Blogcember: Pizza preferences

[sabotabby]

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.

Comments

[sabotabby]

I'd eat the shit out out that. Yum!

[lokilokust.livejournal.com]

it was fantastic.
it's funny, i'm not one of those PIZZA FOREVER AND ALWAYS folks, but a truly great pizza is a wonderful thing.