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A baked dish originating in Italy, which consists of a flat, round, crispy leavened dough covered with a layer of sauce and a layer of one or more toppings, such as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit, which is often topped with a layer of cheese.

Any of the ingredients added over the pizza and the pizza crust. Often, a tomato sauce is spread over the crust and then one or several ingredients, such as cubed meats, ground meats, pepperoni sausage slices, Canadian bacon, Italian sausage, seafood such as anchovies or shrimp, vegetables such as peppers, or fruit such as pineapple, may be added as a topping.