rosie wrote:


I have never tasted pizza made in the US that tastes like real
Italian Pizza. Never. I wish I could find some, in the US the pizzas
all have the wrong kind of crust, there is too much stuff on top of
the pizza and it is just all wrong.. sigh...

Rosie


And still they sell billions of dollars worth of it every year.
SOMEONE must like it!

gloria p

sf wrote:
On Tue, 01 May 2007 15:01:57 -0700, The Kat
wrote:

On Tue, 01 May 2007 07:11:44 -0700, sf wrote:

On Tue, 01 May 2007 08:07:32 -0500, Scott wrote:

I've never really like most Italian sausages and I'm trying to
figure out why. Anytime I order pizza I choose pork sausage over
Italian sausage. To me it has a black liquorice taste that I can't
stand. I think I've narrow it down to either anise or fennel seed.

Different strokes. I love fennel in Italian sausage.


Amazing. 5+ replies and not ONE person mentioned that
anise IS the 'licorice' flavor.

There's a reason. Italian sausage uses fennel, not anise. The OP
doesn't like the aniselike flavor of fennel seeds.

Isn't anise (aka star anise) most commonly used in Asian cuisines? I
wouldn't expect to find it in Italian sausage.

rosie wrote:

I have never tasted pizza made in the US that tastes like real
Italian Pizza. Never. I wish I could find some, in the US the pizzas
all have the wrong kind of crust, there is too much stuff on top of
the pizza and it is just all wrong.. sigh...

If you're in San Francisco go to A16. I promise, you will
not be disappointed.

Steve

On May 1, 8:15�pm, Puester wrote:
rosie wrote:

I have never tasted *pizza made in the US that tastes like real
Italian Pizza. Never. I wish I could find some, in the US the pizzas
all have the wrong kind of crust, there is too much stuff on top of
the pizza and it is just all wrong.. sigh...

Rosie

And still they sell billions of dollars worth of it every year.
SOMEONE must like it!

gloria p

Lots and lots of people love it, they do not know what they are
missing tho -LOL
Rosie

On Wed, 2 May 2007 01:22:40 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

rosie wrote:

I have never tasted pizza made in the US that tastes like real
Italian Pizza. Never. I wish I could find some, in the US the pizzas
all have the wrong kind of crust, there is too much stuff on top of
the pizza and it is just all wrong.. sigh...

If you're in San Francisco go to A16. I promise, you will
not be disappointed.

Steve

And if you are in Phoenix, go to Pizzeria Bianco. Considered the best
pizza in America .... Chris Bianco makes the real neopolitan style
pizza...

http://www.pizzeriabianco.com/

Christine

On Tue, 1 May 2007 20:18:54 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Isn't anise (aka star anise) most commonly used in Asian cuisines? I
wouldn't expect to find it in Italian sausage.

Star anise is in the family (and you're right - it's used in Asian
cooking), but the anise seed I'm talking about is different.

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On May 1, 8:15?pm, Puester wrote:
rosie wrote:

I have never tasted pizza made in the US that tastes like real
Italian Pizza. Never. I wish I could find some, in the US the pizzas
all have the wrong kind of crust, there is too much stuff on top of
the pizza and it is just all wrong.. sigh...

Rosie

And still they sell billions of dollars worth of it every year.
SOMEONE must like it!

gloria p

Lots and lots of people love it, they do not know what they are
missing tho -LOL
Rosie

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Not necessarily, Rosie. I for one have had "real Italian pizza" and I like
Domino's too.

Why the agenda?

Over pizza?

Which Italians consider the ultmate crap food?

"Puester" wrote in message
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rosie wrote:


I have never tasted pizza made in the US that tastes like real
Italian Pizza. Never. I wish I could find some, in the US the pizzas
all have the wrong kind of crust, there is too much stuff on top of
the pizza and it is just all wrong.. sigh...

Rosie


And still they sell billions of dollars worth of it every year.
SOMEONE must like it!

In truth, pizza is a more American dish than it is an Italian dish. It is
sold in Italy primarily as a dish for American and German tourists who don't
understand that Italian restaurants are closed at what they consider lunch
time.

To talk about pizza in terms of how truly "Italian" it is amounts to arguing
about the Quintessentially American Ham Sandwich.

It's a ****ing ham sandwich, for God's sake.

Pizza is to Italian cuisine (all regions) as hot dogs are to American
cuisine.

Shit food.

cybercat wrote:

To talk about pizza in terms of how truly "Italian" it is amounts to arguing
about the Quintessentially American Ham Sandwich.

It's a ****ing ham sandwich, for God's sake.

Pizza is to Italian cuisine (all regions) as hot dogs are to American
cuisine.

Shit food.

I'm having a strong Deja Vu. Yes... Sheldon... espresso.
;-)


Steve

rosie wrote:
On May 1, 9:02?am, "cybercat" wrote:
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote



Domino's pizza? Nothing real in your town?
Yeah, yeah, I've read all the comments.

I have never tasted pizza made in the US that tastes like real
Italian Pizza. Never. I wish I could find some, in the US the pizzas
all have the wrong kind of crust, there is too much stuff on top of
the pizza and it is just all wrong.. sigh...

Rosie

I actually have had genuine pizza in New York at places with real
Italian cooks and wood-burning ovens. They always do have overloaded
choices on the menu, but the more basic ones are very nice--- and very
expensive for pizza.

I hear that there are real pizza places around the US, I just haven't
eaten at them.

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cybercat wrote:

I had pizza in Venice, at one of the few restaurants an American can
find open during what they think of as "lunch time" when Italians are
doing, uh, other things.

It was good--less cheese, saucier, tasted fresher, thinner, lighter crust.
It wasn't anything to die for.

Venice is very far away from pizza world. Go to Naples. Eat pizza.
Check out www.slowtrav.com before going to find the real places. And it
is cheap, too. Not much else here is.

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cybercat wrote:


Pizza is to Italian cuisine (all regions) as hot dogs are to American
cuisine.

Shit food.

Not even close to true. It is a light meal, yes, but we take it pretty
seriously and make famous and rich those that do it right and use the
better ingredients-- like mozzarella bufala etc.

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Giusi wrote:

cybercat wrote:

I had pizza in Venice, at one of the few restaurants an American can
find open during what they think of as "lunch time" when Italians are
doing, uh, other things.

It was good--less cheese, saucier, tasted fresher, thinner, lighter crust.
It wasn't anything to die for.

Venice is very far away from pizza world. Go to Naples. Eat pizza.
Check out www.slowtrav.com before going to find the real places. And it
is cheap, too. Not much else here is.

Da Michele (listed in all guide books) is the right stuff,
as is a place called Saporino, on the Chiaia. There are
tons of others. Look for the "Vera Pizza" trade association
emblem.

Consult guidebooks, or stumble around in search of pizza --
both approaches work in Naples.

Go to Naples.

Steve

Giusi wrote:
cybercat wrote:

I had pizza in Venice, at one of the few restaurants an American can
find open during what they think of as "lunch time" when Italians are
doing, uh, other things.

It was good--less cheese, saucier, tasted fresher, thinner, lighter
crust.
It wasn't anything to die for.

Venice is very far away from pizza world. Go to Naples. Eat pizza.
Check out www.slowtrav.com before going to find the real places. And it
is cheap, too. Not much else here is.


I can vouch for that. I got a huge pizza at a restaraunt here...and it
was 3.50 euro. It easily could have served my dh and I...but it's meant
for 1.

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"All of those faeries and duels and mad queens and so on, and no one
quoted old Billy Shakespeare. Not even once."
- Harry Dresden

Steve Pope wrote:
Giusi wrote:

cybercat wrote:

I had pizza in Venice, at one of the few restaurants an American can
find open during what they think of as "lunch time" when Italians are
doing, uh, other things.

It was good--less cheese, saucier, tasted fresher, thinner, lighter crust.
It wasn't anything to die for.

Venice is very far away from pizza world. Go to Naples. Eat pizza.
Check out www.slowtrav.com before going to find the real places. And it
is cheap, too. Not much else here is.

Da Michele (listed in all guide books) is the right stuff,
as is a place called Saporino, on the Chiaia. There are
tons of others. Look for the "Vera Pizza" trade association
emblem.

Consult guidebooks, or stumble around in search of pizza --
both approaches work in Naples.

Go to Naples.

Steve

Most places you go here will have excellent pizza. I've yet to get bad
pizza here in naples.

--
"All of those faeries and duels and mad queens and so on, and no one
quoted old Billy Shakespeare. Not even once."
- Harry Dresden