General Pizza Discussion Thread

[LoganL]

mushroooms, pepperoni, onions. done

[bouwnt]

pizza you're my only friend..

[haploid]

I was going to put this in supertrash, but since pizza holds such a dear place in most everyone's hearts I think it's qualified enough to go in superculture. That being said, if you find this is not worthy of superculture; by all means move it to trash.

Also, I have noticed a few other pizza-based threads on here, most of which have long been dead due to too much specificity; thereby creating the need for a new, more generalized, thread or the merging and renaming of an old one. Whichever you see fit, mods of superfuture.

So, superfuture, let us discuss the marvels of pizza!

[DXI30]

motorino's in brooklyn.

good fucking neapolitan pizza

when it comes to pizza, i feel the best way to tell if its good or not is by getting just the cheese and forget the toppings.

[haploid]

I agree. After I have sampled what a basic plain slice is, I then usually feel more inclined to try some toppings. There is a place near me that offers a bruschetta slice that's really great.

[edward_edward]

Story Deli just off Brick Lane, does an interesting take on pizzas. Super thin base with fresh organic ingredients on top. Kinda pricey at £13 a pop although considering the location i guess they can charge that. The freshness of the ingredients make it, so if you can work your way through the crowds of hipsters in front of it, it's worth checking out.

[HOLY]

pineapple anchovies and some hot peppers is great

[haploid]

I've never had anchovies in general... Would you mind describing the flavor/texture?

[HOLY]

pineapple anchovies and some hot peppers

[Dead_Wizard]

Anchovies are intensely salty with a slight fishiness. Very little texture to them. I tried to do a eggplant/anchovy white pie once and it was just too much.

[Hocus Pocus]

Franny's in Brooklyn makes the best pizza I've had. Anyone been to Una Pizza Napoletana? I heard he is moving to San Fran.

[broneck]

I had some obscenely tasty pizza in france. Salami instead of pepperoni, served with a side of spicy olive oil, and topped with cracked eggs so the yolk spills out as you eat....mmmm....egg.

[b.e-n]

^i have never had a pizza as good as the pizzas i used to eat in france. there was a pizza truck that would come to my school and i would go there 3 hours to preorder my pizzas to skip the line. i always got calzones (not like calzones in the us), basically a closed pizza (with tomato sauce, ham and mushrooms) and an egg. i covered it with spicy olive oil and enjoyed. all for 6 euros, with a can of lipton peach iced tea. i miss it so bad. pizzas here suck (unless you've never tasted pizzas from elsewhere). edward_edward, 13 quid is really quite a lot for a pizza.

[alexryb]

this is just another reason for me to study in france.

[freecat]

pizza truck is so profitable. i was reading an article about it in some paper. but anyway, their pizza usually rocks because they need to be damn good to convert even people not into pizzas.

oh and those you can find them at around 4.5€ at the grocery store and it's awesome

http://www.savourezlavieavotretempo.fr/les-produits-sodebo/gamme/pizza/dolce-pizza.html

[tweeds]

Story Deli just off Brick Lane, does an interesting take on pizzas. Super thin base with fresh organic ingredients on top. Kinda pricey at £13 a pop although considering the location i guess they can charge that. The freshness of the ingredients make it, so if you can work your way through the crowds of hipsters in front of it, it's worth checking out.

garlic bread they make (garlic, olive oil, black pepper, parsley?) is far and away a smash hit for £6. effectively an aglio olio white pizza - but i feel like their superthin base is more like a wafer anyway, so this combination is spot on.

[b.e-n]

pizza truck is so profitable. i was reading an article about it in some paper. but anyway, their pizza usually rocks because they need to be damn good to convert even people not into pizzas.

oh and those you can find them at around 4.5€ at the grocery store and it's awesome

http://www.savourezlavieavotretempo.fr/les-produits-sodebo/gamme/pizza/dolce-pizza.html

sodebo is the shit! i would eat those at home all the time. good munchie foods in france

[abrupt stop]

nothing beats a good margherita slice imo but once in a while I have to get an artichoke slice from Artichoke on 14th street.

[freecat]

university self service restaurant had calzone pizza last week. how awesome is that. the whole meal is 2.9€ you can't beat that. they even supply spicy sauce. best thing is that i live right in front of it.

[alexryb]

really good, but expensive.

[destructodisk]

Marco's Pizza in Denver is best pizza I've had hands down

The Abruzzo is where it's at: Bufala Mozzarella, Parmigiano Reggiano, Gran Cru, Caciocavallo, Fresh Basil, & Extra Virgin Olive Oil

buuut NYC has pretty good pizza too, fuck that sloppy chicago shit YUCK

[Bislane]

going to be honest and say that the french stuff on the last page looks like shit. or at least my definition of shitty pizza

maybe if I could get some new york pies proxied that could begin my initiation

[freecat]

yeah they're from the supermarket that's why it looks like shit. but as much as god will still be god, a pizza will still be a pizza.

[haploid]

I once had a pizza with some type of croissant crust. Buttery and flaky, yet nice and light. Shit was in the middle of nowhere of upstate New York too.

[Vampyrvargfesten]

can someone recommend me a place with good cheeseburger pizza or a cheeseburger pizza recipe??

i have tried CPK's but it is only OK...

i will make my own soon

any info helps, thanks!

[Solix]

What do you want it to taste like? A cheeseburger - buns + dough?

What I'd do is do like 60/40 blend of ketchup/plain tomato sauce, browned ground beef with a good fat content, a drizzle of yellow mustard, topped with diced raw onions and a bit of dill pickles or relish, under a blanket of american/cheddar, and sesame seeds sprinkled along the crust.

But hey, that's just what I do.

[readytoignite]

that sounds great - if you like the taste of burnt sesame seeds and eating ketchup by the spoonful

[sleazie ninja number 47]

Anyone tried DiGiorno Crispy Flatbread Sausage and Onions from Walmart. Better than delivery. Even better when they mark it down <$4. This pizza is unreal.

[Solix]

that sounds great - if you like the taste of burnt sesame seeds and eating ketchup by the spoonful

By cutting the ketchup with tomato sauce, it's not that bad. You can even get the contrast between fresh tomato and ketchup. I've done sesame seeds on pizza before as well. Use the raw ones, they roast up fine.

It's all to taste. If you don't want it, don't put it.

[readytoignite]

perhaps - i think it might be useful to consider to convey the sense of a cheeseburger without being too literal about it. your interpretation focuses on condiments, which are by and large nasty in the quantities required to top a pizza.

i would recommend going with a std pizza with ground beef (fried up and drained of all fat - there's plenty of fat in a pizza already), mozzarella with a bit of american or cheddar (or jack) mixed in + a (single) burger condiment that wouldn't be out of place on a pizza, i.e. onion (either browned/caramelized beforehand, or raw white-castle style).