Pizza shops should have pizza (Rant)
Yes, I know that sound silly. Just as the sign from Pizza Hut saying “We have pizza” sounds ridiculous and eye-rolly.
But I want to thank them right now.
One of the things I have discovered while I’ve been on the northeast coast is that they’re very particular about their pizza. Obviously you would expect that from New Yorkers, just as you would from Chicagoans, but it’s the entire area.
And as I have seen time and time again, it isn’t only that people have a preference or a favorite pizza. It is that every OTHER pizza is completely disgusting somehow. It’s not just about how the pizza tastes, but where it comes from, too…even if another shop has almost an exact crust, sauce, and topping choice (or rather, no toppings at all seem to be preferred up here…./glares at the pizza snobs).
What I’m also finding is that while everyone seems to love local pizza shops instead commercial chains like Pizza Hut or Dominos, all of the local shops serve way more than pizzas. Sure, you can go to a pizza chain and expect to have an option of bread sticks, a dessert stick or pizza of some sort, and maybe even some pasta.
But these shops? No, they sell a million other things, too. It seems that they especially love selling bar food. You know… deep fried everything that was likely frozen only moments before. I don’t get it. It might be Mario’s Pizza, but when you get inside, the board will have 3 dozen other items, ranging from fried mozzarella sticks to Philly cheese steaks. Really…. you’re going to go to a shop that specifically says “pizza” in the title, but you’re going to order a cheese steak? No, that’s not right.
So Pizza Hut, I thank you. I appreciate your salad bar and occasional pasta offering, but when I want pizza, I’m glad that you actually have pizza….and that’s your specialty.
How to make pepperoni healthier – Fry it! :P
Yes, the title sounds contradictory, but it makes sense, really. I don’t actually fry it until crispy or anything, but rather, heat it up just enough to drain off some of that grease.
Don’t worry. You won’t be draining off all the flavor either. It’s no different than blotting off some of the pools of fat sitting on top of your delivery pizza. Sometimes it’s great, but sometimes, there’s just too much and it pours off. Ew. This is the prevention method for that.
For starters, I pretty much always cut the pepperoni either in half of quarters like above, depending on what I’m using it for. This is especially true when I’m baking with it, so for casseroles, pizza rolls, breads, etc.
Not only does the end product feel like it has more pepperoni and is manageable to eat, but this lets me skip the annoying step of pulling apart each slice. Once cut, you can crumble a pile and they naturally fall apart for the most part.
Then toss in a hot skillet and let them heat until some of the edges start to get translucent. The aim isn’t to cook them, so if any edges start to brown, curl, or get crispy, pull it off the heat. You only want it warm.
Tilt your skillet and you’ll get an image like this:
Yum, right?
Last step, let it cool off some and continue draining a bit in some coffee filter. You could use paper towels, too, but that’s more likely to stick and filters fit small cereal bowls more easily anyway.
I have no idea just how much this cuts off the top of the pepperoni, but I do know that it makes me feel way less nauseous after eating way too much pepperoni pizza. :P
New Zealand Pizza Roulette – Will that be the piece?
Hell Kitchen, a pizza chain in New Zealand, now offers pizzas with a slice that has been covered with pepper juice:
The company brags the single scorching slice contains the culinary equivalent of a blast of police pepper spray.
In food terms, the heat-treated piece of pie is roughly 1,000 times stronger than the average jalapeno pepper.
There’s no charge from Hell Pizza for turning your dinner into a torture session — and hence their motto:
“It doesn’t cost, but someone pays.”
A friend’s reaction:
I’m moving to New Zealand. Bye.
Best part is I eat alone.
I’d be sad most of the pizza…
Is it this one? *bite* No. *tosses out* Is it this one?
Hehe.
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