The Official Pizza Thread - Discuss all pizza here

[Shamefur Dispray]

 

[Smug]

Depending on where you live, it can be well worth checking out a few local pizza places instead of just chains. The ones I've tried are usually way more generous with toppings - enough so to justify the higher cost.

Unrelated: I tried anchovies on pizza again for the first time since I was a kid. Each to their own, I'm still not feeling it.

 

[King George III]

Do not, under any circumstances, get the Marco Polo pizza from Pizzeria Pape in the north side of Korčula (the town). I like salty food, but holy shit, it's just too much salt.

 

[King Metalia]

When it comes to pizza I'm a pepperoni, meat lovers, or cheese kinda person. Not a fan of many of the usual pizza vegetables, however I've been meaning to try peppers on it. Preferably one of the less spicy kind of peppers to start.

 

[The Last Stand]

Pizza Hut or bust.

 

[Bungus Scrungus]

Unironically, Little Caesars. I know people say it's like cardboard; but clearly yours isn't ran well, cause when that stuff is fresh and hot? Dear God, it's actually criminal that it's only $5. Yes, I WOULD like a paycheck from John Caesars himself.

 

[RichardMongler]

I love pizza especially those baked by the local and independent joints / chains, but of the (inter)national chains, I rank in order of preference: Pizza Hut > Papa John's > California Pizza Kitchen > Dominos > Little Caesar's > every other (inter)national chain. I've tried Wolfgang Puck at LAX Airport which was surprisingly good for something outside of what I was accustomed to, but I haven't had it in years. In terms of types, I like the Sicilian, New York, Chicago Deep Dish, California and Neapolitan styles.

Of the non-traditional pies, the absolute best Barbecue Chicken Pizza comes courtesy of a joint on the Big Island Hawaii. I wish I could clone this recipe, so anyone with pizza sensibilities, tell me what I should know:

From the looks of it, the pizza's dough is Neapolitan based. The toppings for it are cilantro pesto, chipotle barbecue grilled chicken, goat cheese, sweet onions, and fresh tomatoes.

 

[Stabmaster Arson II]

Whoever had the idea of putting hotdogs in the crust deserves a knighthood.

 

[Seymour Duncan]

Pineapple belongs on pizza.

 

[Trombonista]

My favorite type of pizza is plain cheese with crushed red pepper.

 

[General Disarray]

Finally got around to making a pizza in the cast iron skillet last night. Did a mish-mash of recipes for the dough, that could be put together in the bread machine and taken out for two rounds of rising. I then oiled up the pan generously with olive oil and let the dough relax in the pan for a little bit before lifting and letting the weight pull it to the edges. Topped with store-bought sauce (first attempt, didn't want to invest too much time), tons of mozz to the pan edge for the lacy burnt cheese, sausage, onion and pepperoni. Threw into a 525 degree oven for the first 8 minutes or so, then brought down to 375 and moved pan to lower rack and removed when pepp got a little burnt and edges were crisp. Had to put skillet on burner to further brown the bottom crust but it turned out AH-MAY-ZING.

Also Ken's Apple Cider vinegar vinaigrette is delicious, a sharp true apple flavor hits first then mellows with the tang of vinegar. It gives a bright note to the greens that contrasts nicely with the richness of the pizza.

 

[The Fair Lady]

Pepperoni is god tier and always will be. It's a rare treat for me though, usually I just have plain. Been wanting to try stuffed crust for years now.

Also Pizza Hut is delicious, I don't give a fuck what anyone says.

 

[Mothra1988]

Pepperoni is god tier and always will be. It's a rare treat for me though, usually I just have plain. Been wanting to try stuffed crust for years now.

Also Pizza Hut is delicious, I don't give a fuck what anyone says.

It's trash now, it was ruined by the corporate bean counters from Yum Brands like has been the case for KFC and Taco Bell.

 

[Cloaca Rimjob]

What are peoples views on white sauce on pizza? I've seen some hipster pizza places sell them with nduja sausage on them. Is it considered sacrilege or is it an actual authentic Italian thing?

 

[Trombonista]

What are peoples views on white sauce on pizza? I've seen some hipster pizza places sell them with nduja sausage on them. Is it considered sacrilege or is it an actual authentic Italian thing?

It all depends on the toppings. White sauce is great with ham/prosciutto and corn, for example.

 

[Mesh Gear Fox]

What are peoples views on white sauce on pizza?

Marco's has a great white sauce pizza with sliced tomatoes, onions, bacon and feta cheese. Delicious.

My favorite chain in Chicago is Malnati's.

 

[glue eater]

Ham, bacon, mushrooms and barbeque sauce, that's my perfect combination, nice contrast of sweet and salty. A lot of cheese as well. That's how I make my pizzas.

If I buy from a pizza joint, there's this chain that sells smoked reindeer pizza in Finland. It's pretty delicious.

 

[Cloaca Rimjob]

Marco's has a great white sauce pizza with sliced tomatoes, onions, bacon and feta cheese. Delicious.

My favorite chain in Chicago is Malnati's.

Malnatis are the ones who invented the deep dish aren't they?

We have all the chains like pizza hut, dominoes and papa johns but can't get deep dish style pizza in this country, might try making one from scratch. Seems simple enough.

 

[Sugriva]

pizza, pasta, put it on my cock

My favorite combination is italian sausage, jalapenos, and pineapple. It's the perfect mixture of savory, spicy, and sweet. I ordered one from Domino's the other day but it sucked major balls. It was like they just dumped two entire cans of pineapples onto the pizza. That's too much, man! You gotta go light on the pineapple!

 

[Patrick Bait-man]