That's one smelly pizza pie.

[Kontiki]

Chicago style pizza is simply an exercise in how much cheese can be crammed into a pastry shell. It can be tasty, but it's also sickening after about two slices.

[GePap]

Using a flaky pastry dough is why I don;t consider Chicago Style true pizza.Pizza is on bread dough, not pastry dough.

That said, a Chicago pie can be good.

[Dinner]

Here's a picture of a California pizza. Generally they're smaller in size then most east coast pizzas and they use much better ingredients (generally organic is used) and the stress is on preparing a simple, fresh and highly flavorful pie. They'll also try different types of exotic cheeses, different types of meats, and even different types of sauces. Fresh herbs are always a feature.



Also big are seafood and various types of veggies you wouldn't find on pizza's back east. The pizza is never supposed to look like an east coast "OMG< THERE"S EVERYTHING ON IT!!!" pizza.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Oerdin
The pizza is never supposed to look like an east coast "OMG< THERE"S EVERYTHING ON IT!!!" pizza.

What a gross distortion. Most slices you'll find in NYC pizza places are either 1) cheese, 2) pepporoni, or 3) mushroom or 4) a combo of 2 ingredients on a pizza. Then you'll have one "meat" pie with several different meats on it, and a veggie pie like that. By and large, you don't see massive conglomerations of toppings on the pizza.

[:) Smiley]

To date I have eaten four types of pizza - NYC pizza, Berkeley California pizza, Taiwanese pizza, and frozen pizza from the supermarket.

I've found California pizza to be best for lunch, since it's light and doesn't have to be steaming hot to taste good.

Taiwanese pizza (which is heavy on seafood, fruits, etc.) makes good dinner.

New York pizza is best for eating late at night at parties, bars, etc.

Frozen supermarket pizza sucks.

I have yet to find a pizza that makes a good breakfast - any suggestions?

[Lancer]

On your west coast pizza Oerdin, they have tomato slices covering most of the cheese! How do they expect to toast the cheese?

They don't of course, the anarchists.

Look at the cheese that can be seen. Looks like lard or pimple juice, not toasted one bit.

That pizza has been abused!

Maybe it's NOT cheese! Maybe it's tofu...

[Lancer]

"I have yet to find a pizza that makes a good breakfast - any suggestions?"

Eggs, bacon, toast and juice.

[Boris Godunov]

Breakfast pizza = leftover pizza from the night before eaten cold.

[monolith94]

Me and my dad make homemade pizza - delicious. We own our own pizza stone for baking. Scrumptious.

[Kuciwalker]

Pizza is good at any meal.

[mrmitchell]

I hate you all. We pnly have Pizza Hut, Mazzio's, Pizza Pro, and Pizza Perfect in Camden.

(Someone want to come open another pizza joint? Doesn't seem like there's any limit at all to the market here...)