Coronavirus: Pizza-loving Italians blow their dough on dough
By DW
14 April 2020 |
2:24 pm
In 2017 Neapolitan-style pizza and the pizzaiolos' craftsmanship received UNESCO World Heritage status. But with Italy in lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, pizza-making in Naples is on hold.
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