The San Giacomo pizza, blessed.
When we already thought we knew everything about pizza; when, at last, we thought we had tried Madrid the only authentic pizza ... another myth is dismantled: that there is only one authentic pizza. There isn't.
The Neapolitan is the most famous, the most recognized (even by UNESCO), the one that, after years of bad pizzas in these parts, had become more popular and we had begun to appreciate; but it is not the only Italian pizza. ** Araldo Arte del Gusto has been installed in Madrid to demonstrate it.**
Urban and cozy decoration.
Araldo's pizza is Verona pizza, from Verona, the city of lovers, North Italian pizza. It may seem the same to you, but it is not. And, as almost always, the secret –and the difference– is in the dough. The Veronese pizza, the Araldo pizza, is soft on the inside and crispy on the outside, it has a thin dough and is more compact, if you like.
Specifically, the Araldo recipe, which its owners, Vittorio and Sonia, they have been perfecting since they opened his Verona pizzeria in 2004, is made with “semi-wholemeal organic flour stone-ground (made from non-GMO wheat, so it's free of harmful chemicals), sourdough with rest of at least 60 hours –at controlled temperature and humidity– and extra virgin olive oil as basic raw material.
So much technique for a result that at sight and, above all, at taste will convince you of its difference. And they also tell it to you to explain because (really) it is much lighter.
The success of Araldo's pizza, one of the most awarded in Italy, It is that dough, but also all the ingredients with which it is accompanied. Proximity products, from small farmers, 100% Italian and that have been brought to Madrid.
It also has a 'mercato' corner.
They use them on their pizzas or in their starters (among which you can find **salads or the vitello tonnato)** and they also sell them in the same place, in a corner clearly marked with the word Mercato, where you can take home sauces, pasta, oils, vinegars...
San Marzano PDO tomato, fiordilatte mozzarella, cheeses and sausages… Each and every one of the ingredients of these pizzas are Italian. They can be tried in combination. ten different pizzas, ten pizzas to taste on each visit, although the first should not miss the Saint Giacomo wave sanmarzano, in which not only take into account the mass, but also the exceptional nature of its confit tomato sauce, cooked over a very slow fire and low temperature so that all its flavor condenses.
And we who thought we knew everything there was to know about pizza…
WHY GO
For their pizzas, of course. For that tomato sauce. For that dough. But also for its ice creams. Another of Araldo's strengths. Made by them following the same philosophy as with the pizzas, first-class and local products.
A space full of different corners.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
The store. With details reminiscent of Italy, its countryside and its cities. It is an urban and cozy decoration, with different charming corners and a main one that draws attention to all: a fake fire and fireplace hanging on a table that can be for large groups or communal.
Address: Calle de los Madrazo, 5 See map
Telephone: 91 138 41 65
Schedule: From 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays.
Half price: €15-20