What is Pizza?
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Topic: What is Pizza?
Posted By: James Lee
Subject: What is Pizza?
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 10:31
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I'm crazy about pizza. My wife and I were joking about the fact that I could eat pizza every day and not get sick of it...so we tried to figure out how far you could deviate from the traditional "pepperoni, cheese, and sauce on a round crust" paradigm before you ended up with something that could no longer be called pizza. Is a 'garlic pizza' or 'white pizza' still a pizza? What if it has broccoli on it? It's not really what I'm in the mood for when I feel a desire for pizza, but I can't deny that it is, in fact, of the pizza family. What about taco pizza? Dessert pizza? Pizza rolls? French-bread pizza? What about those horrible 'sauce-on-an-english-muffin' things they fed us in elementary school? They called that pizza, too. There's a parallel here with prog music. I'm sure you could see that coming a mile away. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 10:50
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Well, it's all food.... Good topic, James. Ha! I have concluded that smoked salmon and snow peas doth not a pizza make! And don't even get me started on those "dessert pizzas." Vegetarian hamburger? Prog = Audience, XTC, Talk Talk, Sgt Pepper's, jazz fusion, Zappa, and suicide/infanticide/regicide/matricide/pesticide/spermicide/ baby it's cold outside metal with keyboards? Sounds like MUSIC to me! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
How about a "veggie patty on a bun?"
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 10:52
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But even with all the different preparations.. there is still one common ingredient - bread You hcan have no sauce or sauce, no cheese or many cheeses... meat, fruits and vegetables... But without bread... its just not pizza! ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 12:33
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Anything goes, except anchovies - anchovies have no place in any of the major food groups, or even on God's great earth....
I mean, who had the idea - hmmm, here's a really nice pizza, how can we improve upon it? I know, we'll get a small fish, whose body consists of 99% salt & 1% bone & whose flavour will overpower everything which hits your tongue for the next 3/4 weeks.... and cover the bloody thing with them!!!! Sorry! ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 12:45
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But is pizza prog? ------------- 
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Dead Jester
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 13:25
| My favourite is the Pavement Pizza. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 13:27
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No are ANCHOVIES prog? -------------
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Dead Jester
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 13:30
| Ann is at work at the moment. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 13:34
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"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Dead Jester wrote:Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 13:37
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Help!-- creeping capitalism! AIIIIEEEEEE! ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Ha! James, you have inadvertently attracted some pizza ads (see the top), you shameless huckster, you!
Posted By: Dead Jester
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 13:41
SNOT PIZZA IS IT ??? |
Posted By: Dead Jester
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 13:44
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 14:06
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Try this kids! http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~pizza/pizzaweb.html - http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~pizza/pizzaweb.html
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"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 14:27
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Can I intrest you in the Super Dexlux Pizza?
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"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 14:38
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Well I have the distinct pleasure in living in the mecca of Pizzadom. Chicago Style Pizza is the best there is and Lou Malnati's is the best Chicago Style Pizza. The rest of you poor saps live the 3rd world when it comes to pizza. |
Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 14:44
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That reminds me of a Christmas joke: Good King Wenceslas has been rushing around preparing for the Feast of Steven, or at least, ordering his servants around to do the preparation for him... Anyway, it's the night before the feast, and he's famished - so he phones up the local Pizza delivery place to order a pizza. The delivery guy recognises his voice straight away, and asks "Will that be the usual, your majesty?" "Yes", replies Wenceslas with a broad grin;
"Deep pan, crisp and even..." (*comedy drum roll*) |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 15:29
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Actually its a worldwide fact that NYC has the best pizza... even most of my friends from Chicago agree. However, I'm originally from North Carolina.. so I prefer Pizza Hut. (Meatlovers pizza with the cheese in the crust) ------------- THIS IS ELP
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 15:43
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The Japanese have a bizarre approach to pizza - sweetcorn on everything and combinations of toppings like you wouldn't believe (if it's got too many eyes and chewy tentacles they'll throw it on there). I also heard about, but never actually saw with my own eyes, white chocolate pizza. Is pizza prog? Well, it originated in Italy, as did PFM, Banco and an enormous prog scene. Van Der Graaf Generator were treated like gods there. That settles the argument for me.
(Pizza aside, most Japanese food is excellent.) ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 16:00
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Pizza! Yes, delectable, but, is it really the toppings themselves or the person who adds the pepperoni to the pie? Imagine, if you will, Keith Emerson, dropping large fat fingered handfuls of mozzarella cheese all over the place, while balancing on spinning Hammond. Adding the classic spices, oregano, a touch of basil or chive. Personally, I would prefer Rick Wakeman's approach, a touch of curry, some moogy cheddar and a slice or two of mello Jack cheese and performing all these culinary functions whilst wearing a flowing technicolor cape. Of course, all the BEST pizzas were baked in the 1970's. Todays pizzas are cheap copies, derivative of the original bakers. Sure, you can add sushi and anchovies, spinach and jalapenos, or even Oreos and Fromunda, but they all pale in comparison to the pizzas made by the big 5. Even the taste of the Genesis pizzas changed after Peter Gabriel left, they added too much cheese and plugged the bowels of progholes everywhere. Can anyone suggest a good prog-lax supplement? Enough, I have to sit down and devour another thirty year old pizza that I just re-discovered and, boy, am I hungry! |
Posted By: Dead Jester
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 16:10
Wise words there Danbo, I agree Neo-Pizza sucks 
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 16:16
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At least their still fresh. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Dead Jester
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 16:18
| Fresh yes, but got no taste. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 16:18
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nice reply DJ cheesy ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Dead Jester
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 16:21
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Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 16:58
It was bad enough when they lost head chef Gabriel, but when the sous chef Hackett left to open his own restaurant (using mostly the same recipes, but with a much less rich result) forcing the rest of the kitchen crew to promote the scullery maid to head chef.... well, the new menu was OK for a while, but the spark went, the electricity was cut off, and they were last seen flogging dodgy burgers, guaranteed to cause bowel irritation and violent sickness. -------------
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 17:59
I'm for NY in most things, but I do love Chicago-style deep dish. Is Pizzeria Due still around, gdub? Best darn pizza I ever had. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi">
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Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 19:58
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New York Style Pizza is like everything else in NYC....over-rated. 'cept you of course TF I never heard of Pizzeria Due James. Sorry! |
Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: December 24 2004 at 01:23
it's on Wabash...and it's yummy!  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi">
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Posted By: K00l Prog Guruz
Date Posted: December 24 2004 at 16:12
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I'll tell u what Pizza is..pizza is GOOD! ------------- "The world is in your hands, now use it." Good'ol Phil |