Would you ever order a margherita pizza?

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Is it a timeless classic or a big round slab of blandness? Important market research.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Y 126
N 23


Monogo doesn't socialise (ledge), Monday, 6 November 2017 13:06 (eight years ago)

have done, would do again

What's the range of an Iranian frogman dipshit? (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 6 November 2017 13:08 (eight years ago)

yes margherita is good

nxd, Monday, 6 November 2017 13:10 (eight years ago)

Interesting... we are hiring a wood fired pizza oven for an event & can pick four different topping options. Most interested parties queried so far think we should include margherita but I am unsure of their motives, thought maybe they were just thinking of hypothetical awkward people (e.g. children) who might be unable to cope with anything more adventurous. Not looking good for my hypothesis.

Monogo doesn't socialise (ledge), Monday, 6 November 2017 13:13 (eight years ago)

it's a solid vegetarian option too

What's the range of an Iranian frogman dipshit? (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 6 November 2017 13:14 (eight years ago)

it is the yardstick by which I judge a pizza place and is my most ordered pizza

she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 6 November 2017 13:24 (eight years ago)

my man

What's the range of an Iranian frogman dipshit? (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 6 November 2017 13:25 (eight years ago)

Well clearly what do I know about pizzas, I am a brit after all & have been known to enjoy ones with chinese duck on them.

Monogo doesn't socialise (ledge), Monday, 6 November 2017 13:27 (eight years ago)

I am firmly in the Joan Crawford/bizarro camp.

mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 6 November 2017 13:29 (eight years ago)

yeah obviously, this is a silly poll

imago, Monday, 6 November 2017 13:33 (eight years ago)

pizza thread = automatic 200-post clusterfuck tho obv

imago, Monday, 6 November 2017 13:33 (eight years ago)

Only if I add a lot of salt to it.

Jeff, Monday, 6 November 2017 13:35 (eight years ago)

In the pizzeria
Margherita keeps the spirits high...

I wouldn't go for it as a first choice. It's ok, but tomatoes are a second-tier pizza topping for me. Not the holiness that is sausage and onions, but not as low as "you put BROCCOLI on it?"

how's life, Monday, 6 November 2017 13:35 (eight years ago)

Not the holiness that is sausage and onions, but not as low as "you put BROCCOLI on it?"

― how's life, Monday, November 6, 2017 1:35 PM (seventeen seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

when you go salsiccia e friarelli, m8, you don't go back

imago, Monday, 6 November 2017 13:37 (eight years ago)

broccoli on pizza is one of life's most sublime pleasures

crüt, Monday, 6 November 2017 13:41 (eight years ago)

but tomatoes are a second-tier pizza topping for me

They don't even count as a topping, tomatoes are a basic component.

Matt DC, Monday, 6 November 2017 13:44 (eight years ago)

It just seems so plain. Like pasta with just cheese. I know, cacio e pepe, I probably wouldn't order that either. Might make it at home though. I do love cheese on toast... hey I'm trying here.

Monogo doesn't socialise (ledge), Monday, 6 November 2017 13:51 (eight years ago)

I am trying to only eat meat one meal a day now, so yeah, margherita pizza is becoming a more and more popular option at my house.

grawlix (unperson), Monday, 6 November 2017 13:55 (eight years ago)

Move that it be hereon known as "plain" or "vanilla" or "unfinished" pizza tbh

Gary Synaesthesia (darraghmac), Monday, 6 November 2017 14:04 (eight years ago)

vanilla pizza, now there's a notion

imago, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:06 (eight years ago)

A pizza plain is your only pan

Gary Synaesthesia (darraghmac), Monday, 6 November 2017 14:07 (eight years ago)

this is my go-to pizza

k3vin k., Monday, 6 November 2017 14:08 (eight years ago)

btw this poll should have been margherita with basil y/n, to which obv y

imago, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:09 (eight years ago)

It's the best one to pour a tin of Heinz beans over tbf

Gary Synaesthesia (darraghmac), Monday, 6 November 2017 14:10 (eight years ago)

wd never order margherita from a takeaway gtfo

Pope Urban the Legend (Noodle Vague), Monday, 6 November 2017 14:12 (eight years ago)

deems is triangulating the perfect ilx pizza troll comment, reckon he'll nail it by teatime

imago, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:14 (eight years ago)

the final epiphany once you start down the road with this question is that you actually don't really like pizza

Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:20 (eight years ago)

btw this poll should have been margherita with basil y/n, to which obv y

i thought that basil was a basic ingredient of a margherita. without it, it's not really a margherita?

plp will eat itself (NickB), Monday, 6 November 2017 14:28 (eight years ago)

shall we put that to our american friends

imago, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:32 (eight years ago)

I pretty much always order a margherita at a fancy/snobby/aspirational pizza place - the kind that brags about their 00 flour and san marzano tomatoes and buffalo mozzeralla - to establish a baseline level of quality. I'd never order one from a delivery place.

joygoat, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:40 (eight years ago)

it is the yardstick by which I judge a pizza place and is my most ordered pizza

Seriously. It's the gold (white red green) standard. And yeah, it needs basil (green).

Josh in Chicago, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:45 (eight years ago)

Well I think this is pretty much settled so for your further entertainment here's the whole list of topping options:

Margherita
Vegetarian
chilli Beef
Ham & Mushroom
Lamb & Mint
Bacon & Brie
Grilled peppers & Haloumi
Pepperoni
Pesto & Pepper
BBQ Pulled Pork
BBQ Chicken
Blue cheese, rocket and Balsamic Glaze
Goats cheese and Red onion
Ham hock and Edam
Port salut and Peppardew peppers

Monogo doesn't socialise (ledge), Monday, 6 November 2017 14:46 (eight years ago)

Um, wow. Or yuck. Not sure I would trust anyone doing half of those with something as simple as Margherita.

Josh in Chicago, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:47 (eight years ago)

That is a hellscape of a menu

Gary Synaesthesia (darraghmac), Monday, 6 November 2017 14:47 (eight years ago)

Port salut and Peppardew peppers

is this a thing? not sure about this combination on or off pizza but would be willing to give it a go

Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:50 (eight years ago)

this looks more like a selection of crisp flavours, and a p good one at that

Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:51 (eight years ago)

it is the yardstick by which I judge a pizza place and is my most ordered pizza

Thirding this. If you can't make a delicious margherita, you shouldn't be in the biz.

a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 6 November 2017 14:52 (eight years ago)

It is the basic test of your cheese, your sauce and your crust. All three need to be on point.

a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 6 November 2017 14:53 (eight years ago)

honestly in terms of hellish pizza menus that doesn't really rank

Simon H., Monday, 6 November 2017 14:54 (eight years ago)

yes. yes. yes.

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/b6/30/03/antica-pizzeria-da-michele.jpg

jamiesummerz, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:55 (eight years ago)

thats all you need.

jamiesummerz, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:55 (eight years ago)

want to eat pizza from that place right now.

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0a/15/ad/cc/l-antica-pizzeria-da.jpg

jamiesummerz, Monday, 6 November 2017 14:56 (eight years ago)

^I'd add the napoletana

willem, Monday, 6 November 2017 15:00 (eight years ago)

that is an example of good & acceptable pizza minimalism

imago, Monday, 6 November 2017 15:02 (eight years ago)

JCLC nailed it with his post.

Karl Malone, Monday, 6 November 2017 15:48 (eight years ago)

in america this is called "cheese pizza" and i don't think i've ever ordered an entire cheese pizza ever in my life

if we're talking SLICES though, it is by far my most ordered slice and i love it, though usually i am adding chili flakes, oregano, parmesan.. so maybe i do not actually love it as much as i am saying i do

illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 6 November 2017 16:00 (eight years ago)

No, a cheese pizza wouldn't have tomatoes as a topping.

how's life, Monday, 6 November 2017 16:01 (eight years ago)

margherita pizza is not cheese pizza!

k3vin k., Monday, 6 November 2017 16:02 (eight years ago)

yes it is!

illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 6 November 2017 16:03 (eight years ago)

never in a million years

Fox Mulder, FYI (dog latin), Monday, 6 November 2017 16:04 (eight years ago)

but it is optional on a margherita

― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, November 6, 2017 10:18 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

on the one hand, i defer to ed. on the other hand, there is no "optional", there is only right or wrong

brimstead, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 01:55 (eight years ago)

xp rocket pizza would have a different green thing on it entirely iirc

mh, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 14:51 (eight years ago)

pic.twitter.com/kefBqvUVKw

— italians mad at food (@ItalianComments) November 8, 2017

mark s, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 18:23 (eight years ago)

ahahaha

imago, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 18:26 (eight years ago)

great twitter account

cosmic brain dildo (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 18:26 (eight years ago)

I'm just assuming that this is that account's only tweet

imago, Wednesday, 8 November 2017 18:28 (eight years ago)

Austin used to have a really good Chicago-style pizza place but it went to hell years ago. I miss it so much.

erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 18:57 (eight years ago)

we really enjoyed breaking up the streak of constant bbq with some Home Slice in Austin. place was kind of a zoo, though.

you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 19:21 (eight years ago)

for all of the controversy, pizza is usually good

you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 19:22 (eight years ago)

"Anyone can be a gourmet. For instance, there are millions of gourmets of pizzas."

-- Bob Marley --

A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 19:24 (eight years ago)

Yeah Home Slice is always a madhouse. Last time I went we had to wait like an hour and a half for a table. I'd just cross the street and get some pizza at Enoteca Vespaio.

erry red flag (f. hazel), Wednesday, 8 November 2017 20:15 (eight years ago)

Pizza ≠ Pie. Stop calling it that you murderers

Fox Mulder, FYI (dog latin), Thursday, 9 November 2017 00:09 (eight years ago)

#iamthe23

Fox Mulder, FYI (dog latin), Thursday, 9 November 2017 00:09 (eight years ago)

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza slice?

A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 9 November 2017 00:11 (eight years ago)

I always figured Dean Martin was going for surreal or proto-psychedelia or something. Pizza is not pie any more than a hot dog is a sandwich. Ridiculous

Fox Mulder, FYI (dog latin), Thursday, 9 November 2017 00:13 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP2GMyQdw78

erry red flag (f. hazel), Thursday, 9 November 2017 01:05 (eight years ago)

http://casabiancapizza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/outside1-300x223.jpg

nickn, Thursday, 9 November 2017 01:18 (eight years ago)

i'll have a margherita but instead of tomato i'll have sauce and instead of fresh mozz i'll have the old stuff. also no wilty basil please

assawoman bay (harbl), Thursday, 9 November 2017 01:21 (eight years ago)

instead of marinara i'd have a creamy tequila sauce and instead of mozz i'll have lime slices, with a salted crust. LOL

phenibut rock (rip van wanko), Thursday, 9 November 2017 01:36 (eight years ago)

xps pizza pie sounds good off the tongue so i'm all for it (even though it's not a pie obviously)

nxd, Thursday, 9 November 2017 10:14 (eight years ago)

unless it can be served with either brown gravy or custard, it's not pie

Fox Mulder, FYI (dog latin), Thursday, 9 November 2017 11:00 (eight years ago)

funny you should say that

imago, Thursday, 9 November 2017 11:01 (eight years ago)

luv2serve a steak and ale pie with custard

drinkmaster sealcup at yr service (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 9 November 2017 11:09 (eight years ago)

wait wait. so it isn't "When the moon hits your eye like a big piece of pie"????

thomasintrouble, Thursday, 9 November 2017 11:29 (eight years ago)

Italian Easter Pie (Pizza Gain, a.k.a. Pizza Rustica)

http://d3cizcpymoenau.cloudfront.net/images/20408/SFS_ItalianEasterPie_V2-23.jpg

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 November 2017 12:24 (eight years ago)

Also, pizza,

from Italian pizza, originally "cake, tart, pie," of uncertain origin

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 November 2017 12:26 (eight years ago)

Largely, though, most Americans at that time had never heard of pizza. "If someone suggests a 'pizza pie' after the theater, don't think it is going to be a wedge of apple," wrote New York Herald Tribune food columnist Clementine Paddleford in 1939. "It is going to be the surprise of your life,... a nice stunt to surprise the visiting relatives, who will be heading East soon for the World's Fair. They come to be surprised, and pizza, pronounced 'peet-za,' will do the job brown."

Lots of great stuff here, I'm learning a lot!

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/263732/where-does-pizza-pie-originate

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 November 2017 12:30 (eight years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0eGUQWENMc

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 November 2017 12:31 (eight years ago)

josh i have gone through the etymology of this already! any rolled out dough is basically the same word: pizza, pasta, pita, pastry etc

don't know if "pie" quite makes the cut here tho

illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 9 November 2017 12:59 (eight years ago)

Well, I did learn that it is largely an American thing, and that it (pizza or pizza pie) doesn't really enter the English vernacular until the 20th century, possibly a mishearing of "pizzapaia." As someone pointed out in that link, "The paia is the sound an Italian (maybe even Neapolitan or Sicilian) would reproduce seeing the letters in pie, those who were literate."

Anyway, pizza is not a pie. But I like all the etymological connections anyway.

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 November 2017 13:04 (eight years ago)

in another, more accurate sense, there is nothing that is not a pie

mark s, Thursday, 9 November 2017 13:11 (eight years ago)

Calzone = pizza pie pie

nashwan, Thursday, 9 November 2017 13:28 (eight years ago)

Well, I did learn that it is largely an American thing, and that it (pizza or pizza pie) doesn't really enter the English vernacular until the 20th century, possibly a mishearing of "pizzapaia." As someone pointed out in that link, "The paia is the sound an Italian (maybe even Neapolitan or Sicilian) would reproduce seeing the letters in pie, those who were literate."

Isn't that a circular reference? 'Pie gets used because of pizzapaia which comes about from Sicilians trying to say pie after they saw it written down about pizza'.

How about this for a cobbled together etymology? Almost all Italian American immigration is from the 'Two Sicilies' - effectively Naples and Sicily. When the round, Neapolitan, shape started to take hold and define what pizza was, the rectangular, Sicilian shape tried to claim it was just as good - literally 'pizza paia', or pizza equal. This became 'pie' in English to differentiate between the shapes and over the intervening years got (mistakenly) applied to both kinds. Sounds as plausible as anything else.

Thomas Gabriel Fischer does not endorse (aldo), Thursday, 9 November 2017 13:30 (eight years ago)

I don't know if it's circular so much as redundant, which sounds like just the sort of thing Americans at the turn of the century would do with this exotic Italian import.

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 November 2017 13:37 (eight years ago)

pizza is pasta, is the point i was trying to make

illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 9 November 2017 14:48 (eight years ago)

controversial, but I like where you're going with this

mh, Thursday, 9 November 2017 14:49 (eight years ago)

No need to bring the spaghetti pie into this
https://www.aspicyperspective.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/baked-spaghetti-pie-recipe-23.jpg

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 November 2017 14:49 (eight years ago)

I am now wondering what a pepperoni pie would be like

the Hannah Montana of the Korean War (DJP), Thursday, 9 November 2017 17:27 (eight years ago)

you mean a peperoni in the shape of a pie, to scale?

brimstead, Thursday, 9 November 2017 18:09 (eight years ago)

Ordered a personal size margherita pizza and a personal size garden pizza (spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, black olives), and split each with my wife, for lunch today.

grawlix (unperson), Saturday, 11 November 2017 22:20 (eight years ago)

AND?????

illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 11 November 2017 22:23 (eight years ago)

HE SPILLED HIS GUTS ALL OVER THE STAAAAGE

imago, Saturday, 11 November 2017 22:30 (eight years ago)

my mom just requested a taco pizza from the Godfather’s pizza chain, but her dad just died so I am not questioning anything

mh, Saturday, 11 November 2017 23:21 (eight years ago)

listen to your mother

j., Sunday, 12 November 2017 02:15 (eight years ago)

yes, and condolences to you both

estela, Sunday, 12 November 2017 02:22 (eight years ago)

it was a good pizza experience

mh, Sunday, 12 November 2017 02:34 (eight years ago)

have you ever masturbated in front of a margherita pizza

assawoman bay (harbl), Sunday, 12 November 2017 02:36 (eight years ago)

a marg pizza is a symbol of restraint unless it’s especially savory or decadent. perhaps in Italy a prime example or, if you live a life of decadence.. these things could happen

mh, Sunday, 12 November 2017 02:42 (eight years ago)

I ordered a pulled pork bbq pizza tonight and mentally flipped double birds at this thread as i did it

you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 12 November 2017 04:33 (eight years ago)

never knew there were people who thought margerita pizza wasnt a thing

i n f i n i t y (∞), Sunday, 12 November 2017 18:23 (eight years ago)


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