My favorite kind of pizza is ___
Everyone likes pizza in some shape or form (I like to think) so I want to know: how do you like your pizza?
Do you like it with thin crust? Deep dish? Do you like a Neopolitan style? What toppings do you have on your ideal pizza? Fresh mozzarella? Mushrooms? Spinach? Pineapple? Chicken? Pepperoni?
Yes, now's the chance to create your utopia in pizza form!
My absolute favorite is Margherita pizza....fresh mozzarella with basil and tomato sauce on a chewy Neopolitan crust.
Hillary
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29 Comments:
MMmm. Gimme anything really!
BUT, if I could choose, I would pick thin (whole wheat is ideal) crust. Light sauce and light mozzarella. Pile it high with veggies--green pepper, onion, tomatoes, even broccoli is good. No meat, no mushrooms or olives. Plenty of parm sprinkled on top, and a bit of pepper for some spice. Delicious.
luswim06 at 6:38PM on 05/30/08
Almost any way, almost any time.
Ok, homemade is fun, but definitely thin crust, light sauce (well spiced, not sweet), decent amount of mozzarella......and then either pepperoni or Margherita. And finished off with enough red pepper flakes to give it some heat.
Mmmmmm, now I want pizza.
StripeyChef at 8:05PM on 05/30/08
Mmmm...stop making me hungry!
I like deep crust, soft and chewy. Spicy sauce, lots of fresh mozz. Mushrooms, artichokes, spinach, lots of olives, green and black. I can't help loving pepperoni, or a really good hot italian sausage.
Fresh romano on top.
Or give me good takeout in Chicago and I am a happy camper!!!
sadiepix at 8:07PM on 05/30/08
I like thin crust with artichokes, mushrooms, and olives, and plenty of parm sprinkled on top.
sarahj at 8:33PM on 05/30/08
either a deep dish chicago style with cheese and sausage...or a thin chewy crusted authentic pizza, light on the cheese and sauce, with any vegetable topping. the only toppings i dislike are the commercial ones (ham cubes, pineapple) and fresh tomatoes
stumbler02 at 9:23PM on 05/30/08
Either NY style, cheese only, or thin crust with all veggies except broccoli (including artichokes and mushrooms). No anchovies, sausage, or "ground beef topping."
beth1 at 10:13PM on 05/30/08
I'm with Hilary ... nothing beats a well made Margherita. And my husband made the best one I ever had just yesterday in his new wood-fired pizza oven. Perfectly charred, just enough tomato (crushed San Marzano's, natch) good, fresh mozzarella and a smattering of basil as it comes out of the oven. Done right, the toppings are just enough to complement the bread but not overpower it.
I'll settle for a smattering of pepperoni and a white pizza with prosciutto and arugula is pretty fine too.
kjgibson at 10:16PM on 05/30/08
Margherita is my favourite pizza.
paris221966 at 10:18PM on 05/30/08
My favourite pizza has a thin crust (whole grain would be nice), and it's a simple pizza bianca with garlic and olive oil and either rosemary or basil, and perhaps, finished with some truffle oil. It may occasionally be topped with some caramelised onions and/or wild mushrooms, but doesn't have to be, really.
brooke29 at 11:21PM on 05/30/08
Thin crust, simple tomatoe basil-free sauce, with mushrooms and SHRIMP! Meatballs are excellent, too, but I once made a bold pizza decision that I immediatley regretted: ordering meatball AND shrimp pizza.
Jodii at 12:25AM on 05/31/08
White with garlic and spinach or Plain.
JerzeeTomato at 12:29AM on 05/31/08
While I love the classic Margherita, I have to say my heart belongs to Spinach Pizza. I have a recipe I use for a whole wheat crust. The topping is easy: Tons of spinach, sauteed in olive oil, packed with garlic, flavored with S&P and a couple of grindings of nutmeg. Bake about 50 minutes. Top with mozzarella cheese, bake 2-3 minutes more or until the mozzie is melted. (Not brown...conveyor ovens have been the bane of pizza since their inception.)
chiff0nade at 9:32AM on 05/31/08
Margherita with a thin crust for me.
izatryt at 10:43AM on 05/31/08
@Brooke & Jerzee: MMmmm, I hear ya! My fave right there. (except minus the onions or mushrooms-don't like those) I like broccoli too-oh yea, and some ricotta cheese.
@chiff: I am just wondering how my keyboard works with my drool all over it. My god-that sounds heavenly. I would like to have it delivered please. Can you come to Delaware?
There's also a place by me that sells a white seafood pizza. Really good as well. Shrimp, crab, clams, garlic, mozzarella, s&p...yum.
Butrflygirly at 10:44AM on 05/31/08
California Pizza Kitchen serves a BLT pizza...very interesting.
bessfour at 11:50AM on 05/31/08
Mushroom and onion.
jonfoxx at 12:24PM on 05/31/08
There's a "gourmet" pizza place here in Santa Barbara that delivers called Pizza Mizza. They have a pizza with roasted chicken, candied walnuts, carmelized onions and bleu cheese on a thin crust that has soured me against tomato-based pizzas probably for good. It's THAT amazing.
rosezilla at 2:39PM on 05/31/08
@chiff - would you mind terribly sharing your whole wheat pizza crust recipe?
brooke29 at 3:07PM on 05/31/08
....made in Trenton, NJ and sometimes called Tomato Pie. Toppings depend on my mood, but if the crust, sauce and cheese aren't great, might as well forget it.
PerkyMac at 4:02PM on 05/31/08
A regular slice (aka a NYC plain slice). Yum.
charm city cupcake at 4:28PM on 05/31/08
have to agree with chew on that, really good margherita pizza is the best!
huneybumper at 8:07PM on 05/31/08
Sausage, pepperoni, jalapenos, and pineapple
Chicken marinated in spicy New Orleans sauce, green chilis, and red onions
All veggie
Chicken, thai sauce, green onions, and sesame seeds
Plain old cheese
Margherita
Pepperoni and ricotta - no mozz
lo82070 at 8:39PM on 05/31/08
I love buying a frozen Dijorno's pepperoni pizza (I know, I know....), and topping it with fresh sliced mushrooms and shredded sharp cheddar cheese.
Bake it for 18 minutes and then raise the rack and broil it until the cheese is bubbly.
Cool and slice. YUM
Hunnyoil at 2:11PM on 06/01/08
my fiance and i found this tasty pizza joint that had more toppings than we knew what to do with and we created a pizza with a really great spicy marinara sauce, fresh mozzarella, roasted red peppers, roasted garlic(and i mean like full cloves) and fresh basil....brick oven baked...gives me tingles just thinking about it....
hungrygrl7 at 2:42PM on 06/02/08
My favorite pizza is straight-up NY style, the kind you fold over and eat. Pepperoni.
Rosezilla, I make a pizza sort of similar, with gorgonzola, candied walnuts, and chopped dates. People seem to really like it (though, oddly, I don't - I think it's "too much").
BangieB at 2:58PM on 06/02/08
My favorite is pineapple, olives, and mushrooms. that's all. It may sound weird, but it's oh so delicious: sweet, salty, savory... yum....
chlamers at 3:11PM on 06/02/08
mmm... I would definitely eat ALL OF THOSE myself,
If I could choose:
I love a thin crust pizza with lots and lots of pizza sauce, capilcolla ham, spinach, mushrooms, artichokes, very little red onion and a giant pile of parm!
hungrychristel at 3:40PM on 06/02/08
Well. I've rediscovered my love of New Jersey pizza since going to school in PA. Correction: WESTERN Pennsylvania.
I'm all about: thin, WELL DONE crust, heavy on the sauce, fresh buffalo mozz with whole olives, mushrooms and roasted gaaaaahlic. hot pepper seeds and parm cheese is a must.
For a spectacular plain pie? I'm all about DeLorenzo's.
sweethunibabi at 10:26PM on 06/06/08
pizzeria due in chicago. crunchy, chewy, cheesy, tangy heaven.
cybercita at 11:46PM on 06/06/08