Pizza Margherita toppings at that time, included the ones called today "pizza marinara", "pizza margherita" and "calzone": Pizza Margherita Pizza Margherita is a typical Neapolitan pizza, made with San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella fior di latte, fresh basil, salt and extra-virgin olive oil. A widespread belief says that in June 1889 the pizzaiolo Raffaele Esposito, Pizzeria Brandi's chef, invented a dish called ""Pizza Margherita" in honor of the Queen of Italy, Margherita of Savoy, and the Italian unification, since toppings are tomato (red), mozzarella (white) and basil (green), representing the same colors of the national flag of Italy. The legend of pizza Margherita
San Marzano Oliveto prospered there in ancient times. This hypothesis is supported by the existence of an ancient olive press in nearby Santo Stefano Belbo, and by the fact that olives continue to thrive there, although not in any great quantity, to the present day. The first human settlers to the area came from Liguria, but the first extant buildings and documentary evidence of settlement date from Roman times. Tradition has it that the four towers, now collapsed, of the present castle were built by the Romans. The history of San Marzano, like that of Moasca, Calamandrana, Rocchetta Tanaro and Calosso, is linked