Meanwhile, a sauce and cheese slice can just be called ‘pizza con la mozzarella,’ because it lacks basil and therefore isn't technically a Margherita and because there is no tradition of just mozzarella baked alone on dough, so it's implied there is sauce on it.”īianca Kenworthy, co-founder of La Rossi Pizza Courtesy Bianca Kenworthy “To order a slice topped with tomato sauce and cheese in Rome, we say Margherita (if there's basil on it it's not uncommon to be corrected for ordering a Marg when there is no basil in sight). For what it’s worth, we don't call that a plain slice we call it pizza bianca (white pizza). “In Rome, where slices are a popular lunch or snack food, and have been for decades, a 'plain slice' would denote no toppings at all and would imply pizza bianca, an unadorned flatbread simply seasoned with salt and olive oil. In fact, here in Rome it is my breakfast daily. That honestly seemed weird at the time but makes sense now, particular after years in Italy where ‘red’ pizza topped with a slick brushing of tomato sauce is pretty ubiquitous. In the late 1990s, I worked at BAR in New Haven and the menu called that same slice a red pie with mozzarella. “In my town in New Jersey, a slice topped with tomato sauce and cheese was cut from a ‘cheese pizza.’ New York-style was the dominant genre locally. cheese," from a co-founder of California Pizza Kitchen, to the guru of the Brooklyn pie, to one of Italy’s foremost pizza experts. There is no wrong answer, ultimately, but this is what some experts around the country think about "plain vs. At least we all know what that’s called: pepperoni pizza. It can be argued that the pizza emoji is a New York-style slice, after all. This is not to say that the New York-style pizza is better than any other styles across the country-Chicago deep dish or tavern-style, Detroit-style, Sicilian aka grandma aka pan, grilled-style from Providence-just that it’s the most ubiquitous. cheese” is a very New York-centric question, because it is primarily debated over a New York-style pizza with a thinnish, chewy crust, baked with low-moisture cheese and a bold tomato sauce, which is perhaps the style most available as a slice across America. Want unlimited access to Esquire's Food+Drinks reporting? Join Esquire Select.Īdmittedly, “plain vs. If you say "cheese," is that redundant? Will you get extra cheese? Is the cheese implied in a pizza? Does "plain" mean that you believe a pizza doesn’t really feel complete without a topping? If you say "plain" over the phone will you just get, like, pita bread delivered? Is a pizza just a circular open-faced sandwich? Are we all living in a soulless world where a corporate (yet hilarious!) monstrosity like None Pizza With Left Beef can be forced into existence? I Learned About Love After a Year Without Pizza.
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