Pizza estimated that annual production of pizza cheese was in the U.S. and in Europe. Authentic Neapolitan pizza ("pizza napoletana") is made with San Marzano tomatoes, grown on the volcanic plains south of Mount Vesuvius, and mozzarella di bufala Campana, made with milk from water buffalo raised in the marshlands of Campania and Lazio. This mozzarella is protected with its own European protected designation of origin. Other traditional pizzas include "pizza alla marinara", which is topped with marinara sauce and is supposedly the most ancient tomato-topped pizza, pizza capricciosa, which is prepared with mozzarella cheese, baked ham, mushroom, artichoke and tomato,
Sclafani Foods Sclafani Foods Sclafani Foods is an importer of Italian specialty foods which includes flagship products such as extra virgin olive oil, pasta, San Marzano tomatoes, and vinegar. Based out of Norwalk, Connecticut, the Gus Sclafani Corporation distributes their products across the United States, primarily in the Northeast. Founder Gus Sclafani introduced the Sclafani brand in 1911, which included a wide array of imported authentic Italian specialty food products. In December 2001 the editors of "Food & Wine"<ref name="Food&Wine 12/2001"></ref> held a blind taste test of 18 brands and The Gus Sclafani Corporation's minestrone emerged as a favorite. In late 2008