thursday 1 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I only eat pizza on occasions when we can't think of anything to eat and just take the no brainer, let's go for a pizza. Invariably this would be a chain restaurant where bookings are not necessary and the food is cheap and cheerful. I have a favourite when these situations occur. I like the "meat lover's" where there is as much meat as possible on the base tomatoe and cheese. And it has to be the thinnest crust available in order to taste the toppings without being full after one slice. Here's what it should look like But on occasion, we have had some weird pizzas, like a Peking Duck Pizza. Looking something like this with the Hoi Sin sauce on top with spring onions. What would be a favourite pizza for you? And how often do you endulge? Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Home manufactured from scratch. Make a bread base (I use a bread maker machine) made thin, spread with tomato paste, and some of whatever processed meats are available (twiggy sticks, cabanossi, salami - hungarian or whatever is available, sometimes if we have prawns, they'll go on too, sometimes chicken torn into small bits, ham or bacon pieces) topped with a coating of cheese. Cooked on a stoneware platter in the oven. Haven't tried a bought pizza for over 20 years! And would NEVER EVER EVER have a frozen one! Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I love pizza. My J-mother in law used to refer to me as "Pizza-taro." Best pizza I've ever had was in Sendai at a place on Jozenji Dori called Napule. Frozen pizza can be good. I like D'Giorno (sp?) and Tombestone. It's great fun making pizza...you can throw anything you want on it. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 JA is the man .. Guess we´ll be eating the stuff when he starts his homestay joint. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 with home made olive oil and olives, how cool that would be. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Am in the same boat as JA. Once you know how to make a good pizza base, and have the pizza stone, delivery ones rarely taste as good. have heard people complain that in Japan, there aren't any good pizza places. Trust me, there are some amazing ones that rival Italian pizza parlours. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 I know how to make a pizza base, but OK, what is that pizza stone? Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: Jynxx JA is the man .. Guess we´ll be eating the stuff when he starts his homestay joint. Yes, when should Jynxx and I come over JA. How's next week sound? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday I know how to make a pizza base, but OK, what is that pizza stone? It's what you put the pizza on before cooking if, like most of us mortals, you don't have a proper wood fired oven with a tiled/stone surface. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 I have a panasonic oven, so no go probably. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Pizza rocks. Most definitely not a last resort. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Very uncultured I know but I'm not keen on the ones that are 0.5mm thick and cost 5000 yen. Give me a thick base and tons of topping. Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut_in_HongKong 0 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: JA ....topped with a coating of cheese. I do: Tomato puree > Cheese (Mozzarella) > Toppings I have a special small pizza oven for it that makes a perfect pizza in a few Minutes.: Problem with normal ovens is that they don't bring the heat. 250ºC ain't really enough. A professional pizza oven goes up to 450ºC. What you can do as a workaround: Get a pizza stone (it's a must anyway!) Preheat the stone for at least 30 Minutes at full power Put the Pizza on the stone Switch oven to grill My dough is: 450g flour, 250ml Water, TS salt, 1/5TS yeast, 2TS olive oil Tomato puree: Can of tomatoes, tomato paste (otherwise it's to watery), lots of salt, olive oil, oregano And the result (feta + capers) looks like: Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Kraut - swap half of that flour for some durum semolina 00 - normally used for pasta. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 semolina? wouldn't that make it pasta like. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 pretty cool pizza oven. Whatabout something like this: Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Makes the base a little softer and the edges crispier. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 my girlfriends mum makes her own pizza, its fantastic. Makes her own dough, then lobs on a tomato base, peppers, cheese, onions mushrooms and salami......pure magic!! also they are rectangular! Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted April 23, 2010 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted April 23, 2010 Nearby Joetsu Kokusai are celebrating the re-opening of one of their restaurants today until Sunday and I was there for lunch today. It was an 'eat all you want' pizza thing, with lots of dessert too. The pizza was ok, we defintely came out beached for the weekend I think! My wife amazed me as always with just how much she can eat. I'm pretty big and she is pretty small, but she can beat me pretty much any day. As my family often comment back in England, where does she put it!? The chocolate fountain was particularly popular. Need to go lie down now I think. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Yummy! Chocolate fountain! I thought they only existed in dreams! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I was wondering whether to go there, saw the flyer yesterday. Looks dangerous! Not bad at all for 1000 yen. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Originally Posted By: SJ#1 Who need pizza when there is that!!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 Quote: Damn. Them pizzas look dank. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted April 23, 2010 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted April 23, 2010 Wasn't the best ever thats for sure. That chocolate was good though. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Is the chocolate in those things hot? How do they work. I feel a search coming on. Link to post Share on other sites
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