Heard about the pizza uproar?

[hollydolly]

But,... when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie that's amore'

When the moon hits your eye,
Like a big pizza pie,
That's amore.

When an eel bites your hand,
And that's not what you planned,
That's a moray.

 

[hollydolly]

I like anchovy on pizza and on deviled eggs.

 

[hollydolly]

Easy on the anchovies. Each one tastes like a half-cup of salt (to me).

I don't care for pepperoni, either. It isn't real pepperoni. Doesn't taste like it. Doesn't even smell like it.

agree..to both..

 

[OneEyedDiva]

When the moon hits your eye,
Like a big pizza pie,
That's amore.

When an eel bites your hand,
And that's not what you planned,
That's a moray.

Good one HD!

 

[hollydolly]

I've lived in CA for over 50 years. Have never seen nor heard of celery on pizza. Not suggesting you didn't come across it, only saying that it would be a rare exception.

Pizza in Rome is very different from the cheese-laden pizzas served outside of Italy, especially what's made by pizza chains. Good pizza balances tangy tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, a yeasty, caramelized crust and a VERY light hand with toppings.

My pizzas come out between 14"-16" in diameter. I weigh the cheese (5-1/2 oz per pie) so I don't put on too much.

During a cooking class in Florence, Italy, I was floored by how little American style pizzas and other dishes resemble modern Italian cooking. Italians do not heap cheese on their foods.

As for the CNN article about pineapple on pizza being controversial in Italy? Whatever floats people's boat is ok with me. When we have pizza parties one of our most requested pizzas includes pastrami, pickles and mustard. I've never even tasted it because I don't like pastrami, corned beef, bacon, etc., but a lot of people love it.

My favorites are: Margherita, mushroom or my lemon/artichoke heart pizzas.

Margherita is my favourite too... no pineapple...

In the supermarket recently in the frozen section I saw large pizzas ( the type I would never buy) with hot dog stuffed crust...

 

[StarSong]

In the supermarket recently in the frozen section I saw large pizzas ( the type I would never buy) with hot dog stuffed crust...

Good pizza needs no gimmickry and would be the poorer for it. Any company that stuffs its crust with cheese or hot dogs is de facto screaming their pizza crust is so terrible that it needs enhancements. JMHO

Pizza made Italy-style is not the supremely unhealthy, over-cheesed, artery-clogging food most Americans have come to expect.

 

[hollydolly]

Good pizza needs no gimmickry and would be the poorer for it. Any company that stuffs its crust with cheese or hot dogs is de facto screaming their pizza crust is so terrible that it needs enhancements. JMHO

Pizza made Italy-style is not the supremely unhealthy, over-cheesed, artery-clogging food most Americans have come to expect.

I know. Having lived in Italy believe me I know Star. I never buy the Pizzas in the supermarkets here..there's endless choices but none...given that we have a huge Italian population...there are no ready made pizzas available to my knowledge in supermarkets that are anything like a genuine Italian thin crust Pizza... and even the majority of Pizza take away's.. have the horrible thick , or acidic, pizzas... covered in every ingredient they can throw at it..

The only place for me to get a genuinely Italian tasting pizza is to go to an Italian restaurant..

 

[StarSong]

I know. Having lived in Italy believe me I know Star. I never buy the Pizzas in the supermarkets here..there's endless choices but none...given that we have a huge Italian population...there are no ready made pizzas available to my knowledge in supermarkets that are anything like a genuine Italian thin crust Pizza... and even the majority of Pizza take away's.. have the horrible thick , or acidic, pizzas... covered in every ingredient they can throw at it..

The only place for me to get a genuinely Italian tasting pizza is to go to an Italian restaurant..

When it comes to pizza, less is truly more.

 

[Ken N Tx]