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What of pizza do you like? Deep dish, regular? what kind of toppings?

The kind that's made in New York City. And toppings? Feh, toppings are for limp-wristed elitist pinko commies, all that should be on a pizza is cheese and olive oil.

Next question ...

Deep pan ham & pineapple. Yummy!

rice crust thin, pepperoni, white onions, bell peppers, black olives, mushrooms, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese.

rice crust thin, pepperoni, white onions, bell peppers, black olives, mushrooms, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese.

That's not pizza, that's a casserole! :p

Generally speaking, I prefer a pizza with one meat and one veggie.

Typical combinations include: Pepperoni and mushroom, chicken and broccoli and hawaiian(ham and pineapple).

I don't really care for a smorgasbord of toppings.

Chicago style...with Canadian bacon, pineapple, and mushrooms. Yum! *drools*

New york style (Chicago isn't a pizza, it's cheese soup in a bowl of bread)

Mushrooms and black olives.

That's not pizza, that's a casserole! :p

it's pizza.

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What of pizza do you like? Deep dish, regular? what kind of toppings?

Mama's; Double cheese, beef and pepperoni with a crispy crust liberally brushed with garlic butter.

Deep-pan (they're really expensive, so you might as well get a decent dinner and a breakfast out of them) with nice, hot, spicy toppings. And lots of cheese.

deep dish

Cheese and tomato or four cheese. Basic, but damn good.

Banana and anchovies doesn't work.

Edit: And deep-pan, preferably, although it does mean you might get skanked on topping.

thin crust.
plenty of meat
plus sweetcorn

Italian pizzas.

it's pizza.

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That's a wheel of some kind, or maybe one of those fancy hubcaps. This is pizza (http://www.junkfoodblog.com/uploaded_images/i-want-ny-pizza-714419.jpg).

I get a little fanatical about it. Actually, I rather like ham and pineapple, and pepperoni and onions, and sausage and ... oh dear, now I'm going to have to have pizza for dinner tonight.

That's a wheel of some kind, or maybe one of those fancy hubcaps. This is pizza (http://www.junkfoodblog.com/uploaded_images/i-want-ny-pizza-714419.jpg).

I get a little fanatical about it. Actually, I rather like ham and pineapple, and pepperoni and onions, and sausage and ... oh dear, now I'm going to have to have pizza for dinner tonight.

sure I could eat pizza like that, but it would make me sick.

Pizza is pizza. The only rule is no pineapple or other fruits (not counting tomato). Okay, some vegetables are out, too.

Thick crust with cheese in it, and then a bunch of meat on the pizza. It's not food unless something suffers (totally kidding, please don't kill me).

Or, garlic chips-instead of sauce you use garlic spread (failing that butter and garlic powder) and cheese and then cut into squares. In this case thin crust is okay.

A good deep dish
Any meat but a preference in bacon and or pepperoni

Also like a good Chicago style

sure I could eat pizza like that, but it would make me sick.

I know, dear Smunkee, and I wouldn't have that for worlds. It's just that pizza evokes a vehement response in me. When I lived in Brooklyn, if I stood in the intersection nearest our house, I could see a pizza place in every direction. Here out west, it's just not the same. People say it's the water. That may be, I don't know.

as long as it's thin crust and spicy i'll eat it.

I like pepperoni pizza. I don't like thin crusts; I like pan pizzas.

Papa John's original crust, spicy beef, jalapenos, peperoni, onions and mushrooms (and of course the ubiquitous cheese and tomato base)

I know, dear Smunkee, and I wouldn't have that for worlds. It's just that pizza evokes a vehement response in me. When I lived in Brooklyn, if I stood in the intersection nearest our house, I could see a pizza place in every direction. Here out west, it's just not the same. People say it's the water. That may be, I don't know.

you know I miss deep dish pizza, can't get that anymore, it just won't work, no matter what I try. ;)

Totonno's pizza or Grimaldi's is my favorite pick of the bunch. Pizza anywhere outside of the NY metro is just plain depressing. I'll give it to chicago as I can enjoy a great deep dish every now and again. Pizzaria Uno does well for Chicago style deep dish in our area. Of course being a traditionalist I'd go with the one Fram put up there in his pic. A Tasty Sicilian pie is good bang for your buck but nothing beats the old coal and brick fired ovens.

you know I miss deep dish pizza, can't get that anymore, it just won't work, no matter what I try. ;)

Yeah, you need serious gluten to make a deep dish crust, potatoes and barley and what-not just don't stand up right, I'm sure. :(

New York style with extra cheese and mushrooms. :cool:

Pepperoni, sausage, green pepper, mushroom, onion...

Sounds yummy to me.

I like both American and Italian pizza styles, though I find sometimes I'm not hungry enough to eat all of a deep-pan one, too much dough and grease. In terms of toppings, I like most but generally go for spicy ones.

I heard a really stupid thing a while ago from my aunt - she had been talking to an American friend and the topic had come onto food and the origin of pizza had come up, and this guy had refused to believe pizza was Italian, instead believing it to be an American invention. What an idiot, especially considering half my aunt's family is from Naples, the place it was first made.

I only seem to like pizza if I make it. Which i've done, and it usually ends up quite tasty (plus I don't have to limit my choice of toppings, etc. to whatever the pizza place offers. Instead I have to limit it to what's in my fridge.)

Pepperoni pizza.

The kind of pizza found at Giordanos, Gino's East, the Original Uno (not the stupid chains you see in strip malls, I mean the original one in Chi-town).

In other words, Chicago style pizza. What else can you expect from a Chicagoan?

http://www.bartcop.com/giordanos-pizza.jpg

Now that's a pizza

That's a wheel of some kind, or maybe one of those fancy hubcaps. This is pizza (http://www.junkfoodblog.com/uploaded_images/i-want-ny-pizza-714419.jpg).

I get a little fanatical about it. Actually, I rather like ham and pineapple, and pepperoni and onions, and sausage and ... oh dear, now I'm going to have to have pizza for dinner tonight.That looks like an expensive restaurant. I mean if you're going to spend that much on food you might as well have real italian food and not glorified cheese on toast. The Italians do amazing things with fish and shell fish. Yum!

The kind of pizza found at Giordanos, Gino's East, the Original Uno (not the stupid chains you see in strip malls, I mean the original one in Chi-town).

In other words, Chicago style pizza. What else can you expect from a Chicagoan?

As much as I hate to concur with a (*growl*) White Sox fan (nice choice o' football team, though), I have to agree. Totally. With the entire post. Period.

I like my pizza to be deep dish, medium in size and cheesy!!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Hooray for Pizza!!

The kind of pizza found at Giordanos, Gino's East, the Original Uno (not the stupid chains you see in strip malls, I mean the original one in Chi-town).

In other words, Chicago style pizza. What else can you expect from a Chicagoan?

Hey what is that place in town (pretty famous) where ya can write on the walls ... (pizza place)

It was pretty decent last time I was there

Pepperoni + onions + hot peppers...*drools*

That looks like an expensive restaurant. I mean if you're going to spend that much on food you might as well have real italian food and not glorified cheese on toast. The Italians do amazing things with fish and shell fish. Yum!

I suppose it does, but hey, it was as close an approximation as I could come to of what I had in mind.

And yes, certainly, the Italians do wonders with all sorts of food, but we're talking pizza here. ;)

http://www.bartcop.com/giordanos-pizza.jpg

Now that's a pizza

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beast pizza of the five boroughs

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beast pizza of the five boroughs

:eek: BEAST pizza!?!?!?! :eek:

You're making me homesick!

The kind of pizza found at Giordanos, Gino's East, the Original Uno (not the stupid chains you see in strip malls, I mean the original one in Chi-town).

In other words, Chicago style pizza. What else can you expect from a Chicagoan?

Im an idiot it was gino's lol good pizza

I like meat lovers (ham, bacon, pepperoni, beef, Italian sausage, and salami) or bacon and tomato.

I can eat pretty much all of the generic brands pizzas, i especially like Spicey Chicken ones.
I don't mind Hawaiian, it depends how well the pineapple is cooked but i'll still eat it.

New York style with pineapple bacon olives mushrooms
Apizza/New Haven style: standard toppings...usually white clam

The kind of pizza found at Giordanos, Gino's East, the Original Uno (not the stupid chains you see in strip malls, I mean the original one in Chi-town).

In other words, Chicago style pizza. What else can you expect from a Chicagoan?

I actually ate at the original Uno's I think....it was in Chicago.


My favorite pizza is a three-cheese mix of mozzarella, asiago, and Parmesan, topped with tomatoes and chicken.

http://www.bartcop.com/giordanos-pizza.jpg

Now that's a pizza

No, it's not. That's a freakin' cheese pie with what looks like tomato juice.

It's pizza prosciutto or pizza piccante for me, Italian style.

I like meat lovers(pepperoni, ham, salami, bacon, beef, and Italian sausage) or bacon and tomato.

As for the crust, as long as it is not stuffed.

It's nice to find a decidedly unoffensive forum. :)

It's nice to find a decidedly unoffensive forum. :)

Indeed. I DO find the idea of putting pineapples on a pizza rather offensive, though.

Regular pizza, extra cheese, pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, olives, onions, peppers.

Or, what my daughter tells me is real Italian pizza (the kind she had in Naples) crust with cheese and olive oil.

Shouldn't you be making some comment about how Pizza needs to be humble and Allah is the one true pizza?

Italian pizza, thin crust, no topping except for cheese, tomato sauce and those herb thingies my cold-clogged mind can't recall the name of.

Not that American pizzas aren't nice from time to time, but Italian are better. More taste, not just stodge. ;)

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Now that's a pizza

For the sake of all is sacred?

You call that a pizza?

Shouldn't you be making some comment about how Pizza needs to be humble and Allah is the one true pizza?

And the Prophet (pizza be upon him) ... but no pepperoni or sausage in Islamic pizza! :eek:

And the Prophet (pizza be upon him) ... but no pepperoni or sausage in Islamic pizza! :eek:

But, pepperoni is usually beef, and there's plenty of sausage that's made with beef.

My aunt and uncle's restaurant has a pizza called the Carnivore, which has pepperoni, sausage, bacon, Canadian bacon, and hamburger. That's my favorite.

My aunt and uncle's restaurant has a pizza called the Carnivore, which has pepperoni, sausage, bacon, Canadian bacon, and hamburger. That's my favorite.
What is Canadian Bacon anyways?

My aunt and uncle's restaurant has a pizza called the Carnivore, which has pepperoni, sausage, bacon, Canadian bacon, and hamburger. That's my favorite.

Locatelli's (just a few miles from my house) has a "Stuffatelli" that includes pepperoni, italian sausage, beef, black olives, pementos, and onions. It's good stuff, and it's authentic New York style pizza, as the owners emigrated from NYC years ago to start the place.

It takes an hour to make it, but wow, is it ever worth it.

What is Canadian Bacon anyways?

It's ham. Simple as that.

But, pepperoni is usually beef, and there's plenty of sausage that's made with beef.

Really? Pepperoni is beef? Who knew? And yeah, there is a lot of beef sausage, but it's not the same as pork sausage. Beef franks are good, though.

Really? Pepperoni is beef? Who knew? And yeah, there is a lot of beef sausage, but it's not the same as pork sausage. Beef franks are good, though.

All the pepperoni I've ever eaten has been made from beef. I'm quite sure that pork pepperoni isn't as common.

And that's true about the whole pork sausage thing. Beef is great for hot dogs, sure, but for sausage, pork is king.

All the pepperoni I've ever eaten has been made from beef. I'm quite sure that pork pepperoni isn't as common.

And that's true about the whole pork sausage thing. Beef is great for hot dogs, sure, but for sausage, pork is king.

I never read the ingredients on things like sausage. I really don't want to know. Seems to me there's a saying about how you should never ask how sausage and political deals are made.

I never read the ingredients on things like sausage. I really don't want to know. Seems to me there's a saying about how you should never ask how sausage and political deals are made.

Something about that last sentence gave me a truly horrible mental image.

It's ham. Simple as that.
Ah, so what is Ham called?
And why Canadian Bacon?

What is Canadian Bacon anyways?

It's ham slices, very good with pineapple and mushrooms.

The best pizza in the Seattle area is Pagliacci's hands down. I often dream about visiting Chicago if only for the food. :D

Ah, so what is Ham called?
And why Canadian Bacon?

Ham is called ham in a few places (there was a pizzeria in Colorado Springs that actually called it ham, oddly enough), but it's usually Canadian Bacon.

And I have no idea why it's called that, anyway.

Erm, I'm losing something...

Are you saying that Pepperoni are meat?

I never read the ingredients on things like sausage. I really don't want to know. Seems to me there's a saying about how you should never ask how sausage and political deals are made.

I read the ingredients on everything, and the pepperoni in my fridge says something to the effect of

Beef, Salt, Water, Natural and artificial flavors.

It's ham slices, very good with pineapple and mushrooms.

The best pizza in the Seattle area is Pagliacci's hands down. I often dream about visiting Chicago if only for the food. :D

I'm going to have to say that you're insane for eating pineapple on pizza. Shame on you.

Ham is called ham in a few places (there was a pizzeria in Colorado Springs that actually called it ham, oddly enough), but it's usually Canadian Bacon.

And I have no idea why it's called that, anyway.

Although in Canada, isn't it called "back bacon?" Or did I just make that up?

Erm, I'm losing something...

Are you saying that Pepperoni are meat?

PePPeroni is an Italian-American spiced sausage. Peperoni is the plural of peperone, which is Italian for the sweet bell pepper (capsicum).

Although in Canada, isn't it called "back bacon?" Or did I just make that up?

I honestly have no clue. :D

I honestly have no clue. :D

Once again, Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon):

Back bacon is a lean meaty cut of bacon.

"Canadian bacon" is a term used in the United States and Canada, but with differing meanings. In the United States it refers to any lean meaty cut of bacon, but in Canada, "Canadian bacon" refers to a specific variety of unsmoked lean bacon that has been sweet pickle-cured and coated in yellow cornmeal, which is also known as "peameal bacon".

I honestly have no clue. :D

Well :p then.

Once again, Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon):

Farnhamia is now an Honourary Canadian. Beauty, eh?

The latter sounds positively nasty, though I'd give it a shot to see if it really is disgusting.

Thanks for all the information.

Honestly, I've never met a pizza I don't like. In general, I just get plain ol' hand-tossed cheese pizza, but if I'm in the mood for something different, beef pepperoni, pineapple, black olive, and diced tomato is a startlingly good combination, at least when made by my favorite little pizzeria near my old apartment. (It's a darn shame it's so hard to find beef pepperoni outside of heavily Jewish or Muslim areas - it tastes so much yummier than pork!)

PePPeroni is an Italian-American spiced sausage. Peperoni is the plural of peperone, which is Italian for the sweet bell pepper (capsicum).

More American than Italian I think... And I know what is a peperone...

Farnhamia is now an Honourary Canadian. Beauty, eh?

Beauty! Where do I go to get the cheap pharmaceuticals? :p

More American than Italian I think... And I know what is a peperone...

More American, yes. And I figured might know what a peperone is ... :p ... just going for completeness. The Wiki article I read said many Americans travelling in Italy are surprised by what they get when they order "pepperoni."

What is into that sausage? I find the sound of the word "spicy" very interesting...

What is into that sausage? I find the sound of the word "spicy" very interesting...

Probably cayenne, or some other hot pepper. It's pretty good, actually. In the US, the spiciness will vary by region. On the East Coast it's less spicy, whereas in the West (Colorado, where I live) it can be quite spicy. Influenced by Mexican food and tastes, I suppose.

Probably cayenne, or some other hot pepper. It's pretty good, actually. In the US, the spiciness will vary by region. On the East Coast it's less spicy, whereas in the West (Colorado, where I live) it can be quite spicy. Influenced by Mexican food and tastes, I suppose.

The stuff in Colorado was noticeably less spicier than the stuff here in Texas, so be careful if you ever come down this way.

Of course, in the Corpus Christi area, it's very mild compared to the pepperoni you'll find in the rest of the state. Then again, where I grew up (Port Aransas), you could call it the North of the South, as there are many people from the Northeast (mostly New England) and the Midwest.

The pizza places in Port Aransas are some of the best you'll find in the entire state, and one place in particular (though not exactly a pizzeria/pizza parlor) has a cook from Connecticut who makes truly outstanding pizzas. He's been working there for twenty-something years... Good guy. He doesn't get enough credit for his work.

Probably cayenne, or some other hot pepper. It's pretty good, actually. In the US, the spiciness will vary by region. On the East Coast it's less spicy, whereas in the West (Colorado, where I live) it can be quite spicy. Influenced by Mexican food and tastes, I suppose.

It is same thing here in italy... Spiciness vary a lot from a place to another... (Is said that "nduja" from calabria will make cry even mexicans...) However other than pepper what kind of meat it have? Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Pig?

It is same thing here in italy... Spiciness vary a lot from a place to another... (Is said that "nduja" from calabria will make cry even mexicans...) However other than pepper what kind of meat it have? Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Pig?

Pepperoni is almost always a beef product. You'll find pork or even turkey pepperoni, but they're less common, and they don't taste as good as the beef variety.

That is a good thing IMHO...

Beef is the best meat to get spiced, if sometime I get a chance to visit US I should try it...

That is a good thing IMHO...

Beef is the best meat to get spiced, if sometime I get a chance to visit US I should try it...

Or you could try to convert this recipe (http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blpork85.htm) to metric. Notice it calls for a mix of beef and pork.

I just googled "homemade pepperoni" and got quite a few recipes. A number are from makers of different kinds of food products, like Morton Salt, for instance. And most I saw are in American measurements (cups and teaspoons and pounds) and not in metric, but I think converting wouldn't be very difficult.

Or you could try to convert this recipe (http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blpork85.htm) to metric. Notice it calls for a mix of beef and pork.

I just googled "homemade pepperoni" and got quite a few recipes. A number are from makers of different kinds of food products, like Morton Salt, for instance. And most I saw are in American measurements (cups and teaspoons and pounds) and not in metric, but I think converting wouldn't be very difficult.

They aren't american measurements, but some sort of cooking measurements... Also is safer I use that as a guideline rather than I try enjoy eating one of yours genuine one... If I ingest garlic I end up throwing blood out of my mouth... (No I'm not a vampire... <.<''')

However is very clear to me, and I can manage how to work it...

I like bell peppers. lol, YTMND


But I can go for any variety of pizza, really. I do prefer not to have pinapple or ham on my pizza though. Most other toppings are palatable, though I tend to dislike olives as well.

Also, I find it hilarious that in Iran, they call pizza "elastic loaf." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza#Other_names_for_Pizza) :D

It's ham. Simple as that.
It's because of Canadian bacon that I don't like ham on my pizza. I remember ordering pizza...somewhere...and, seeing Canadian bacon as a topping and not knowing what it was--thinking that, due to the name, it was a neat type of bacon--I ordered it as a topping. Then it turned out to be ham and that seriously pissed me off due to disappoint, and ever since I've hated it on my pizza.