What's your favorite pizza topping and crust?

[beppe]

Before becoming an adept of Pilot the Bob I always ordered the same sort of pizzas.
When I felt virtuous I had a pizza with onions and tuna fish (plus the usual tomatoes and cheese)
When I felt ... not virtuous, a pizza 4 cheeses with an extra of pepperoni but only the very spicy kind (with the usual tomatoes under the topping).

Now I do not have pizza other than very seldom and it is with those little tomatoes raw and buffalo mozzarella (basil leafs here and there) a tour of good olive oil.

At home, I sometimes make sfinciuni for my girls that after the treat keep kissing me fondly.

Ah, I was forgetting two things:
With pizza, beer. Leffe in my case.
Cinema, pizza and ... that's the classical here in Milano. So if you ask a girl: what do you think of a movie and a pizza, don't be surprised if she hits you on the head with the umbrella and kicks you in the shins. This in Milano, maybe somewhere else is different. But to get one has to risk. I would say: care for a movie? and then, after, i would inquire if she feels like eating something, maybe a cake with some coffee, or a drink, a pizza maybe?

[vivaldirules]

Great thread! I hate you Stitchy, for starting it, though. I haven't had a pizza in over a year and now I'm STARVING FOR ONE!!!!!

I like 'em fresh, hot, thin, and crispy off our pizza stone at home. No tomato sauce, please. Just shitake and oyster mushrooms, a little prosciutto, some rosemary, a little olive oil, and some cheeses like fontina, mozarella, and parmigiano-reggiano. It may be very different from a tomato-based pizza (which I also like) but this one's fabulous. Gotta try it!

I don't know if this really qualifies as a topping. But the best pizza I have ever had is the “stuffed pizza” at Zachary's in Berkeley (or Oakland) California, with the extra “topping” (aside from cheese and tomato paste) being a combination of pineapple and Canadian bacon. Ooh, now I am so hungry for some, but over 2000 miles away.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

At least once a week, I must inhale a Pizza Hut deep pan (extra greasy crust, please), [SNIP]
I've eaten pizza everywhere we have ever travelled, and nothing beats the Hut.

Like McDonald's, Pizza Huts around the world use the same crusts. Only the toppings change. They aren't 'eat-in' restaurants here, only 'phone order,' and the toppings reflect the Japanese tastes. But they are the best of the bunch, and we get a new flyer each week with the list of 'specials.'

Shakey's Pizza is here in Kyoto too... Vile stuff. They have an 'all-you-can-eat' lunch special for about $7 USD, but their pizza is so bad I can't even get my money's worth!

I still wish I could get a good NYC pizza...


Stitchawl

[GraceKrispy]

Originally from Chicagoland, I'm a thin crust girl all the way. I know, travesty! I was able to have two helpings of my very favorite when I visited family a few weeks ago- thin crust, pepperoni!

I also like fresh mushrooms and small diced onions if i'm feeling virtuous, and white pie is always a good bet. MMMM.

[captkjaneway]

lestatar, if you're anywhere near Kennedy Town try Pizza Q in Davis Street right opposite the Merton Blocks 1 and 2 - pretty good stuff. Cicada on the esclator in Central is ok too and happy hour cocktails certainly help!

For me it's good old pepperoni, thin and crispy base

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

Originally from Chicagoland, I'm a thin crust girl all the way. I know, travesty! I was able to have two helpings of my very favorite when I visited family a few weeks ago- thin crust, pepperoni!

I also like fresh mushrooms and small diced onions if i'm feeling virtuous, and white pie is always a good bet. MMMM.

Me, too, Gracie! Thin crust, pepperoni. Less is more.

[lestatar]

Originally Posted by captkjaneway

lestatar, if you're anywhere near Kennedy Town try Pizza Q in Davis Street right opposite the Merton Blocks 1 and 2 - pretty good stuff. Cicada on the esclator in Central is ok too and happy hour cocktails certainly help!

For me it's good old pepperoni, thin and crispy base

^ That is terrific! Thanks so much Been to Cicada - its is pretty OK. I do miss NYC where there are like 9gazillion pizza joints to choose from

Thanks again!
-les

[CazMar]

Got to be cooked properly in a real pizza oven and NOT full of extra cheese, sauce and ultra fatty. The local Italian bakery sells real pizza (not Pizza Hut!!) The traditional toppings with olives, tomatoes, sometimes anchovies.
I did have a really good one last night with a variety of vegetables, including baby spinach, and that was very good.
Those greasy cheesy crusts are just ghastly and will stack on the kilos!

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

The best non-Hut pizza I ever had was the deep dish pizza at the Exchequer in Chicago. Shel and Deb, be sure to try it.

Haven't had that one but we got Giordano's when we picked up Melora. Yum mm......

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Absolute favorite: deep dish double cheese with pepperoni and Italian sausage, with melted garlic butter dribbled on the edge of the crust!
[my mouth is watering as I type]


Second favorite: "green" pizza - thin crust with pesto sauce and mozzarella cheese - goes wonderfully with cold beer!

I will second on the garlic butter!

[Cyberman tM]

Tuna fish and Salami/Peperoni.

It looks weird, but tastes great.

[Stitchawl]

30 years ago I lived in a small city that had a local bakery that made pizza to be sold in convenience stores, mom&pop grocery stores, etc., and eaten cold. It was Sicilian style and even cold, surprisingly good! Plain tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese, rectangular greasy thick crust, and delicious! It was always stacked up beside the cash registers in these stores, and sold out every day!

Stitchawl

[Donnageddon]

All of you are insane.

Here is the perfect pizza. Thin crisp garlic crust, red sauce, mozerella, Italian sausage, pepperoni, green peppers, onions, black olives, and anchovies.

All else is just faux-pizza.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by phenomshel

I will second on the garlic butter!

Yeah, but garlic butter improves the flavor of everything... except perhaps vanilla ice cream.


Stitchawl

[phenomshel]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Yeah, but garlic butter improves the flavor of everything... except perhaps vanilla ice cream.


Stitchawl

So does my ranch dressing. I had the Giordano leftovers with that the day after and ohhhh, bliss.

Since I was posting the previous reply from the iPad I kept it short, but now that I'm on the desktop....my favorite pizza topping is mushrooms. On "white" pizza, on traditional style, on everything except dessert "pizza" (which in my dictionary doesn't really qualify as pizza anyway). If I'm going all out it's mushrooms, onions, hamburger, extra cheese. Always wanted to try anchovies but have never either been brave enough, or had anyone encourage me enough LOL.