Pizza i dugi ručak

Chiara je zatvorila laboratorij za dugi talijanski ručak. "Pođi sa mnom," rekla je.

Chiara closed the lab for the long Italian lunch. "Come with me," she said.

Polly je sjedila na njezinom ramenu. Ušle su u park.

Polly perched on her shoulder. They walked into the park.

Napulj je bio užurban za vrijeme ručka. Ljudi su išli u espresso barove. Ulice su mirisale na češnjak i rajčicu.

Naples at lunch was busy. People were going to espresso bars. The streets smelled of garlic and tomato.

Chiara ju je odvela u malu pizzeriju. Unutra je bila velika peć na drva. Vatra je bila vrlo vruća.

Chiara took her to a small pizzeria. Inside was a big wood-burning oven. The fire was very hot.

Napuljska pizza je posebna. Grad ima pravila za nju već dvjesto godina. Tijesto je od brašna, vode, soli i kvasca. Rajčice dolaze s padina Vezuva. Bosiljak je svjež. Peć peče pizzu za devedeset sekundi.

Neapolitan pizza is special. The city has rules for it from two hundred years ago. The dough is flour, water, salt, and yeast. The tomatoes are from the slopes of Vesuvius. The basil is fresh. The oven cooks the pizza in ninety seconds.

Pizzaiolo je stavio pizzu u peć. Devedeset sekundi kasnije izvukao ju je van. Kora je imala tamne mrlje. Sir je bio rastopljen.

The pizza maker put a pizza in the oven. Ninety seconds later he pulled it out. The crust had dark spots. The cheese was melted.

Chiara je dala Polly mali komad kore. Bio je slan, lagano zagoren i vrlo lagan. Polly je razumjela zašto je Napulj čuvao ovu pizzu dva stoljeća.

Chiara gave Polly a small piece of crust. It was salty and charred and very light. Polly understood why Naples had protected this pizza for two centuries.

"Hobotnice su pametne jer žive samo nekoliko godina," rekla je Chiara. "Moraju brzo učiti. Mi možemo učiti polako. Pasta će naučiti sve što zna za još dvije godine."

"Octopuses are smart because they only live a few years," Chiara said. "They have to learn fast. We can learn slowly. Pasta will learn everything she knows in two more years."

Polako su se vraćale. Poslijepodne je bilo toplo.

They walked back slowly. The afternoon was warm.