Anti-Wrinkle Pizza Raises A Fuss

A new "anti-wrinkle" pizza developed by an Italian nutritionist is drawing the ire of the True Neapolitan Pizza Association. They do not think the new formula meets the traditions of the pizza - as defined by the True Neapolitan Pizza Association at any rate. But the Pope is on board.

The "primula" pizza is made up of three times the amount of fibre found in a classic pizza and boasts that it contains more magnesium and iron, thanks to its ingredients, including wholemeal flour, La Stampa newspaper reported Monday.

At least eight vegetables or sauces in the pizza allegedly create the anti-oxidant effects against ageing: tomatoes, rocket, garlic, courgettes, basil, mushrooms, carrots and spinach.

The formula was devised by Eugenio Luigi Iorio, a nutritionist and biochemist at the University of Naples, in collaboration with Cosimo Mogavero, owner of a restaurant called La Fabbrica dei Sapori (The Taste Factory) restaurant.

Pope Benedict XVI apparently loves the "anti-age" pizza, according to the newspaper. He ate one of the pies during a party for the Vatican guards catered by Mogavero.

But the new invention has its detractors, including the True Neapolitan Pizza Association, which says the wholemeal flour in particular prevents the characteristic crust from forming.

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard wanted to test the effectiveness of the new pizza. So we dispatched one of our crack operatives to try one. He informs us that the new pizza is painful, particularly around the eyes. But the swelling and blisters reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

One of these days we'll be able to afford good operatives.

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  By Sam L., Tuesday, 14 August , 2007 @ 7:26 am

  I can’t eat rocket. It gives me gas, and then I blast off for hours.

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