My dad was Italian, and he ate tons of cheese, and I do too...but surprisingly, our pizza contains no cheese whatsoever, and is rectangular, not round. It is essentially a variant of what Sicilians from Palermo call sfincione, a 1-inch thick, chewy, tender crust covered in thick tomato "gravy" that may or may not have basil or oregano. Nothing else. Served cold or warm, but rarely hot. Although I love my thin crust Neapolitan pizza with black olives, anchovies and a bit of cheese, my absolute favourite is really the simple and humble Italian Tomato pie. I can only find it in stores in Montreal and parts of New York, Rhode Island, and New Jersey.