My parents got these pizzas in Italy. Is it common for them to be this thick?
My parents got these pizzas in Italy. Is it common for them to be this thick?
by TheRaclureDeBidet
44 Comments
kyobu
There are lots of different regional styles. The boundary between pizza and focaccia is not always clear, and in fact I’ve seen what I would call focaccia labeled as pizza, and vice versa.
Baldmanbob1
I think that’s Adolbe dubreechee something, can’t spell it for my life, but yes, if it is that then think of it as Italian pizza cake or Italian pizza dough. Supposedly really, really good.
Automatic-Back2283
Looks like some sort of focaccia
eac555
What’s in a name? Looks delicious!
Watt_About
This is not pizza, but focaccia with toppings.
crankthehandle
Those bad boys look delicious though.
Ok_Satisfaction8760
It’s time for everyone to admit the truth, that the U.S. has better pizza than Italy, on the high end, and on the average. Italy has higher minimum standards, I concede.
Also, fettuccine alfredo is better than fettuccine al burro.
Any-Year-6618
If I ordered a pizza and that’s what they gave me I might just walk out and find another place to eat
Fine-Upstairs-6284
Not like the pizzas I had in Milan (was more thin/Neapolitan style there) but every region has their own specialties/style.
That being said, those look absolutely delicious.
flame_top007
That’s focaccia. The way it’s presented looks like some starters that you get with your aperitivo/spritz.
TimpanogosSlim
There are lots of kinds of pizza. There is no one authentic pizza.
It’s been said that in every part of Italy, you will find people who say their regional style of pizza is the best, but only in Napoli do you find people who will kill you for saying it isn’t.
But also, 70 years ago most Italians didn’t even know what it was.
moonchild36911
It looks so good in my opinion.
PlatesNplanes
Roman pizza is more or less focaccia with stuff baked on top. Look up Bonci. He kinda made it famous. Also a chefs table on him. I was super excited to eat pizza when I went to Italy, was not disappointed when I got Roman pizza. My guess is this is some form up for upscale version of that.
periloustrail
There giving you what they think you think is pizza🙃
PleasantActuator6976
That isn’t pizza.
PleasantActuator6976
That isn’t pizza.
PleasantActuator6976
That isn’t pizza.
picklednewtons
You should know really, they are your parents
MrPocketjunk
dont ask questions just eat. 😃
turnz702
That’s just dressed up focaccia bread
robenco15
This is called Pizza Gourmet and is a regional style, I believe Northern Italy and originated in Venice, but the style has travelled. Often topped with high quality/expensive ingredients.
People really need to understand there is a huge difference between 1) New York / Neopolitan / Detroit / etc pizza dough recipes and 2) the exact pizza you might receive at a restaurant when you are in NYC, Naples/Italy, Detroit, Chicago or wherever.
Like yes the traditional New York slice is a thing in NYC, but there are huge, legendary, famous pizza places that have been offering diametrically different kinds of pizza at astonishingly different price points. Like there is an amazing amount of pizza in NYC that looks literally nothing like whatever your impression of “New York style” is.
Like just in my direct neighborhood, Cafe Fiorello is a 50+ year old huge pre-theater place near Lincoln Center that has almost a crispy cracker crust, and there’s a place with a 100 year old coal fired pizza oven that puts out Instagram worthy pies. There are a couple dollar slice joints. Right by me there is a delivery type of place doing high volume quality “New York pizza” style, thin crust with quality toppings. There are a couple artisanal type places with young creative chefs. There’s a Dominos! (it’s by FAR the cheapest option lol)
Frocicorno
Not sure, I don’t know your parents enough to judge their decision in such a harsh way
lurklevel1000
Interesting concept though, looks tasty and the different temperatures between the dough and cold meats etc could be very alluring.
KindaIndifferent
Was this in Verona by chance?
brisket_curd_daddy
Thick Italians are pretty desirable
Current_Finding_4066
Were they good? If so, move on.
drblah11
When I was in Italy I ordered pizza at a cafe and it came on a focaccia crust sort of the same, but not as fancy looking as this. This looks pretty high quality overall, while mine was high quality bread with some boring sauce, barely melted cheese and a few pieces of pepperoni to make it a “pizza”.
I thought it was ok, but nothing like all the traditional Italian style pizzas I had everywhere else, not even close to as good.
compacktdisck
What’s the name of the place? I’ll be near Aosta this summer and it looks fantastic!
LockTheMoon
It seems some kind of gourmet version
RealchefB
This are focaccia bake in pizza oven and steam oven
Becauseupsidedown
That’s what she said.
concretecat
This looks like cold pizza, which is a thing, it looks like this but usually is cut on squares.
AeroRep
I’ve had a lot of pizzas in Italy, and I’ve never seen one like that. That’s some wierd ass looking “pizza”.
mam88k
My dad was born in the US to two Italian Immigrant parents. He said my grandmother always made pizza as thick as Focaccia bread with a thick tomato sauce on top. There’s a style of Pizza in the metro NY area called “Sicilian” that was similar as well. So I’m thinking you found some Old Country influence with this pizza.
MaximumTurtleSpeed
All I can say is that looks SO GOOD!
D3moknight
Looks more like Sicilian style.
Ok-Armadillo6582
United States has the best pizza in the world
fiamozzello
That’s pizza gourmet, a relatively recent introduction, exclusively available in fancy places. Usually the toppings are particularly exotic and elaborate.
They cost several times the cost of a normal pizza, and they can came with very expensive ingredients like truffle, shrimp scampi, caviar, and even gold leaves
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There are lots of different regional styles. The boundary between pizza and focaccia is not always clear, and in fact I’ve seen what I would call focaccia labeled as pizza, and vice versa.
I think that’s Adolbe dubreechee something, can’t spell it for my life, but yes, if it is that then think of it as Italian pizza cake or Italian pizza dough. Supposedly really, really good.
Looks like some sort of focaccia
What’s in a name? Looks delicious!
This is not pizza, but focaccia with toppings.
Those bad boys look delicious though.
It’s time for everyone to admit the truth, that the U.S. has better pizza than Italy, on the high end, and on the average. Italy has higher minimum standards, I concede.
Also, fettuccine alfredo is better than fettuccine al burro.
If I ordered a pizza and that’s what they gave me I might just walk out and find another place to eat
Not like the pizzas I had in Milan (was more thin/Neapolitan style there) but every region has their own specialties/style.
That being said, those look absolutely delicious.
That’s focaccia. The way it’s presented looks like some starters that you get with your aperitivo/spritz.
There are lots of kinds of pizza. There is no one authentic pizza.
It’s been said that in every part of Italy, you will find people who say their regional style of pizza is the best, but only in Napoli do you find people who will kill you for saying it isn’t.
But also, 70 years ago most Italians didn’t even know what it was.
It looks so good in my opinion.
Roman pizza is more or less focaccia with stuff baked on top. Look up Bonci. He kinda made it famous. Also a chefs table on him. I was super excited to eat pizza when I went to Italy, was not disappointed when I got Roman pizza. My guess is this is some form up for upscale version of that.
There giving you what they think you think is pizza🙃
That isn’t pizza.
That isn’t pizza.
That isn’t pizza.
You should know really, they are your parents
dont ask questions just eat. 😃
That’s just dressed up focaccia bread
This is called Pizza Gourmet and is a regional style, I believe Northern Italy and originated in Venice, but the style has travelled. Often topped with high quality/expensive ingredients.
Reminds me of this – https://www.instagram.com/reel/C651un8IfVz/?igsh=OGcybXU4dnhjbTd4
Cheaper to serve bread than sauce and toppings.
People really need to understand there is a huge difference between 1) New York / Neopolitan / Detroit / etc pizza dough recipes and 2) the exact pizza you might receive at a restaurant when you are in NYC, Naples/Italy, Detroit, Chicago or wherever.
Like yes the traditional New York slice is a thing in NYC, but there are huge, legendary, famous pizza places that have been offering diametrically different kinds of pizza at astonishingly different price points. Like there is an amazing amount of pizza in NYC that looks literally nothing like whatever your impression of “New York style” is.
Like just in my direct neighborhood, Cafe Fiorello is a 50+ year old huge pre-theater place near Lincoln Center that has almost a crispy cracker crust, and there’s a place with a 100 year old coal fired pizza oven that puts out Instagram worthy pies. There are a couple dollar slice joints. Right by me there is a delivery type of place doing high volume quality “New York pizza” style, thin crust with quality toppings. There are a couple artisanal type places with young creative chefs. There’s a Dominos! (it’s by FAR the cheapest option lol)
Not sure, I don’t know your parents enough to judge their decision in such a harsh way
Interesting concept though, looks tasty and the different temperatures between the dough and cold meats etc could be very alluring.
Was this in Verona by chance?
Thick Italians are pretty desirable
Were they good? If so, move on.
When I was in Italy I ordered pizza at a cafe and it came on a focaccia crust sort of the same, but not as fancy looking as this. This looks pretty high quality overall, while mine was high quality bread with some boring sauce, barely melted cheese and a few pieces of pepperoni to make it a “pizza”.
I thought it was ok, but nothing like all the traditional Italian style pizzas I had everywhere else, not even close to as good.
What’s the name of the place? I’ll be near Aosta this summer and it looks fantastic!
It seems some kind of gourmet version
This are focaccia bake in pizza oven and steam oven
That’s what she said.
This looks like cold pizza, which is a thing, it looks like this but usually is cut on squares.
I’ve had a lot of pizzas in Italy, and I’ve never seen one like that. That’s some wierd ass looking “pizza”.
My dad was born in the US to two Italian Immigrant parents. He said my grandmother always made pizza as thick as Focaccia bread with a thick tomato sauce on top. There’s a style of Pizza in the metro NY area called “Sicilian” that was similar as well. So I’m thinking you found some Old Country influence with this pizza.
All I can say is that looks SO GOOD!
Looks more like Sicilian style.
United States has the best pizza in the world
That’s pizza gourmet, a relatively recent introduction, exclusively available in fancy places. Usually the toppings are particularly exotic and elaborate.
They cost several times the cost of a normal pizza, and they can came with very expensive ingredients like truffle, shrimp scampi, caviar, and even gold leaves
That’s pizza?
Lol. Is the first picture with mustard?
That second pic looks unreal.