"Myths about pizza" Topic

"Versions of pizza have existed for centuries. First popular among the working classes of Naples in the 18th century, pizza remained a local dish until after World War II , when it exploded in popularity around the world. As a food of the poor, pizza had few chroniclers until very recently, which means there's no archive of pizza history, filled with details about important firsts or crucial developments. So there's little agreement and significant mythology surrounding this beloved food, which we seem to like talking about almost as much as we like eating.

In 1945, few Americans had heard of pizza. But a decade later, newspaper articles were touting it as a new food trend sweeping the nation. Media accounts attributed pizza's growing popularity in the United States to soldiers who had tried it in Italy during World War II. This story thrives online, on Wikipedia and in published histories of pizza, including Ed Levine's "Pizza: A Slice of Heaven."…"
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Armand

OMG, not more myths. Wait … pizza, not WWII? :)

There is also a myth that people put pineapple on it and claim to like it.

Well, you travel to bars
You also go to Winchell's Doughnuts
And hang out with the Highway Patrol
Sometimes you'll go to a pizza place
You go to Sharkey's to get that
American kind of pizza
That has the ugly, waxey, fake yellow kind
Of yellow Cheese on the top…
Then you go to Straw Hat Pizza,
To get all of those artificial ingredients
That never belonged on a pizza in the first place
(But the white people really like it…)
Oh well, you'll go anyplace, you'll do anything…

Frank Zappa 'The Blue Light'

Pineapple and Canadian bacon on a whole wheat crust-- I had that in Seattle once, but I don't think you can call it pizza.

Nope.

(smile)

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Armand

2nd that myth pineapple on pizza is good, it's not so don't fall for it.

I was extremely dubious about the whole pineapple on pizza thing too, and would normally never consider ordering one.

However, I once went out with a group of friends who ordered that along with some other types. I tried a slice AND was surprisingly pleased. It was quite good. I even had a second one, later.

Matched with Canadian bacon is a good pairing, as is with pepperoni and other meats like sausage, ham, green bell pepper and onions, etc..

The pizza I had it on was made by Roundtable Pizza, who makes a really good, spicy, tomato sauce which offsets it nicely too. They make their sauce with thinned tomato paste – about 50% water, and including other spices.

I consider myself to be a pizza traditionalist, and to not support the numerous "designer" pizzas people come up with, but this was indeed quite good. You should try it.

I got the SWMBO to agree to try the new "designer" pizzas from Dominoes, y'know the Cheeseburger and the Chicken Taco varieties? In both cases I was pleasantly surprised, quite good. You really can't class pizza as Italian though unless you also think Olive Garden is Italian as well.

I've always liked pineapple with Canadian bacon or ham on pizza. Pineapple and pork sausage are great in fried rice. So are pineapple and Spam. Pineapple and pork are just a naturally delicious combination.

I worked in an independent pizza parlor when I was in high school. This was in the 1970s. Our favorite pizza to make for our meal break was Hawaiian; second favorite, pepperoni.

I never even thought it was unusual to put pineapple on pizza. It was just one of the styles of pizza we offered: margherita, sausage and peppers, quattro formaggio, pepperoni, ground beef and pork sausage and onions, everything, everything with anchovies, and Hawaiian. Night after night. Yum.

Yummy!!!…. (smile)

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Armand

I love 'The Blue Light', reading that post cheered me up.

Back to the topic, Pizza was very common in Tri-state area
from the early 20th century. Chain store franchise Pizza isn't pizza, due to 'the ugly, waxy fake yellow kind of cheese on the top…..' That and crusts made out of heart attacks.

Pineapple/ham is quite a nice combination. Canadian bacon is almost as good.

My favorite toppings are black olive, pepperoni, sausage, mushroom, artichoke hearts. Generally all at once is too much so I have to pick and choose, or get half some, half the rest.

pineapple and Spam.

Mmmmmm, SPAM!!!!

What's all this I keep hearing about anchovies? I always thought that they were just sardines with a better PR man.

If any of you visit Cincinnati ,try LaRosa's.

I've had it, and it was okay, did not die, I would not order it again.