Non-Traditional Pizza [Discuss]

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

2 hours ago, King Oreo said:

Peppers should be mandatory, olives too. The more cheese the better

2 hours ago, King Oreo said:

and meat is bad

(that is a massive image- lol)

[Lego Mistborn he/him]

Peppers good, if they're spicy to even a slight degree.

Olives are bad, don't make me eat them, but you can have them on yours 

Pineapple is heavenly, and you have no case otherwise. Pair it with a newer part of Italian cuisine, pepperoni, and that pizza is already in my belly.

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

1 minute ago, Lego Mistborn said:

Pineapple is heavenly, and you have no case otherwise.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

18 hours ago, Lego Mistborn said:

Pineapple is heavenly, and you have no case otherwise.

*agrees*

*leaves*

Edited April 28, 2024 by Through The Living Glass
that moment when you realize you didn't use correct grammar

[Nathrangking he/him]

@Trutharchivist what are your thoughts on matzah pizza?

[Trutharchivist he/him]

31 minutes ago, Nathrangking said:

@Trutharchivist what are your thoughts on matzah pizza?

I find it interesting as a theoreticall concept - I thought of the idea of making one t some point - but the question is how you intend to do it.

Are you using pizza dough, just baking it quickly enough so it will stay unleavened? There are quite a few problems with that (I think adding spices and other liquids besides water supposedly make it leavened quicker), and it might be odd. Also, I may be the only one thinking this might be an option, likely due to the very reason I just mentioned.

If you're talking making it similarly to a matzah-brei with cheese on top... I think we made one in my house once, it was fine, I think? But I prefer regular matzah-brei. Eat Gebrochts proudly, either way.

[One of the Ten Fools he/him]

I don't know if this is mainstream or not but I've only had it once.

my aunt my pizza rolls where you had like a tiny strip of pizza and rolled it up and cooked a lot of them in a pan almost like a casserole.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

On 10/23/2023 at 9:39 PM, Treamayne said:

So, inspired by this thread, I thought I would start a discussion on non-Traditional pizza. To me (feedback desired) there are three primary categories:

1. Non-Traditional Toppings
   • Any given topping or combination that is outside tradition or pop culture (e. g. BBQ Pizza is probably mainstream to most people now)
2. Non-Traditional Techniques
   • Some method or process that is out of the ordinary
3. Alternate Culture/Commercial Variation
   • Pizza, as found for-sale to the general public, that is outside the normal Cognitive Identity of Pizza (either by virtue of cultural adaptation or some other commercial variation

Please, do not just throw out any random combination for the "squick factor," please keep examples to something you have experienced or would like to experience. I'll kick-off with one example each.

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1. Non-Traditional Toppings
   • Not very eccentric, but one pizza I enjoy making at home is a version of inspired by my grandparents (a vague melding of cultures) - Garlic Bescemel instead of marinara or alfredo, topped with leek, kale, crumbled bratwurst and thin-sliced blanched potato. Cheese is looser - depending on what's on-hand, but is generally 2-3 of cheddar, butterkase, havarti, gouda, and/or gruyere - shedded and mixed.
   • The result is kind-of like a pizza version of a Potato Leek soup, with extra German
2. Non-Traditional Techniques
   • One of our spring/fall favorites is to make a quick-dough rolled into single-person portions (6-8 in.|15-20 cm) and brushed with olive oil. Place it on a charcoal grill (sorry, gas just ain't good enough here) to cook the first side and remove to a plate dough-side down. Build the pizza backward (cheese, then toppings, then drizzle with sauce) and return to the grill off-center and cover so the fire cooks the other side, while the radiant heat cooks the toppings (and the cheese is the gooey center holding it together).
   • Good for get-togethers, since whoever works the grill just hands the visitor the dough half-cooked - they top it themselves however they want and bring it back to finish cooking.
3. Alternate Culture/Commercial Variation
   • One of the most . . . interesting pizzas I have had was in Seoul (circa '99). Kimchi, hot dog and cucumber with a spicy red sauce (kinda like marinara if you add some gochujang to it). It was better than it sounds, but still not something I wanted to have regularly. But then, it's Seoul - I would rather go to the Kalbi House or get some Chapjae. . .

 

okok hear me out

i dislike red sauce and can't eat red meat or pork. so.

Thick Crust, No Redsauce, Cheese, Turkey Peperoni.

I would love to have this pizza, I have had multiple delicous variations of it already.

[Treamayne]

4 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

okok hear me out

i dislike red sauce and can't eat red meat or pork. so.

Thick Crust, No Redsauce, Cheese, Turkey Peperoni.

I would love to have this pizza, I have had multiple delicous variations of it already.

While not done as a pizza, we have a recipe we do regularly that could be adapted to a pizza like this: We use ground chicken and turkey - seasoned like Gyro meat and cooked as a loose burger - served on Naan with Tzatziki (homemade when I can) cheddar, feta, tomato and fine sliced green onion. If you made that on a pizza crust without the sauce, then served with Tzatziki on the side - that seems like it would work very well. 

Edited August 2, 2025 by Treamayne
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[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

12 minutes ago, Treamayne said:

While not done as a pizza, we have a recipe we do regularly that could be adapted to a pizza like this: We use ground chicken and turkey - seasoned like Gyro meat and cooked as a loose burger - served on Naan with Tzatziki (homemade when I can) cheddar, feta, tomato and fine sliced green onion. If you made that on a pizza crust without the sauce, then served with Tzatziki on the side - that seems like it would work very well. 

i... dont know most of those words.

but cool!

[Treamayne]

10 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

i... dont know most of those words.

but cool!

Gyro (pronounced jiː.ɹoʊ (IPA) - Ye ro: G is a soft Y sound and Y is an e sound) is a Greek sandwich where ground meat is seasoned with garlic, dill and other herbs and cooked on a spit, so slices can be carved off to make the sandwich (searved on Pita) - Tzatziki (tsæˈtsi.ki (IPA) - Tzaht zee kee) is the traditional "sauce" served on Gyro - made from yogurt, cucumber, garlic and dill. 

Spoiler

If I make one, I'll update with that picture. 

[momadrac they/them]

Pizza with gravy instead of red sauce and deep fried whatever meat you have on hand

Basically chouta

It's really good