Favorite "not so usual" pizza topping
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Karl Quist
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Fish of one type or another I think is pretty dang tasty on pizza. Unfortunately, my family doesn't like it, and I never see it on menus around these parts. I make my own once in while.
Matthew Turner
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Sauce is simple. A 28oz. can of San Marzano tomatoes. 2 cloves of garlic, minced. 1T dried oregano. 2 anchovies fillets, minced. Salt and pepper. Take it for a whirl in the food processor until smoothish.
Every once in a while I'll add up to a teaspoon of sugar if the tomatoes are on the acidic side. Usually proper San Marzano tomatoes are not an issue but sometimes the alternatives can be rather acidic.
Man, don't tell people there's anchovies in your sauce. They'll just go ewwwwwwww. I'm one of those people, really not a fan of the small dead fishies. Doggone, they are indispensable for some things, though.
Lessee, unusual toppings..... we do like the occasional Hawaiian pizza with pineapple. Otherwise, I tend to stick to more traditional pies. I've had an Athenian pizza (Pagosa Brewing and Grill, Pagosa Springs, CO, *HIGHLY* recommended,) with artichoke hearts & olives. Shoot, that's no longer on their menu apparently. My g/f..... aside from the little dead fishies, she'll eat nearly anything, especially vege.
RichPB (richlife)
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Ain't nothing wrong with fresh, steamed, chopped broccoli. Good on its own, like cauliflower, it can suck up the other flavors and be transforming.
GrantT
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Agree. I LOVE broccoli, cauliflower and all the variants. But don't put it on my f'n pizza!
John_NJ
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Dude…you have a problem
Erik Tracy
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We had pizza last week and dolloped on some fresh Hatch green chiles I roasted for a kick of flavor.
Mark Silver
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I’ve always wondered…Do you (generally (not you specifically, Timothy) consider “not bad” the same as “good”? Personally, I think “not bad” is a lesser category than “good”.
Just saw this. Not sure whether you're saying this in jest or not, but I won't tolerate you calling my children names, regardless of how "mild" it may be.
Bill Klinke
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And with enough garlic, ricotta, garlic, mozzarella, and garlic, i doubt you could taste the broccoli.
Bill Klinke
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Excellent! Although I’d put more garlic in.
But 2 anchovy fillets are enough to add an underlying flavor, and you’re right, they wouldn’t be noticed.
Bill Klinke
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I’ve been, uh, ‘encouraged’ to grill/roast the Zucchini crust pizza from the old Moosewood cookbook (vegetarian), using the shredded squash from my spouse’s garden. It’s certainly OK with enough items, including garlic, on it.
Bill Klinke
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I know people who have put spam on their pies.
Can’t be that different from hot dogs.
But I also know folks who say they have a ‘mixed marriage’ because one spouse likes pineapple on pizza, and the sane spouse does not.
grin
timothy
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I think it's more going in not expecting anything special and being pleasantly surprised.
Mike Rubin
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I like unusual sausages on mine: Hungarian, linguica, Spanish chorizo, soppresata.... I have read that Mexican chorizo is great, too, but my wife won't hear of it.
RichPB (richlife)
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You've got it all wrong. I was about to make what I thought was an amusing comment when I wondered if a term might actually not be amusing and, on looking it up, found it was truly not. Sometimes we grow up with a word not fully understood and don't have occasion to question it. Fortunately I thought to question it and would not use it even in jest.
I meant no harm and meant to fall on my sword about it. Sorry I was misunderstood. My apologies to you.