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I like a topping or two. Sometimes a classic is a classic for a reason I actually used to like lots of toppings but now really only go for that on a very thin or crispy crust pie since it otherwise seems to make the crust soggy as fuck.
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Will be indulging in New Wayne Pizza pizza and Stromboli's tomorrow night at the brother's estate. All time favorite pizza place from where I grew up. Can't wait
I like a topping or two. Sometimes a classic is a classic for a reason I actually used to like lots of toppings but now really only go for that on a very thin or crispy crust pie since it otherwise seems to make the crust soggy as fuck.
I’m usually a one or two topping person (typically one meat and/or one veggie but not always). But yeah sometimes you just can’t beat a plain pie. It’s universal.
Plain cheese is for kids. Toppings are a must, even if it’s just one. I don’t get too crazy, but whether it’s sausage, pepperoni, etc., gotta have something. My observation is that east coasters are much more into plain cheese. The toppings aren’t to mask a bad pie (like the A1 comparison), but rather to make any pie better. Plain cheese only does so much.
Plain cheese is for kids. Toppings are a must, even if it’s just one. I don’t get too crazy, but whether it’s sausage, pepperoni, etc., gotta have something. My observation is that east coasters are much more into plain cheese. The toppings aren’t to mask a bad pie (like the A1 comparison), but rather to make any pie better. Plain cheese only does so much.
Agreed. Elevate the pizza with some great tasting toppings- but not so many they get lost in the jumble.
Maybe it’s a personality thing? The east coasters are kinda boring. Super nice and simple, but the kind of people that only listen to the first 2 or 3 songs off an album they purchase- only to press start again and replay the same 2 or 3 songs again. And a plain pizza might just fit their vanilla lifestyle?
I dunno. I’m just trying to hypothesize in the pizza thread.
Plain pizza is plain. It lacks flavor balance, unless the sauce is overly bold, which is a problem itself. Get something with some salt and umami in there, for goodness' sake. Especially if it's mozzarella cheese only!
I’m an east coaster and I like toppings. Most people I know do. I also don’t have the “New York rules of pizza” indoctrinated in me. For that I am extremely thankful.
Plain pizza is plain. It lacks flavor and texture balance, unless the sauce is overly bold, which is a problem itself. Get something with some salt and umami in there, for goodness' sake. Especially if it's mozzarella cheese only!
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F Me In The Brain
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Basil is a topping. I was never a pizza snob and used to make fun of my NJ born and raised wife being one
Moved to NJ and 7 years later am a full on pizza snob. Happy to wear it now that I know what consistent excellence tastes like.
Oh shit... I get the sense Scruffy is somewhere pretending to be in the moment with some boring east coast company talking about the local weather patterns for the past decade, but secretly reading the pizza thread on his cellular phone... face getting red... and steam is starting to whistle out his ears.
He’s going to feign a bathroom break and rip us ‘topping people’ a new one.
Plain pizza is plain. It lacks flavor and texture balance, unless the sauce is overly bold, which is a problem itself. Get something with some salt and umami in there, for goodness' sake. Especially if it's mozzarella cheese only!
Plain pizza is plain. It lacks flavor and texture balance, unless the sauce is overly bold, which is a problem itself. Get something with some salt and umami in there, for goodness' sake. Especially if it's mozzarella cheese only!
Salt and spices are always part of a good pie
One of my favorite places and slices (Manco & Manco Sicilian) uses a blend of Mozz & Cheddar.
Mushrooms are also a good topping and get you your desired taste ...
Oh shit... I get the sense Scruffy is somewhere pretending to be in the moment with some boring east coast company talking about the local weather patterns for the past decade, but secretly reading the pizza thread on his cellular phone... face getting red... and steam is starting to whistle out his ears.
He’s going to feign a bathroom break and rip us ‘topping people’ a new one.
Lol. No company today, one of my kids has strep and my wife and I have sinus infections. Good times.
Oh shit... I get the sense Scruffy is somewhere pretending to be in the moment with some boring east coast company talking about the local weather patterns for the past decade, but secretly reading the pizza thread on his cellular phone... face getting red... and steam is starting to whistle out his ears.
He’s going to feign a bathroom break and rip us ‘topping people’ a new one.
Lol. No company today, one of my kids has strep and my wife and I have sinus infections. Good times.
Sitting here sick myself. Bored to tears.
And, of course, it's a weekend without any responsibility.
The wife is nagging me to pull it together and go do something with her. I just want to lie on this couch with Aliens on in the background, check fantasy baseball sites for rankings, and taunt east coast people.
Oh shit... I get the sense Scruffy is somewhere pretending to be in the moment with some boring east coast company talking about the local weather patterns for the past decade, but secretly reading the pizza thread on his cellular phone... face getting red... and steam is starting to whistle out his ears.
He’s going to feign a bathroom break and rip us ‘topping people’ a new one.
Lol. No company today, one of my kids has strep and my wife and I have sinus infections. Good times.
Sitting here sick myself. Bored to tears.
And, of course, it's a weekend without any responsibility.
The wife is nagging me to pull it together and go do something with her. I just want to lie on this couch with Aliens on in the background, check fantasy baseball sites for rankings, and taunt east coast people.
F**ks sakes.
Dude come over and we can order some plain pies and drink molson xxx!
Oh shit... I get the sense Scruffy is somewhere pretending to be in the moment with some boring east coast company talking about the local weather patterns for the past decade, but secretly reading the pizza thread on his cellular phone... face getting red... and steam is starting to whistle out his ears.
He’s going to feign a bathroom break and rip us ‘topping people’ a new one.
Lol. No company today, one of my kids has strep and my wife and I have sinus infections. Good times.
Sitting here sick myself. Bored to tears.
And, of course, it's a weekend without any responsibility.
The wife is nagging me to pull it together and go do something with her. I just want to lie on this couch with Aliens on in the background, check fantasy baseball sites for rankings, and taunt east coast people.
F**ks sakes.
Dude come over and we can order some plain pies and drink molson xxx!
Will do so in spirit!
Not quite ready to tilt anything back though. Give me about five hours.
The plain pizza here sucks, including the one I posted above that got this whole discussion going. My kids eat it because they don’t like flavor, while I go heat up some Top ramen or make a turkey sandwich.
There’s a “craft pizza” place in town that has a good crust down, makes a nice Detroit-style pizza and comes up with some decently flavored pies with toppings. I usually get something from there on my night to pick.
I would never get toppings on any proven pizza from my beloved Brooklyn. They are perfect as is. Adding anything would be comparable to getting omakase from a master sushi chef and drowning it in soy sauce.
The plain pizza here sucks, including the one I posted above that got this whole discussion going. My kids eat it because they don’t like flavor, while I go heat up some Top ramen or make a turkey sandwich.
There’s a “craft pizza” place in town that has a good crust down, makes a nice Detroit-style pizza and comes up with some decently flavored pies with toppings. I usually get something from there on my night to pick.
I would never get toppings on any proven pizza from my beloved Brooklyn. They are perfect as is. Adding anything would be comparable to getting omakase from a master sushi chef and drowning it in soy sauce.
I’ve only been to NY once, but didn’t get pizza from Brooklyn. I wish I would have. I’d like to try an old school, real deal Brooklyn slice. I think the only pizza I had that trip was from Queens. I was college age and we met some girls from St Johns, so we made our way over to Queens. Pizza was nothing to write home about.
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I actually used to like lots of toppings but now really only go for that on a very thin or crispy crust pie since it otherwise seems to make the crust soggy as fuck.
Maybe it’s a personality thing? The east coasters are kinda boring. Super nice and simple, but the kind of people that only listen to the first 2 or 3 songs off an album they purchase- only to press start again and replay the same 2 or 3 songs again. And a plain pizza might just fit their vanilla lifestyle?
I dunno. I’m just trying to hypothesize in the pizza thread.
It lacks flavor balance, unless the sauce is overly bold, which is a problem itself.
Get something with some salt and umami in there, for goodness' sake.
Especially if it's mozzarella cheese only!
It lacks flavor and texture balance, unless the sauce is overly bold, which is a problem itself.
Get something with some salt and umami in there, for goodness' sake.
Especially if it's mozzarella cheese only!
I was never a pizza snob and used to make fun of my NJ born and raised wife being one
Moved to NJ and 7 years later am a full on pizza snob. Happy to wear it now that I know what consistent excellence tastes like.
He’s going to feign a bathroom break and rip us ‘topping people’ a new one.
You guys keep doing your thing!
One of my favorite places and slices (Manco & Manco Sicilian) uses a blend of Mozz & Cheddar.
Mushrooms are also a good topping and get you your desired taste ...
Sitting here sick myself. Bored to tears.
And, of course, it's a weekend without any responsibility.
The wife is nagging me to pull it together and go do something with her. I just want to lie on this couch with Aliens on in the background, check fantasy baseball sites for rankings, and taunt east coast people.
F**ks sakes.
Will do so in spirit!
Not quite ready to tilt anything back though. Give me about five hours.
There’s a “craft pizza” place in town that has a good crust down, makes a nice Detroit-style pizza and comes up with some decently flavored pies with toppings. I usually get something from there on my night to pick.
I would never get toppings on any proven pizza from my beloved Brooklyn. They are perfect as is. Adding anything would be comparable to getting omakase from a master sushi chef and drowning it in soy sauce.