No you have to have basil on a margherita to represent the green on the Italian flag, that's the whole point of the margherita (Josh's first post alluded to this).
― Josefa, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 07:08 (six years ago) link
"Mama Mia's" in Reading used to do a Pizza Spaghetti, literally a (starter portion) spagbol on a pizza. It was great.
Don't look for it, etc..
― Mark G, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 07:56 (six years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j5VP44Hr2mQ/TbsLTbEMy6I/AAAAAAAAAJY/IqLcDgh4Xh8/s1600/pizza2.png
― mark s, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 11:15 (six years ago) link
Technically, sauce and crust are optional on a pizza. A pizza can be entirely conceptual. Yes, waiter? I'd like to order...the idea of a pizza. Just the essence, the notion of pizza-osity, if you will. Oh, and waiter? Hold the basil?
― Your welcome. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 11:21 (six years ago) link
you're allowed one pizza decision for each pizza you have eaten in your life
― mh, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 14:24 (six years ago) link
I endorse your pizza proposition.
― Your welcome. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 14:27 (six years ago) link
what are those blue things?!?!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 14:32 (six years ago) link
look like dyed cucumber slices
― mh, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 14:32 (six years ago) link
they are the tongues of the lions of the royal arms of england
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Royal_Arms_of_England.svg/1200px-Royal_Arms_of_England.svg.png
― mark s, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 14:36 (six years ago) link
I figured it was calamari:https://img.cinemablend.com/filter:scale/cb/d/c/4/1/7/0/dc4170fd82ed4d872ac26a150fa1f1fcf14cfa9f18ea3aea927585eb77dd4a03.jpg?mw=600
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 14:37 (six years ago) link
which of these should I order for overpriced on-the-company's-dime work lunch
https://imgur.com/a/CpLpZ
― Simon H., Tuesday, 7 November 2017 14:48 (six years ago) link
(I know the actual correct answer is "whichever is most expensive")
depends how much you like meats, I think
― mh, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:07 (six years ago) link
Whenever I visit a new pie shop I order an empty pie, just crust with a hole, it's the yardstick by which I judge pie shops.Whenever I visit a new sandwich shop I order two slices of bread with just a bit of butter in between, it's the yardstick by which I judge sandwich shops.Whenever I visit a cocktail bar I order a glass of water etc
Anyway no I'd never order a margherita pizza because I'd hate people to see me ordering it and think I was the kind of fussy eater who, when faced with a wide range of cheese+tomato+X options, says "ew I don't fancy any of them just give me the cheese+tomato".
― JimD, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:37 (six years ago) link
deep dish pizza is better than thin crust pizza
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:39 (six years ago) link
xp Ladies and Gentlemen, a English.
― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:39 (six years ago) link
tbf for a long time I did parent a child who would only eat margherita, it was infuriating. He's grown out of it now.
― JimD, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:40 (six years ago) link
but it's not like a pie with no fillingsmargherita is three things on pizza dough
― nxd, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:43 (six years ago) link
having no toppings at all would be like a pie with no fillingsleft beef without the left beef
― nxd, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:44 (six years ago) link
love that The Locking Of The Up-The-Arse Corner Thread is still a live beef in late 2017
― imago, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:45 (six years ago) link
quoth plax: "all rules are for ppl with no inherent sense of styletaste"
minimalism wrt to flavours is often amazing but purist dogma is undelicious
― ogmor, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:46 (six years ago) link
How is margherita when dipped in a side of ranch dressing? Because that's the deciding factor for me.
― how's life, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:47 (six years ago) link
fp
― the Hannah Montana of the Korean War (DJP), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:52 (six years ago) link
Ordering a margherita is classy in America, it shows restraint.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 15:58 (six years ago) link
tbf the american variation, more often than not, has tomato slices or chunks of tomato on top, which can be a really bad idea during the off season when "fresh" tomatoes are hot garbage
― mh, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:03 (six years ago) link
or as it's known in the UK, "winter, spring, summer and autumn"
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:09 (six years ago) link
deep dish is a monstrosity and america should apologise and renounce any claims to pizza authority
― jamiesummerz, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:13 (six years ago) link
thank you
― imago, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:14 (six years ago) link
the occasional microwave mini deep-dish being an allowable £2 slob-out purchase from the local corner shop obv
― imago, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:15 (six years ago) link
throw a fuckin fried egg on that suckah too I reckon
― Fox Mulder, FYI (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:21 (six years ago) link
I'm sure I've said in other pizza fight threads, but I like both American style and Italian style pizzas - they just satiate very different desires. Also I'm not sure why people keep saying "this is what Brits think about pizza" when all the identifiably British people on this thread have expressed a pretty wide variety of opinions.
xpost NO EGG ON PIZZA EVER JFC
― emil.y, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:28 (six years ago) link
Before even opening this thread, seeing the number of new answers nearly brought a tear to my eye.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:28 (six years ago) link
http://vitoandnicks.com/photos_slider/pizza_05.jpg
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:29 (six years ago) link
what i'm talking about. it's not pizza without a runny yolk ready to burst all over it. and chilis. like juicy-arse jalapenos, none of this shrivelled stuff. whack it all on
― Fox Mulder, FYI (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:34 (six years ago) link
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jBo1dxeo0cQ/V_z3balFB0I/AAAAAAAACGo/UJvzWfpPdA4fS_MJ5-98LWj2H8INK0qLQCEw/s1600/Pizza%2BTrails%252C%2BCalifornia%2BPizza%2BKitchen%252C%2BBangalore%2B%25285%2529.jpg
the "uk fish and chips" pizza offered by california pizza kitchen in bangalore (now permanently closed)
― mark s, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:36 (six years ago) link
You're killing Dog Latin Mark!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:36 (six years ago) link
Lemon's a nice touch tho
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:37 (six years ago) link
however no red meat if at all possible, unless it's a very obviously meat-oriented pizza, which i probably won't have. i'm seafood friendly though
― Fox Mulder, FYI (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:37 (six years ago) link
uk.. california... bangalore... it's beautiful
― mh, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:37 (six years ago) link
I ordered a Margherita a couple times when I first went to Italy, however I never ordered it at home until I married a vegetarian. It's now a go to if the place knows what it's doing.
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:38 (six years ago) link
i stop at chips on a pizza as part of a strict double-carbing rule
― Fox Mulder, FYI (dog latin), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:38 (six years ago) link
good fresh basil essential in the american version, especially if they just throw whole leaves on there
― mh, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:39 (six years ago) link
― imago, Tuesday, November 7, 2017 10:15 AM (twenty minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
You've never had slice of deep dish in Chicago, t/f
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:39 (six years ago) link
I understand the questionable appeal but I've had Chicago-style pizza in Chicago at several of the recommended places and it's just not my thing
― mh, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:41 (six years ago) link
I mean I rarely have it, for many reasons, but getting Peqoud's (w/the burnt cheese crust all around the cast-iron pan) once a year is worth it.
http://pequodspizza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pequods-carmelized-deep-dish-pizza.jpg
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:41 (six years ago) link
imo ideal pizza crust should be just thick enough to have a slightly crisp, browned underside and stable enough to convey all of the ingredients above to my mouth without use of utensils. slightly thicker crust is allowable but not preferred
― mh, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:43 (six years ago) link
that Pequods slice looks good, and also about half the thickness of the pizza I had in Chicago
― mh, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:44 (six years ago) link
That looks like it tastes like a salty pepperoni and nothing else.
xxp
― Evan, Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:44 (six years ago) link
One slice is a meal, two slices and you better not have anything else planned for the night, more than that and you're taking your life into your hands.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:49 (six years ago) link
The ideal pizza crust must be one inch deep minimum, have a solid edge of carbonized cheese, and be both fluffy and crunchy. Sauce goes on top of the cheese.
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 7 November 2017 16:50 (six years ago) link