I’m in NYC, so I know what pizza is actually supposed to taste like.
That said (aside from “frozen pizza is an abomination unto the LORD”), I’ve toyed with those french-bread pizzas. Stouffer’s? Pepperoni or deluxe. They’re okay.
We don’t eat much pizza though and frozen is even rarer. Would much rather throw one together on a Boboli crust. Also have probably 10-12 places we can pickup or get delivery from nearby.
Never tried it, but saw Julian Richings have some on “Supernatural”, and it looked good.
’Though it’s generally not considered actual pizza despite the name (just like not everything with dough, tomato sauce, and cheese is ravioli, or lasagna, or…).
Yeah, NYCers can be pizza-snobs, and for good reason. An exchange on “Numb3rs” summed it up:
David: What’s the first thing a New Yorker notices about LA?
Megan: No good pizza.
David: Okay… what’s the second thing?
I know ex-pats all over the country who observe the same thing, ’though about pizza and bagels.
Anyone who thinks bland doughy toroids called “bagels” are actually bagels, never had any.
What we call “real Jewwy bagels” (ie, old-world style, boiled then baked) are light and airy inside, thick and blistered and leathery on the outside, and if you ever had one right out of the oven, dripping with butter, you’ll know the Heaven that is a real NYC bagel.
If all you ever had was Lender’s or similar trash, you’ve not tasted a real bagel.
And while you don’t have to go to an ethnic area to get real pizza/bagels, it certainly helps. Posers would get laffed out of the neighborhood.
This is so good that even my friends who are NOT gluten-sensitive really like it. We usually add things like artichokes, tomatoes, and some more mozzarella cheese. I have tried a great many gluten free pizzas. This is by far the best.
Oh, you don’t have to tell me. That’s what I have for lunch literally almost every workday. So varied that it’s hard to get bored, and pretty healthy (lots of veggies).
Dang it ...I wanted to be the first one to say ..."ya oughta not eat frozed pizza cuz it's not healthy and it will gonna make u die " Please because I care so much about you and nutrition in general refrain from any salty /sweet yummy stuffs " I figured someone would say it and you'd get mad and yet another racoons food thread would go into a downward spiral ...I just wanted it to be me .
Don't do it ...Don't eat bad pizza ....Move to New York and eat the real thing !!!! I beg you to change your evil ways, eat more fresh vegetables ,get more exercise, sleep more, take an art class, join the church choir,give blood ,take a modern dance class.AND please What ever you do ...don't wear your pants like that European girl .
I don’t like frozen pizza.
But they’re okay after 15 minutes in the oven.
But not before i put extra cheese on it (Gouda over a grater) and some “herbes the Provence” (Oregano, basil, etc…).
The extra additions really make all the difference.
I’m a bit of a pizza snob too. I like my own. My own crust (usually I make it gluten-free with a dough similar to Brazilian pão de queijo), sauce from slow-cooked Roma tomatoes and my own mix of spices, and homemade Italian sausage. Only thing I have to buy premade is the cheese, but I wish I had time to make that too.
I think that homemade pizza and some commercial pizzas are not unhealthy. But that’s because I always eat it with a huge salad, including my own vinaigrette style seasonings. But I digress…
We have a "take and bake" pizza chain here, Papa Murphys. I don't know how much of the U.S. they cover. For not being a boutique food place the Pizza is very good. Order & pay online, drive up, pickup, take home and bake. Pricing is very good as well.
Lightbringer, you nailed it. Old NC boy here. Been to NYC one time. Hit a mom and pop pizza joint and except for the traffic ticket I got, don’t really remember much about NYC except that pizza and so many people EVERYWHERE until I got upstate. Real nice there. Reminded me of being around Salisbury where DAVIDEF posts from. A couple years ago a family opened a restaurant Herbert and made pizza like the ones in NYC. I gained weight and went broke till they closed up. My favorite frozen pizza is a cheap one from Walmart that I doctor in the way only fat guys in wheelchairs can do