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Pizza Pie that’s Amore: best and worst pizza combinations

Date Posted: 05-10-2007

I think of bread as a topping-delivery system. It’s a structural necessity to ferry whatever delicious ingredients to my mouth, but it should not be the major component of the dish. I like pizza crusts to be as thin as possible, so that instead of being full of bread after two slices, I can be full of topping after four. The idea of a thick, cheese-filled crust does my head in; the only way I can handle it is to think of it as a large, round cheese toastie with things sprinkled on top of it. I’ve had some great pizzas in my time. I had pizza made by the only two Aussies who are members of the international association for true neapolitan pizza (at Pizza Mario Republic in Sydney). The dough was soft and gooey in the centre, which is apparently how it’s supposed to be. I had a delightfully sticky, messy dessert pizza at Pizza Meine Liebe in Melbourne that was like a chocolate eclair, but flat and hot. I’m trying to think of the worst pizza I’ve ever had, I think it was probably at 3am in Kings Cross and the memory is a little hazy… In your experience, what’s the best and worst pizza combinations you’ve tried?

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Cathryn Wray said...

My partner is a pizza freako.He will travel the length of Perth to eat his favourite. None of this soggy home delivery stuff. His favourite spot is Ciao Italia in South Perth for the vegetarian. The children love the Calzones. Mine favourite is a little further South in Margaret River - Goodfellas - Oh my god im drooling thinking about it. The pizza is a dill and lemon base with ricotta, smoked salmon, kalmarta olives, dill, black cracked pepper and lemon zest. It is unbeliveable. When visiting we buy one on the way in to town and then another on the way out of town. The combinations is so well balanced

15-10-2007

Samantha Thompson said...

My pizza experience has been worldwide and you get such a great selection, from the minimalist tomato & cheese pizza of italy, how do they make it taste so good with nothin on it!! To the weird and wonderful banana pizzas of Amsterdam, you have to taste to believe. Then you have the wonderful pizzas of Dublin, where it was like eating a meal on a pizza, my thai chicken had noodles to boot and the nachos was packed high with guacamole, sour creme, salsa and of course the chips. I love variety, but have yet to find these deliciously diverse variations in Australia.

15-10-2007

tamryn Giles said...

My husband always laughs at me when I order pizza as I like a vegetarian pizza with salami! I'm not vegetarian, I just like the combination of toppings, this with the addition of salami is just yummy!

16-10-2007

Emma Crameri said...

Seafood and cheese..... big no-no for italians!

14-11-2007

Caterina Kirwan said...

LESS IS MORE should be the rule for pizza...the most delicious pizza I ever tasted was in Rome...a thin sour dough bread base, a thin layer of homemade neapolitan tomato sauce seasoned with fresh basil, topped with buffalo mozzarella, cooked in a wood-fired oven e Pronto! Buonissima!!!!!

12-03-2008

Caterina Kirwan said...

LESS IS MORE should be the rule for pizza...the most delicious pizza I ever tasted was in Rome...a thin sour dough bread base, a thin layer of homemade neapolitan tomato sauce seasoned with fresh basil, topped with buffalo mozzarella, cooked in a wood-fired oven e Pronto! Buonissima!!!!!

12-03-2008

12-03-2008

eva silow said...

I have a few faves such as...........
-Rocket, Pear and Parmesan
-A seafood combo of oysters in their half shell, garlic and lemon infused prawns, and fresh flathead with fresh parsley and chilli oil on top
-An oldie but a goodie.........The Napoli with freah tomato, basil, olive oil and buffalo mozzarella.......YUM!!!!!!!!!!!

15-05-2008

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