That traditional looks amazing, especially the crust how it’s rolled up around the edges. Question...is it customary just to get plain cheese in NY (and surrounding areas)? I know you can get any toppings you want, but most pics I see of east coast pies tend to be cheese. I’m wondering if it’s frowned upon to dress a pizza up with, let’s say, sausage and green pepper (my personal go-to). Also, do round pies ever get cut in squares? I know the square pies do, but round?
According to science, New Yorkers tend to have very bland tastes- it suits their personalities.
Further... it's tough to find truly 'fresh' vegetables (such as green peppers) in the concrete jungle; therefore, under the guise of 'sophistication'... New Yorkers will tell you that cheese pizza is 'the only way to have it'.
You want me to ruin a perfect cracker crust with the extra weight and moisture that come from added toppings? Fuhgeddaboudit.
A side salad is preferable.
I'm pretty sure I'm exposing myself to some abuse here, but I cannot pretend to know what a cracker crust is.
Tough to see but our next door neighbor just dropped off stuffed shells (there were six lol) and meatballs. Perfect cure for a hangover.
That’s the real deal right there! What a neighbor! Its become a tradition for me to make stuffed shells every year between thanksgiving and Christmas when I have family in town. I’ll post when the time comes.
That traditional looks amazing, especially the crust how it’s rolled up around the edges. Question...is it customary just to get plain cheese in NY (and surrounding areas)? I know you can get any toppings you want, but most pics I see of east coast pies tend to be cheese. I’m wondering if it’s frowned upon to dress a pizza up with, let’s say, sausage and green pepper (my personal go-to). Also, do round pies ever get cut in squares? I know the square pies do, but round?
According to science, New Yorkers tend to have very bland tastes- it suits their personalities.
Further... it's tough to find truly 'fresh' vegetables (such as green peppers) in the concrete jungle; therefore, under the guise of 'sophistication'... New Yorkers will tell you that cheese pizza is 'the only way to have it'.
You want me to ruin a perfect cracker crust with the extra weight and moisture that come from added toppings? Fuhgeddaboudit.
A side salad is preferable.
I'm pretty sure I'm exposing myself to some abuse here, but I cannot pretend to know what a cracker crust is.
I am also unfamiliar with cracker crust
2005 - London
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1 2018 - Fenway 1&2 2022 - Hamilton, Toronto 2023 - Chicago 1&2
That traditional looks amazing, especially the crust how it’s rolled up around the edges. Question...is it customary just to get plain cheese in NY (and surrounding areas)? I know you can get any toppings you want, but most pics I see of east coast pies tend to be cheese. I’m wondering if it’s frowned upon to dress a pizza up with, let’s say, sausage and green pepper (my personal go-to). Also, do round pies ever get cut in squares? I know the square pies do, but round?
According to science, New Yorkers tend to have very bland tastes- it suits their personalities.
Further... it's tough to find truly 'fresh' vegetables (such as green peppers) in the concrete jungle; therefore, under the guise of 'sophistication'... New Yorkers will tell you that cheese pizza is 'the only way to have it'.
You want me to ruin a perfect cracker crust with the extra weight and moisture that come from added toppings? Fuhgeddaboudit.
A side salad is preferable.
I'm pretty sure I'm exposing myself to some abuse here, but I cannot pretend to know what a cracker crust is.
I am also unfamiliar with cracker crust
me three.
If I had known then what I know now...
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St. Paul 14, Denver 14
That traditional looks amazing, especially the crust how it’s rolled up around the edges. Question...is it customary just to get plain cheese in NY (and surrounding areas)? I know you can get any toppings you want, but most pics I see of east coast pies tend to be cheese. I’m wondering if it’s frowned upon to dress a pizza up with, let’s say, sausage and green pepper (my personal go-to). Also, do round pies ever get cut in squares? I know the square pies do, but round?
According to science, New Yorkers tend to have very bland tastes- it suits their personalities.
Further... it's tough to find truly 'fresh' vegetables (such as green peppers) in the concrete jungle; therefore, under the guise of 'sophistication'... New Yorkers will tell you that cheese pizza is 'the only way to have it'.
You want me to ruin a perfect cracker crust with the extra weight and moisture that come from added toppings? Fuhgeddaboudit.
A side salad is preferable.
I'm pretty sure I'm exposing myself to some abuse here, but I cannot pretend to know what a cracker crust is.
That traditional looks amazing, especially the crust how it’s rolled up around the edges. Question...is it customary just to get plain cheese in NY (and surrounding areas)? I know you can get any toppings you want, but most pics I see of east coast pies tend to be cheese. I’m wondering if it’s frowned upon to dress a pizza up with, let’s say, sausage and green pepper (my personal go-to). Also, do round pies ever get cut in squares? I know the square pies do, but round?
According to science, New Yorkers tend to have very bland tastes- it suits their personalities.
Further... it's tough to find truly 'fresh' vegetables (such as green peppers) in the concrete jungle; therefore, under the guise of 'sophistication'... New Yorkers will tell you that cheese pizza is 'the only way to have it'.
You want me to ruin a perfect cracker crust with the extra weight and moisture that come from added toppings? Fuhgeddaboudit.
A side salad is preferable.
I'm pretty sure I'm exposing myself to some abuse here, but I cannot pretend to know what a cracker crust is.
I am also unfamiliar with cracker crust
Cracker crust
Looks like regular crust to me. Is it just crisper?
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2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
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2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1 2018 - Fenway 1&2 2022 - Hamilton, Toronto 2023 - Chicago 1&2
That traditional looks amazing, especially the crust how it’s rolled up around the edges. Question...is it customary just to get plain cheese in NY (and surrounding areas)? I know you can get any toppings you want, but most pics I see of east coast pies tend to be cheese. I’m wondering if it’s frowned upon to dress a pizza up with, let’s say, sausage and green pepper (my personal go-to). Also, do round pies ever get cut in squares? I know the square pies do, but round?
According to science, New Yorkers tend to have very bland tastes- it suits their personalities.
Further... it's tough to find truly 'fresh' vegetables (such as green peppers) in the concrete jungle; therefore, under the guise of 'sophistication'... New Yorkers will tell you that cheese pizza is 'the only way to have it'.
You want me to ruin a perfect cracker crust with the extra weight and moisture that come from added toppings? Fuhgeddaboudit.
A side salad is preferable.
I'm pretty sure I'm exposing myself to some abuse here, but I cannot pretend to know what a cracker crust is.
I am also unfamiliar with cracker crust
Cracker crust
Looks like regular crust to me. Is it just crisper?
Thin crust. The bottom layer has a little crunch to it and cracks on the fold, but the layer above that is chewy and maintains its structural integrity on the fold.
Well said, thx. I won't have to worry then, I never fold my slices 😉
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The satisfying feeling of hearing a slight crunch upon folding....yummm!
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Well said, thx. I won't have to worry then, I never fold my slices 😉
You dont know what you are missing. Just try it once and I guarantee it will change your pizza life.
Why not just get a calzone if you're gonna roll it all up inside the crust anyways?
Somehow they believe the *ahem* ritual </quotation fingers> of folding adds something to the overall eating experience & taste of the pie. It's like the kid who puts an import tuning sticker on his car and thinks it suddenly has more horsepower.
For me, folding is for eating on the go. And when you live in NYC, many slices are eaten on the go. After a while it becomes a habit, and you'll find yourself at a nice sit-down pizzeria (or, in Scruffy's case, at home) folding like a troglodyte instead of taking the time to enjoy your meal.
Well said, thx. I won't have to worry then, I never fold my slices 😉
You dont know what you are missing. Just try it once and I guarantee it will change your pizza life.
Why not just get a calzone if you're gonna roll it all up inside the crust anyways?
Somehow they believe the *ahem* ritual </quotation fingers> of folding adds something to the overall eating experience & taste of the pie. It's like the kid who puts an import tuning sticker on his car and thinks it suddenly has more horsepower.
I don’t think it increases the taste I think it is just habit. I can’t imgine eating pizza with a knife and fork or without a fold. And I do agree with dan, most of the time pizza is eat on the go hence the fold. The fold prevents grease stoppage too.
I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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I would say that I don't want a calzone because the of the heat trapped in there. Burns the crap outta your mouth.
Another practical reason for the fold is that you make sure the cheese cannot slide off if the shit is sloppy/too hot.
I kid, I don't actually care what you call a pizza (Lou's, Ellio's, or Amazing/Good Pizza) or how you eat it. (Fold, drop on the floor, fork & knife, or even (gasp!) dab the grease from the top of it with a napkin.) Some of the best pizza is had a 2 AM, and on occasion I forget that I even had it.
It is fun to share pizza stories. Spoke with a person this weekend about 'Taking a Lou's' and they laughed out loud and said they had a similar experience. Stories like these make the world go 'round. (And re-enforces that the best pizza in the US comes from the Mid-Atlantic region of NY/NJ.)
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2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
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2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
me three.
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VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
I don't think anyone would laugh at u for those toppings...
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
what are you, a fucking engineer?
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VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Tried to get into Juliana's once, but did not want to spend my day waiting in line. It does look good.
And I do agree with dan, most of the time pizza is eat on the go hence the fold. The fold prevents grease stoppage too.