Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt.
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What toppings do you put on your pizza? Is pineapple a real pizza topping?
A bit of a diversion this week, something that’s not related to writing.
Pineapple is definitely a topping. I can say that with some authority because I’ve been eating it on pizza for over forty years and it still has the power to remind me of times past.
Let me explain.
I’ve always been a huge fan of a pizza with just about anything on it. I’ve eaten pizza in New York and in Rome, even on the beach in the south of France. I like toppings with punch, spicy meats, strongly flavoured cheese, chilli peppers, onions and mushrooms.
I enjoy a sourdough base, or a stuffed crust but my favourite pizza of all time is the one my wife has made since we first dated. The base is made from flour, crushed Weetabix (a British breakfast cereal) fat and skimmed milk. The actual proportions are a well-kept secret, even from me. It’s not kneaded or risen, just mixed and shaped.
It might not be a conventional pizza base but once you’ve tried it, you’ll love it. It’s got a great texture and holds the sauce perfectly.
When she first made it for me, the tomato sauce covered base was piled high with cheese, ham, sweetcorn, and…, pineapple.
That flavour combination was something I’d never experienced before and it was a revelation.
She told me that it was based on a pizza available at the time in a restaurant called Samsons in Brighton, where she was training to be a nurse.
I remember visiting the place for a meal later and their version, while good, wasn’t a patch on Yvonne’s.
And I’m not just saying that because she’s leaning over my shoulder.
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Stevie Turner
I’ve never heard of a pizza base made with Weetabix!
Richard Dee
I know, but it’s really rather nice. 🙂
Stephen Bungay
I too love pineapple on pizza, sadly my wife does not agree, but that’s OK as she gives hers to me! We make Keto pizza, so weetabix is not on the menu anymore, and even pineapple has had to go, but on rare rare occasions…
Richard Dee
I love the combination of sweet and sour. And the extra texture in the base.
Leon Stevens
Interesting crust. I’ve also done a quinoa crust which is more like a tortilla.
Now bring on the skill-testing question!
Richard Dee
I like the sound of that. It’s great to have a bit of variety
Jack Eason
Love Pineapple topped Pizza!!!
Richard Dee
Works for me, pineapple gives a great contrast to the fire of chilli and all those smokey meat flavours
P.J. MacLayne
Being in the US, I’ve never experienced Weetabix, but it sounds interesting.
Richard Dee
It’s like a flaked wholemeal grain, it gives the base a lovely texture.
Daryl Devore
You are a pizza connoisseur.
And I agree on the broccoli thing 🙂
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Richard Dee
I’ve discovered a whole range of excellent pizzas available locally. But you can’t beat Yvonne’s. There, I’ve said it.
Steven Smith
I love sourdough as a pizza base, delicious!
Richard Dee
I do make my own bases, as an extra when I’m baking sourdough loaves, they freeze very well.
Samantha J Bryant
What an intriguing pizza!
Richard Dee
Intriguing and pizza in the same sentence? This week’s hop has thrown up some fascinating answers.