PIZZA; DOUGH WITH CHEESE, SAUCE, AND TOPPINGS; SOMETIMES GRAIN BASE WITH FRUIT, DAIRY, AND POSSIBLE MEATS, FRUITS, OR VEGETABLES ON TOP; A SAVORY DISH OF ITALIAN ORIGIN CONSISTING OF A USUALLY ROUND, FLATTENED BASE OF LEAVENED WHEAT-BASED DOUGH TOPPED WITH TOMATOES, CHEESE, AND OFTEN VARIOUS OTHER INGREDIENTS, WHICH IS THEN BAKED AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE, TRADITIONALLY IN A WOOD-FIRED OVEN. A SMALL PIZZA IS SOMETIMES CALLED A PIZZETTA.