Would you ever order a margherita pizza?

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!!

Nachos discussion should be closed to people not based in New York or Italy

JCLC nailed it with his post.

― Karl Malone, Monday, 6 November 2017 15:48 (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

A most excellent poster but his record on the epic food polls of yore a sad testament to his propensity for enthusiastic insanity in this realm unforch

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

― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, November 6, 2017 9:17 AM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i just told you it's ok to do this, what kind of mind game are you playing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4zSyOwacD8

chilli Beef

^^^love the britishish spelling of chilllli always
but really I'm just trying to start a chillli Beef

Nachos discussion should be closed to people not based in New York or Italy

I can't speak for Italy, but nachos have not been on the menu of any Mexican restaurant I've been to in New York.

It’s actually spelled chillillilli.

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"chili comes straight from the nahuatl word chīlli"

Bah.

why order a margherita when you can order a scallop cheesy opera?

https://i.imgur.com/Y3Z8QJh.jpg

yesssss

pizza thread stage two: commence

nachos should just have cheddar and jalapenos. anything else is fucking around. specifically cheddar too

Um would I ever not?

Pass the ‘rita ‘za, brah

"cheddar comes straight from the nahuatl word cheddddar "

I thought Pizza Hut became Pasta House.

i hadn't heard of "cheese pizza" or "plain/regular slice" until i moved to nyc

that's the end of my contribution to this thread

spiralli otm although onions are permitted imo (in ring form only)

anyway on a serious note strikes me that ordering a margherita is akin to ordering a cucumber roll at a top sushi place - trying to get a feel for how they do the rice, assembly, etc. before moving on to the more serious stuff.

as always with food threads, particularly pizza ones, posts by people outside the US should probably be a different color, be marked somehow, or ideally be subject to moderation before being posted and likely deleted

yeah fuck those italians

pizza is best left to the British

― Pope Urban the Legend (Noodle Vague), Monday, October 30, 2017 11:05 AM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

everyone knows the only place to eat italian food is america

The USAyyyyyyy

"how's the italian food in this country"