# Bacon wrapped pizza **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 20, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218 "2015-02-20T20:16:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/21 "2015-02-21T18:33:43Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > People also like cheese on their pizza. Hasn’t stopped millions from also enjoying it stuffed into the crust. > > I get it. You don’t like it. Feel free to not walk into a Little Caesars and to not order it. Stuffed crust also doesn’t make a lot of sense, although I can see the appeal more than a strip of bacon stuck on the outside end of the slice, but like the bacon, you don’t even get to it until you get to the crust. People fall for marketing gimmicks. Millions do. That doesn’t mean they make sense. It’s not that I don’t like it. I have no objection to it. Put it in front of me and I’d eat it. But it’s a pointless gimmick. It doesn’t add anything that you couldn’t get, in a better form, by ordering a pizza with bacon topping. I like bacon on a hamburger, but _ON_ the burger. Sticking a piece of bacon on the outside of one side of the top bun wouldn’t make a lot of sense. I like onions on a hot dog. Hey, instead of putting them on the dog, lets stick a piece of onion on one end of the bun! ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/22 "2015-02-22T04:16:48Z")
I just don’t think bacon would add to the flavor of pizza ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/23 "2015-02-22T10:08:44Z")
I’d have said it as “I just don’t think pizza would add to the flavor of **Bacon**.” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/24 "2015-02-22T14:30:50Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Stuffed crust also doesn’t make a lot of sense, although I can see the appeal more than a strip of bacon stuck on the outside end of the slice, but like the bacon, you don’t even get to it until you get to the crust. Yes, and it tastes completely different that way. You might have noticed if you didn’t feel the need to pat yourself on the back for not falling for a “gimmick.” There is no reason why the bacon on the outside, not mixed with cheese and sauce, would not taste different. There’s no reason why not getting it with every bite would not taste different. Bread wrapped with bacon does not taste the same as bacon with tomatoes and cheese, any more than a cheese-filled bread stick tastes the same as a cheese pizza. You may not like it, sure, but saying that it’s the same as having on the pizza is just being overly zealous about gimmicks rather than being open minded and trying something different. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/25 "2015-02-22T16:01:41Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Right. You only get the bacon when you get to the crust. How is that better than having it actually on the pizza? It’s a gimmick. It gives the crust haters something to look forward to. (I love crusts myself, but that, like cheese stuffing crusts and putting all sorts of things on the crust itself, is what it aims to do, so far as I can tell.) I’m tempted to try Little C’s again. It’s probably been over two decades since I’ve had one, but I’ve grown fond of Detroit style deep dish a la Buddy’s or Jets in the past few years, and would like to see how it compares, especially at it’s ridiculously low price point. (I’ll pass on the bacon, though.) ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/26 "2015-02-22T16:04:51Z")
Oh for cripes sake. I’m not patting myself on the back or being over-zealous, just giving an opinion. I really don’t care how people eat their pizza. Lighten up people. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/27 "2015-02-23T13:18:11Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Oh for cripes sake. I’m not patting myself on the back or being over-zealous, just giving an opinion. I really don’t care how people eat their pizza. Lighten up people. I finally looked at the link the OP provided and I agree with you, wrapping the bacon around the outside is kind of a stupid idea . Or, maybe the spirit of the gimmick makes sense, as people do love them some bacon, but on a practical level, I can’t see it working very well for all the reasons you already pointed out. If they’re going to off a “bacon pizza” then at least have bacon as a \*topping \*be part of the deal, with maybe big pieces of it on top it as well. Again, I love bacon on pizza and I wouldn’t turn this one away if it was offered to me for free, but I wouldn’t choose it or pay for it. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/28 "2015-02-23T14:58:32Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I finally looked at the link the OP provided and I agree with you, wrapping the bacon around the outside is kind of a stupid idea . Or, maybe the spirit of the gimmick makes sense, as people do love them some bacon, but on a practical level, I can’t see it working very well for all the reasons you already pointed out. If they’re going to off a “bacon pizza” then at least have bacon as a \*topping \*be part of the deal, with maybe big pieces of it on top it as well. > > Again, I love bacon on pizza and I wouldn’t turn this one away if it was offered to me for free, but I wouldn’t choose it or pay for it. There is bacon on top as well. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/29 "2015-02-23T15:52:04Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > There is bacon on top as well. Whoops. Sorry, it looked like just pepperoni. I’ll be interested to hear from anyone who tries one. If it really delivers a first rate bacon experience, I’ll be all over it. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/30 "2015-02-23T15:59:24Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > There is bacon on top as well. That makes a difference. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2015, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218/31 "2015-02-23T22:21:33Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > It gives the crust haters something to look forward to. (I love crusts myself, but that, like cheese stuffing crusts and putting all sorts of things on the crust itself, is what it aims to do, so far as I can tell.) Exactly! If my pizza crust is plain (as it often is from a mom and pop place), it gets thrown out. If it is stuffed with cheese (or wrapped in bacon)(or made up of garlic knots), it is a treat in addition to the pizza goodness. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-wrapped-pizza/713218.md?page=1)