Would you ever order a margherita pizza?

yes it is!

never in a million years

i know it's supposed to have actual tomato bits on top but you never actually get them. at least not at the places i go. i.e.

http://goodtoknow.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/111/00000859f/541e_orh412w625/ClassicMargherita.jpg

i.e. that is a cheese pizza with some kind of shrubbery added, presumably for christmas

feel like if you're going thru the trouble of making a pizza, why not throw actual toppings on to increase the nutritional value. veggie pizza for me has, like, veggies on it.

pizza should not have too many toppings on it

that is all

I am trying to only eat meat one meal a day now

i feel like this intriguing post from unperson has not been given the attention it deserves

1 margherita pizza is not "cheese pizza"
2 basil is an essential part of margherita pizza
3 margherita is one of the best pizzas, perhaps the most classic pizza, its simplicity is enhanced by ordering in addition another pizza that is perhaps more complex and intense in its ingredients, but the margherita pizza should always be consumed first
4 the best pizza is not available at a place that doesn't have a good margherita pizza

so it's a cheese pizza with leaves on it

yes

Granny Dainger OTM. Pizza is a canvas on which to paint

eats, pizza, leaves

why not throw actual toppings on to increase the nutritional value

yes, because pizza is only a vessel for "nutritional value"

*farts*

cheeze pizza is shredded cows-milk mozz, not buffalo mozz in delicious blobs!!!!

yes, because pizza is only a vessel for "nutritional value"

you're dumb. what a dumb response.

i feel like this intriguing post from unperson has not been given the attention it deserves

Eating more plants is helping with my diabetes.

I think of "cheese" pizza as being more or less covered with cheese, barring the edge. Margherita has globs of fresh mozzarella that leave a lot of the fresh/chunk tomato sauce exposed.

aha, thx for the clarification! xp

here's what I would pick off that menu, for a party

Margherita -- see thread

Pepperoni -- meat requirement

Blue cheese, rocket and Balsamic Glaze -- balsamic's too sweet usually but people love this

Port salut and Peppardew peppers -- this sounds amazing to me so idgaf if I'm the only one who eats it

you should always dump every foodstuff in the household onto a pizza to maximize nutritional value

I do just about the same thing unperson does, but I do it by only eating one meal a day for 5/7ths of the week

pizza is a vessel for the soul

Grilled peppers & Haloumi

honestly i love halloumi but if you put it on my pizza i will cut your fucking hands off

considering that you can judge the quality of a pizzeria on their pizza margherita, ordering them is essential.

it is the yardstick by which I judge a pizza place and is my most ordered pizza

Thiiiis. Not sure if I'm fourthing, fifthing or whatever but so much this.

nice try, pizza place, trying to fool me into liking your pizza by putting delicious toppings on it

fresh basil and fresh mozzarella are toppings

This thread really couldn't be any more ILX.

Margherita is great but it's different from cheese pizza.

This thread really couldn't be any more ILX.

if only we could find a way to tilt it towards whether you should tip the people who make and/or deliver yr pizza too

I rarely go for a margherita myself because it's just not enough food for a growing boy like me, and it gets cold quickly (I am not a cold pizza guy), but it can be completely fantastic when I'm not that hungry and when basic is exactly what I'm after

as for using a margherita as a yardstick by which to judge a pizzeria's fundamentals, I guess so, but this seems more theoretical than practical, if I want to check out a new band I go with the album that has the song I like, not the album with the most stripped-down arrangement & production

Maturity is discovering that the fundamental pizza is margherita and not pepperoni.

I would happily eat a margherita but would never order one. Likewise, would never order pasta with just marinara. It's a good start to a good dish but pretty boring as a finished product.

xp 100% agree w/Tom

"I've eaten 100 pizzas from this place but I couldn't tell you if the place is any good since none of those was a margherita"

Some context (some other context is that Tracer is insane)

http://slice.seriouseats.com/2014/04/2014-04-21-mpm.html

Having heard ledge's explanation I'd consider voting 'yes' twice: it's definitely the pizza that's the safest to make because absolutely everyone will be willing to polish it off after a few pints.

if you're going thru the trouble of making a pizza, why not throw actual toppings on to increase the nutritional value

If you're going to the trouble of making a pizza, why ruin it with nutritional toppings that would be better off eaten as a side dish? Put those vegetables in a salad or something.

Margherita the same as a cheese pizza? Supposed to have tomato chunks on it? This discussion should be closed to people not based in New York or Italy.

Give the options ledge posted, I would definitely order a margherita. Maybe pepperoni if I was having an unusual craving.

rocket, pineapple and oreos or gtfo

If you're going to the trouble of making a pizza, why ruin it with nutritional toppings that would be better off eaten as a side dish? Put those vegetables in a salad or something.

I agree. Toppings should add to the deliciousness of the pizza, not "ruin it". I have a feeling we'd disagree as to what constitutes a pizza being ruined, tho.

early rejecter i lived in NYC for 10 years and i never ordered two slices of "margherita" and never knew anyone who did... was that an option???

https://ayyroflmao.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/none-pizza-with-left-beef.gif

shove as much stuff as you can imagine onto that suckah, that's what i say

pizza = pita = pasta = pasty = pastry = paste

you should always dump every foodstuff in the household onto a pizza to maximize nutritional value

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, November 6, 2017 8:25 AM (forty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

NO NO NO

it's a pizza, not nachos

it's not a tostada either

None pizza left beef is still one of the funniest things.

how is this even a question

chew up a pizza, resulting paste, two other pizzas, etc

you should always dump every foodstuff in the household onto a pizza to maximize nutritional value

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, November 6, 2017 8:25 AM (forty-five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

NO NO NO

it's a pizza, not nachos

― brimstead, Monday, November 6, 2017 5:12 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's not a tostada either

― brimstead, Monday, November 6, 2017 5:12 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

what even are these things?

i never ordered two slices of "margherita" and never knew anyone who did... was that an option???

I don't know if I've ever seen a legitimate margherita available by the slice. It's generally the very difference cheese pizza that's available by the slice. I suspect a margherita slice wouldn't take as well to reheating; margherita pies also don't hold together as well as a cheese pie which I imagine would make it more difficult to sell by the slice.

"different" not "difference"

I judge a Mexican place by its cheese-only nachos. Sick of people ruining nachos by putting other tasty ingredients on them!!

I ordered a pulled pork bbq pizza tonight and mentally flipped double birds at this thread as i did it

never knew there were people who thought margerita pizza wasnt a thing