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Why Is Pizza So Damn Vilified?
The Takeout ^ | April 29, 2020 | Danielle Guercio

Posted on 04/30/2020 10:35:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: McGruff
Looka here, I’m an old redneck country boy and pizza and beer are two of the seven major food groups. We have a pizza day a week at my house. Toppings are as varied as the weather. Crust likewise from deep pan to thin crust. From Italian sausage to pepperoni to Canadian bacon etc etc. I cherish pizza and beer day. The acid reflux not so much. Then I read they’re testing anti-acids against civid-19. Game On! Home of the free and land of the brave. USA 🇺🇸
21 posted on 04/30/2020 11:16:15 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: dp0622

Never had cavatelli, but my wife and I can destroy a pot of gnocchi. LOL


22 posted on 04/30/2020 11:20:33 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Why should I walk into the great unknown, when I can sit here, and throw my bones?)
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To: absalom01

Because in its typical Tombstone/Pizza Hut/overloaded Jabba the Spaceballs form it’s a freaking HEART ATTACK ON A PLATE, that’s why!!!

Just kidding...!!

But there are so many ways to prepare pizza at home with only the toppings you want, I mean, who needs Papa Johns and I hear going to Italy for `authentic’ pizza is a waste of air travel & lodging. Making pizza is not rocket science.

As an occasional dish it won’t harm anyone. Oh, has anyone noticed that the Covid 19 emergency has resulted in a shortage of frozen pizzas? Even more reason to roll your own. May the current lockdown result in a Renaissance of creative home cooking.


23 posted on 04/30/2020 11:22:01 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
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To: Equine1952
The acid reflux not so much.

Why spend money on antacids that probably have bad side effects. All you need is Baking Soda.

24 posted on 04/30/2020 11:25:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
where I grew up in NYS, we called it "hot pie"....

hot pie and speidies....

25 posted on 04/30/2020 11:26:41 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Bullish
I'm with you...its not my go to food anymore....like bacon...I just don't crave it anymore....maybe I have the covid.....

but if I do eat pizza, I want a nice NY style thin crust.....hard to find on the west coast....

26 posted on 04/30/2020 11:28:10 PM PDT by cherry
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To: nickcarraway

They’re not testing baking soda for covid-19 but pepcid-ac and others are being looked at. Generally speaking my beer neutralizes the acid reflux or I don’t remember having it. Either way pizza is the way to enjoy the stay at home issue with a pizza stone and a grill. My pellet grill cooks better than the indoor oven and leaves a little smoke flavor in the pizza.


27 posted on 04/30/2020 11:34:52 PM PDT by Equine1952
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To: nickcarraway

I make it all the time and everyone still gets excited when ever I do.I have pizza stones and extra large pizza pans for whatever they’re in the mood for. I even make a good Sicilian pizza.


28 posted on 04/30/2020 11:37:36 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: Viking2002

I have a Cavatelli maker.


29 posted on 04/30/2020 11:39:44 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: Trillian

Like we need one more small appliance taking up counter space. Last night she brought home an Instant Pot food processor that also makes ice cream and cooks soup, for God’s sake.


30 posted on 04/30/2020 11:48:45 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Why should I walk into the great unknown, when I can sit here, and throw my bones?)
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To: nickcarraway
Growing up in northern NJ, my family used to buy pizza once a week. I remember the mozzarella cheese being gooey and stretching when you pulled away your slice.

I've had pizza all across America, and I've noticed that the mozzarella is not the same. It doesn't stretch as much. Why is that? I really miss a New York pizza. Nothing fancy...single topping - pepperoni.

31 posted on 04/30/2020 11:51:14 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Mocking Liberals is not only a right, but the duty of all Americans.)
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To: nickcarraway

Its excellent as being leftover food, even cold.


32 posted on 04/30/2020 11:52:51 PM PDT by Daniel Ramsey (Thank YOU President Trump, finally we can do what America does best, to be the best)
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To: Viking2002

I LOVE gnocchi!!! with meat sauce!!

you’re not missing anything with cavatelli.

very few cook it just al dente enough to be chewy but not too chewy or too mushy


33 posted on 04/30/2020 11:53:03 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists dloont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: nickcarraway

Because instead of eating it, I do just about as well slicing it into rectangular strips and pasting it around my midriff. And yes, I love eating it. I just don’t.


34 posted on 04/30/2020 11:54:49 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: dp0622

I like cavatelli with broccoli.


35 posted on 04/30/2020 11:55:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

i loved vegetables when i was a kid my mom tells me

i dunno what happened at around 9 or 10 but it’s a shame

might have eaten right all those years :)

but with broccoli and alfredo sauce/ i can do that :)


36 posted on 04/30/2020 11:56:38 PM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists dloont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: dp0622

Did you ever have Puntarelle?


37 posted on 05/01/2020 12:02:05 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

yeah but i took penicillin and it went away :)

i gotta ask mom on that one

there’s so much we had growing up that i stopped eating when i got older that i can’t say a definitive yes or no and a number of foods until i ask her.

i should have never left home. ate so healthy


38 posted on 05/01/2020 12:04:22 AM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists dloont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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To: dp0622

Meat sauce?!? We’ve just been hitting it with grated Parmesan and lots of melted butter..........


39 posted on 05/01/2020 12:06:52 AM PDT by Viking2002 (Why should I walk into the great unknown, when I can sit here, and throw my bones?)
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To: Viking2002

that sounds Great that way.

i do that with angel hair sometimes

one of my favorite dishes is a pasta with just ricotta and no sauce a little bit of salt


40 posted on 05/01/2020 12:10:52 AM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists dloont point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin to make ends meet)
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