white pizza

{{Short description|Pizza without tomato sauce}}

{{Distinguish|Pizza bianca}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox food

| name = White pizza

| image = White cheese pizza.jpg

| alternate_name = White pie

| country = United States{{CN|date=August 2024}}

| region = Northeastern United States

| type = Pizza

| main_ingredient = Pizza dough, garlic, cheese

}}

{{Pizza}}

White pizza or white pie is a style of pizza that does not use tomato sauce.{{Cite news |last=Fabricant |first=Florence |date=1983-02-16 |title=THE PIZZA IN AMERICA: UPWARD AND ONWARD |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/16/garden/the-pizza-in-america-upward-and-onward.html |access-date=2023-02-11 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211024959/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/16/garden/the-pizza-in-america-upward-and-onward.html |url-status=live }} The pizza generally consists of pizza dough, olive oil, garlic, cheese, salt and, sometimes, toppings including vegetables such as spinach, tomato, and herbs.{{Cite web| title = White Pizza | last = Xie|first= June| work = Delish| date = 2020-03-17|access-date=May 7, 2024| url = https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a25964484/white-pizza-recipe/| archive-date = February 2, 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190202231807/https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a25964484/white-pizza-recipe/| url-status = live}}{{Cite web| title = Green and White Pizza Recipe| author = Sifton, Sam| work = NYT Cooking| date = |access-date=August 1, 2020| url = https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016233-green-and-white-pizza| archive-date = September 16, 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140916013233/https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016233-green-and-white-pizza| url-status = live}}{{Cite news |last=Fabricant |first=Florence |date=1983-02-16 |title=The Pizza in America: Upward and onward |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/16/garden/the-pizza-in-america-upward-and-onward.html |access-date=May 7, 2024 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=February 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211024959/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/16/garden/the-pizza-in-america-upward-and-onward.html |url-status=live }} A béchamel sauce is sometimes used in place of tomato sauce, and sliced tomatoes may be added to top the pizza.{{cite book |last=Reinhart |first=P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cj9rDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA170 |title=Perfect Pan Pizza: Square Pies to Make at Home, from Roman, Sicilian, and Detroit, to Grandma Pies and Focaccia |publisher=Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale |year=2019 |isbn=978-0-399-58196-0 |page=170 |access-date=May 7, 2024}}

It is sometimes referred to as {{lang|it|pizza bianca}} ({{literally|white pizza}}), but this can also refer to a type of flatbread originating in Rome.