Just wait until you’ve heard about the war crime that is Ohio Valley-style pizza

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      9 months ago

      Detroit Pizza is my favorite pizza style. I love a good New York pizza but the toasty favors and tang of detroit style are my favorite by far. I got the special pan to make it, and Charlie Anderson on YouTube has a fantastic recipe.

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        9 months ago

        Sad thing is though that when I moved to Detroit, I learned that the “representative” pizza chains here are terrible. Jet’s has so much sugar in their sauce it’s literally sickening to even smell their pizza, and Buddy’s is flavorless.

        Hell, my favorite pizza place near me is ran by a Chaldean couple. Fuck their pizza is so good.

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      9 months ago

      Detroit pizza is pretty good. It’s more or less a hybrid between Chicago and New York that matches the geographic location, same with Buffalo.

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        9 months ago

        I am sure it’s true, but the wiki description sounds gross to me. A crispy and chewy crust does not sound appealing.

        Geez everyone be gentle, I’m entitled to my opinions about pizza

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            9 months ago

            hmmmm fair point. As a first thought I don’t think I would have described it as crunchy and chewy, but thinking about it, I am not sure what else you would call that.

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            9 months ago

            Damn, focaccia pizza sounds dangerously good. Like I’d worf down a whole thing and immediately succumb to lethal levels of olive oil and cheese.

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          9 months ago

          A crispy and chewy crust does not sound appealing.

          Speak for yourself. That sounds delicious.

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              9 months ago

              Dude, seriously, don’t take it too hard. Lemmy is a harsh place where downvotes are given out freely and abundantly. Kbin doesn’t downvote nearly as hard, and downvotes don’t get imported from Lemmy instances. You have a +6 from my point of view.

              Just roll with it, and don’t let the haters get you down.

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                9 months ago

                I don’t care about downvotes, but your comment explicitly says speak for yourself… hence my reply

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          9 months ago

          I mean it’s very crispy around the edges and it’s got a nice focaccia like texture in the middle. Honestly it’s great. I mean, it’s not life altering or anything, but as regional pizza goes it’s one of the better ones.

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          9 months ago

          You sure are entitled to your opinion. But we’re also entitled to make fun of your dumb opinion

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          9 months ago

          I feel like chewy is the wrong word.
          As two extremes, picture wonderbread and a thick sourdough. Wonderbread smushes, and tears effortlessly. The sourdough bounces back and takes effort to tear.

          If wonderbread is a 1 and sourdough is a 10, most pizza is a 4 or 5. Detroit style would be a 5 or 6.
          It’s mostly because it’s a bit thicker in the dough department, and the pan it’s cooked in is greased so the dough is a bit more crisp than the crunch of another pizza crust.

          You would not say that it’s “gummy”, just a little thicker and a slightly closer texture.

          Depending on where you are, jets pizza is a good representative. Domino’s and little Caesars both have a low grade offering in their deep dish or pan pizzas, as they’re both Detroit or Detroit adjacent.

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          It’s mid-deep dish, so crispy on the bottom/sides and a little chewy in the middle.

          I’m a New Yorker so I also have a preference for pizza that is foldable, but the bottom is crispy enough that it cracks when you fold it, but Detroit pizza is good. They use cupping pepperoni, like Buffalo, which I think is superior to the pepperoni we use broadly in NYC.

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      9 months ago

      I love Detroit style, especially from Jet’s pizza, so when I last went to Detroit I thought I’d try the original Detroit style from Buddy’s Pizza. It was pretty disappointing, so I guess, copycats do improve it sometimes.

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        My take was that buddy’s was a let down compared to the hype, but otherwise perfectly fine. They also charged for what the hype led me to expect.

        Jets on the other hand gives you just as traditional Detroit style, but the quality advertised, expected, delivered and paid for is entirely uniform.

        Buddy’s wants to be “nice” in a way that’s above what you can actually get out of a pizza place without being a “restaurant that can also make pizza”.

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        Jets is probably one of the best widespread chains out there. If you’re in the area though, Green Lantern in Royal Oak absolutely slaps and is hands-down the best pizza I’ve ever had in my life. Don’t mistake it for the one in Madison, since they only have a “tavern” style.

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      9 months ago

      Mmm tell me more about how this pizza is contaminated with motor oil and antifreeze. That’s really making my mouth water.

      Edit: Your downvotes have convinced me that thinking of an oil drip pan while eating pizza is appetizing. Detroit, I’m sure your pizza is as good as your football team.