This style of pizza is one that you will find typically behind the counter at an Italian bar, that is, a coffee shop that sells pastries and ready-to-go savoury snacks to be consumed right at the counter or taken away in paper bags. Bakeries will often also prepare long, rectangular trays of this crisp, thin-crust pizza with an essential, simple topping of tomato passata (puréed tomatoes) and cheese, cut on demand and sold by the slice. As these are eaten as snacks rather than a meal in themselves, the toppings are quite plain, perhaps with a few simple variations such as the addition of capers, anchovies or prosciutto for those who want a little something more.
This is a quick and easy way to prepare pizza for a party or for snacks. This dough also freezes well (see note).