Blogcember: Pizza preferences
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bitter_crimson asked about pizza preferences. I have strong opinions on pizza, you guys.First of all, what is with some pizzas not having tomato sauce now? This is unacceptable. Besides a crust that is pizza-shaped (here's where the New Yorkers and the Chicagoans start arguing about crust, I guess), tomato sauce is what defines a pizza and makes it Good or Not Good. I like pesto as much as the next person but putting it on a pizza is pretentious and a sign that you have deficiencies as a human being.
Second, I like thin crust over thick, though obviously it needs to be thick enough to accommodate the fuckton of toppings that I like on it. Whole wheat is nice if done well, but it's usually not done well. Crust exists solely as a delivery method for toppings; I don't know why people get so uptight about it.
Let's talk toppings. Top tier: black olives, grilled eggplant, artichokes, jalapeno peppers, broccoli, and mushrooms (preferably portobello but I'm not actually that picky). Put any of these on pizza and I'm happy.
Second tier: green olives, tomatoes, banana peppers, goat cheese, and spinach. These are all good too.
Third tier: non-spicy peppers, onions, extra cheese that's not goat cheese. Fine, happy to eat it, but you went for one of the default vegetarian pizzas, didn't you?
Bad: Any kind of non-tomato fruit. Like pineapple. That's disgusting. Meat, obvs. I'm not particularly keen on sun-dried tomatoes but you can pick those off, so.
Adding extra garlic, chilli flakes, and basil is always a good thing.
Now I'm craving pizza.
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Date: 2013-12-07 03:18 pm (UTC)Only acceptable toppings to me: pepperoni, sausage, bacon.
If anything else is on it i will freak the fuck out. Especially if its olives or mushrooms.
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Date: 2013-12-07 03:23 pm (UTC)i always order my pizza cheeseless b/c of my lactose intolerance and have had many conversations with my housemates about how i am a heathen and that doesn't count as pizza etc. etc.
never had broccoli on pizza that i can remember, now curious 2 try it. i do like broccoli a lot!
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Date: 2013-12-07 03:34 pm (UTC)I had broccoli on pizza in Italy and never forgot it. A few places have it here, and it's exciting. I like broccoli on everything.
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Date: 2013-12-07 06:05 pm (UTC)Naples had the best pizza I have ever eaten in my life. Hands down.
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Date: 2013-12-07 07:42 pm (UTC)I would agree, but sometimes thin crust can improve a pizza by 200%. It is known.
You have a great taste in toppings because I like all of the ones you mentioned. Except I also like the ones you dislike (except meat, we can agree that it sucks).
I'm craving pizza too. You should put this under a cut with a "WILL MAKE YOU CRAVE PIZZA" warning, because the fact that I no longer live within walking distance of 3 different pizza places is a problem. :P
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Date: 2013-12-07 08:24 pm (UTC)I live right near a pizza place, but it's not a good one, unless you order and make them stick jalapenos on it.
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Date: 2013-12-07 07:45 pm (UTC)Oh, no no no, crust is very much part of the deal. This is why pizza only really works when done in pizza ovens. A really well baked crust, not too hard, not too soft, the right level of crispyness, really makes the pizza and brings out the toppings.
Definitely with your top tier, except maybe broccoli. I like broccoli, but on pizza.. bit meh. But for a good vege pizza, mushrooms are the sine qua non IMO, unless you go for a pure Margharita.
What are your thoughts on Gorgonzola?
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Date: 2013-12-07 08:22 pm (UTC)I am very much pro-Gorgonzola! I'd prefer it to mozzarella, though not in addition to.
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Date: 2013-12-08 01:24 am (UTC)(homemade white whole wheat crust, homemade fresh tomato sauce, buffalo tempeh, shallot, shiitake bacon, jalapenos, and a bit of nutritional yeast.)
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Date: 2013-12-10 06:04 am (UTC)* Sun-dried tomatoes are a first-tier topping for me.
* Pineapple is not anathema to me, it is second-tier or thereabouts.
* Regular white mushrooms are a third-tier topping for me. All other mushrooms - portobello, oyster, etc. - are emphatically first-tier.
And the big one... I actually like sauces other than tomato sauce on pizza. Sometimes.
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