Eat Pizza
Pizza is undoubtedly one of the world's best known foods. From country to country, pizza is served and eaten in different ways. There are questions about proper pizza etiquette and which method is more popular than another. It's up to you on how to eat pizza - above all, it's great and tasty one way or another!
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Steps
- Cut and eat with a knife and fork. This is probably the most polite way in eating a pizza. It's also helpful in times where you have a load of toppings and want to taste everything in one bite.
- Fold the slice in half. Put the two sides together, so it'll create a "U" shape at the crust. If you have several loose toppings, especially at the bottom, you may need to either pick them off or hold them in place as you move it towards your mouth.
- Remove all toppings and eat it bare. If you want to eat the toppings separately than having it on the dough or picky with what came with the pizza, you may want to do this. Many pizza places have combo varieties, such as Pizza Hut's "Meat Lover's" where the whole pizza comes with six different kinds of meat products. What if you weren't specifically sure of the toppings and didn't like a particular one?
- Eat the slice with no folding. Many people prefer this way since it's the easiest method to eat a slice. Despite if toppings fall off or the melted cheese stretches, things get devoured nonetheless. Just place the pointed end in your mouth and chomp away.
- Eat the crust first. Who said that pizza needs to be eaten from the bottom part? Bite into a piece of crust along with a piece of the actual pizza to blend both items together.
- Savor the crust for dipping. Use your favorite dipping sauces, such as buttermilk or ranch dressing. For this, you must use dipping etiquette and go against "double dipping" if sharing with someone else. Break the crust in pieces, dip, and pop into your mouth.
- Stuff your own crust. Take all or half of your cheese and toppings off the pizza slice, set them to the side and eat the rest of the slice - except for the crust. Then open your crust (works well with thick varieties), take out extra dough and put in your cheese and toppings. Fold to keep everything in and eat. This is good for people who aren't fond of plain crust but love pizza.
Tips
- You might find it notable that in Italy (where people eat a lot of pizza) they do it quite differently. If you find yourself ordering pizza in a restaurant in Italy, you will get your own personal pizza on a plate. It will not be shared by the whole table. At first glance, it might seem way too big to be for you alone. It will not be pre-sliced into wedges. It will be whole. Eat it with a knife and fork. Italians do not pick up a slice and eat it American style. Try to eat the whole pie. If you cannot, do not ask to take the remainder away with you. Just say that you are too full and leave it. It is not the normal convention to take it home.
- Your style may depend on the type of pizza/pizza crust that you get. Examples are hand-tossed, deep dish, pan, and thin crust.
- You can also stack two pizzas on top of each other and eat it American style.
- People discard the crust because of it's flakiness, too rubbery, too hard, or too stale.
Warnings
- Be careful that hot pizza from the oven or delivery box may burn your mouth.
- You may feel sick and dissatisfied if you eat your pizza with a fizzy drink.
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