**The Margherita may not be the "best" pizza, but it was enormously influential in the development of pizza in general.** - Ingredients for a Margherita pizza: Red tomatoes, white mozzarella, and green basil. The Italian Queen Margherita purportedly sampled this type of flatbread on a visit to Naples in 1889. She decided it was her favorite, according to [the legend](https://toscana.ie/the-history-mystery-of-the-margherita-pizza/) - which may be, though, [only a legend](https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/birthplace-of-the-pizza-margherita). - Regardless, the Margherita helped create the modern-day pizza, with tomatoes and mozzarella becoming staple ingredients in its wake. - The Margherita pizza was named [one of the most influential pizzas of all time](https://time.com/68654/the-13-most-influential-pizzas-of-all-time/) by TIME Magazine in 2014.