I wonder what a visitor from Italy would say when the Domino’s guy comes to deliver.

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Originally posted by twinwillow

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Originally posted by Mosca

I love the "quattro stagione" wood fired oven pizza; you know, the really thin almost cracker crust, fresh tomato sauce, fresh basil, fresh mozzarella, and then each quarter different; one with pancetta, one with artichoke hearts, one with porcini, and one with pimento. I don’t know how authentic it is, but I love that pizza. Is the style similar to that in Italy? The thin crust and the fresh ingredients?

Tom

Yes! That’s the style of pizza I had in the restaurant near the PANTHEON.

For those of you interested, the name of the pizza restaurant I wrote about near the Pantheon is, "La Sagrestia"
address: Via del Seminario 89, Roma.
Enjoy!

We had pizza in Rome, in the Embassy area. It was in a semi-basement. We had to go down a couple of stairs. They were playing American country music, but only spoke italian. Fortunately, pizza and prosciutto were enough to get the message across. It was excellent. Had pizza in other parts of Italy, too and all were good. We live in Ct. and they have wonderful pizza here with which to compare.

I enjoyed it a lot,,,,, still remember the taste……….[:)]

Juliet

I’ve only been to Italy once, and the pizza was….different. Not saying it was bad, but I’m definitely more accustomed to our American variety. We tried the pizza in Rome and in Florence, and both times the ingredients were laid out in quadrants; they didn’t cover the whole pie with pepperoni and mushrooms, they put the pepperoni in one quarter, the mushrooms in another, black olives in another, etc. Oh, and they left the pits in the black olives. I nearly broke a tooth biting into it.

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Originally posted by Mosca

I love the "quattro stagione" wood fired oven pizza; you know, the really thin almost cracker crust, fresh tomato sauce, fresh basil, fresh mozzarella, and then each quarter different; one with pancetta, one with artichoke hearts, one with porcini, and one with pimento. I don’t know how authentic it is, but I love that pizza. Is the style similar to that in Italy? The thin crust and the fresh ingredients?

Tom

Yes! That’s the style of pizza I had in the restaurant near the PANTHEON.

I love the "quattro stagione" wood fired oven pizza; you know, the really thin almost cracker crust, fresh tomato sauce, fresh basil, fresh mozzarella, and then each quarter different; one with pancetta, one with artichoke hearts, one with porcini, and one with pimento. I don’t know how authentic it is, but I love that pizza. Is the style similar to that in Italy? The thin crust and the fresh ingredients?

Tom

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Originally posted by Tedbear

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Originally posted by twinwillow

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Originally posted by lleechef

Last time I was in Europe, they had not re-located the Parthenon. It was still in Greece! Perhaps the above poster was thinking of the Colosseum?? I never had a bad meal in Italy. Or France, or Belgium or Spain…….it’s NOT American cooking for sure. It’s not better or worse, just different.

Sorry about that. I have changed Parthenon to the correct, Panthenon. Which, hopefully, I have spelled correctly. If you had ever been to the Panthenon in Rome, or, had even heard of it, you would have known exactly what I meant and would have realized how easy it is to make a "dyslexic" mistake in confusing these two famous and historic buildings.

You’re getting closer, but you’re not quite there yet. That magnificent building in Rome is the Pantheon, not the Panthenon.

Thank you, Tedbear. I had a feeling I had it spelled inccorectly.

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Originally posted by BT

I prefer a style of pizza that is as simple as possible and probably a lot closer to what people are saying would be found in Italy than the usual American product. I like thin crusts and I never get more than one topping. I do not like too much cheese or sauce to the point where the thing is more like tomato soup on a roll. I want to taste whatever topping I do choose as a pure flavor, not a mishmash with a dozen other things. And I like a sprinkling ofherbs–especially on a "4 cheese" pizza (no tomato sauce). All this is by way of saying I’m on the side of the Italians.

I agree. And, would add, they are not easy to find in America.

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Originally posted by twinwillow

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Originally posted by lleechef

Last time I was in Europe, they had not re-located the Parthenon. It was still in Greece! Perhaps the above poster was thinking of the Colosseum?? I never had a bad meal in Italy. Or France, or Belgium or Spain…….it’s NOT American cooking for sure. It’s not better or worse, just different.

Sorry about that. I have changed Parthenon to the correct, Panthenon. Which, hopefully, I have spelled correctly. If you had ever been to the Panthenon in Rome, or, had even heard of it, you would have known exactly what I meant and would have realized how easy it is to make a "dyslexic" mistake in confusing these two famous and historic buildings.

You’re getting closer, but you’re not quite there yet. That magnificent building in Rome is the Pantheon, not the Panthenon.

I prefer a style of pizza that is as simple as possible and probably a lot closer to what people are saying would be found in Italy than the usual American product. I like thin crusts and I never get more than one topping. I do not like too much cheese or sauce to the point where the thing is more like tomato soup on a roll. I want to taste whatever topping I do choose as a pure flavor, not a mishmash with a dozen other things. And I like a sprinkling ofherbs–especially on a "4 cheese" pizza (no tomato sauce). All this is by way of saying I’m on the side of the Italians.

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Originally posted by lleechef

Well, I still stick to my story…..I never had a bad meal in Italy. Great pizza, great pasta, great gnocchi, on and on.

I agree! I think the secret is, understated, simply prepared, uncomplicated dishes made with local fresh ingredients and a thousand years of "practise".

Well, I still stick to my story…..I never had a bad meal in Italy. Great pizza, great pasta, great gnocchi, on and on.

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Originally posted by Mosca

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Originally posted by twinwillow

"Offlady", last November, I spent two weeks in Italy. I thought the food AND the pizza’s were, incredible!!! Especially a little pizza restaurant around the corner from the Parthenon.
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Uh, isn’t the Parthenon in Greece?

[:D]

Glad you enjoyed your trip, though!

Tom

Sorry, I hate when I do that. Of course, I mean’t, the Panthenon.
And, yes thank you, Tom. I did have a great trip.

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Originally posted by offlady

Italy needs to learn how to make pizza from us Americans. On a trip to Italy some years ago, we had pizza in Rome near the Colliseum. It was served to us cold (they heated up pizzas for the locals who came in after us but somehow ours weren’t). The dough was heavy and tasteless, and pretty much ranked below Chuck E Cheese. So to avoid making the same mistake in Florence, we ASKED the locals for the best pizza joint, and they directed us to a pizza house that was packed with locals. OK, so the pizza was slightly better, came on a thin crust, so thin–almost as thin as a flour tortilla. The topping were bland and skimpy, as was the cheese. So you can imagine how the rest of our dining experiences in Italy went–spaghetti, risotto, lasagne, etc. Give me a good Italian restaurant in any downtown USA anyday!

ITALY STARTED PIZZA we changed it
your just too americanised if you went to to china you would not enjoy thier fried rice….if you went to england you might hate the breakfast…(thats a big ass breakfast DAMN)…but don’t feel bad in anyway about it "YOUR AMERICAN" nothing wrong with that at all i just find that we are kinda pampered….stuck in our ways…..our pallets have became dull so im all for other cultures ways and why they are eating it that way but as for the pizza in italy they are plain and simple all about the fresh ingredints simple good comfort food….and probally alot more healthier than our version………but im all for to each his own…..so enjoy what ya like/love in the GOOD OL USA…. but when you journey elsewhere it will always be different….
at the moment im really into greek food and maltza ball soup……..yea new diner opened up ……and its called "THE DINER" NO SHIT ITS IN FREDRICK MD AND THE FOOD IS WOW……..if your up this way check it out its worth a drive……ill post web address and directions soon kinda late its in frederick md
bye for now
ron