Research involved consulting a historian and the ancient cookbook De re coquinaria to identify historically documented ingredients.
• Head chef László Bárdossy experimented for months, using fermented spinach juice for dough and ancient grains like einkorn and spelt.
• The pie features Roman aristocratic ingredients such as epityrum (olive paste), garum (fermented fish sauce), confit duck leg, and ricotta.