# Great pizza combinations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397 "2008-02-27T17:57:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/21 "2008-02-27T18:58:07Z")
Snails. With cream and garlic butter in a calzone. I’m not sure of the other ingredients. I’ve only ever had this once, in Cherbourg of all places, but I had it with a decent red wine and it was stunningly delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/22 "2008-02-27T19:00:17Z")
[QUOTE=ForumBot] There’s also the classic BBQ chicken, with barbecue sauce, chicken, cheddar/mozarella cheese, and onions ( jalepenos if I’m making it for myself). [/QUOTE] I love BBQ chicken pizza, it is the pizza the gods eat. But I also really love pizza with a good selection of veggies. Tomato and artichoke is pretty fantastic. Some people put pesto on it as well. And I also like eggplant, tomato, black olives and mushrooms. Enough different flavors that they all stand out separately. Good good pizza. Now I’m hungry. ---
**Author:** ![redtail23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/23 "2008-02-27T19:03:23Z")
I tend to be very basic in pizzas. A real margherita (olive oil, garlic, basil, fresh tomato) is one of my faves and can be hard to find. The only “odd” pizza that I like is cheddar, bacon, onion with tomato sauce or garlic butter. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/24 "2008-02-27T19:03:47Z")
Fried eggplant (sliced thin) and artichoke hearts is a great combination. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/25 "2008-02-27T19:05:48Z")
Genoa salami instead of pepperoni, with smoked provolone, roasted red peppers, and balsamic-marinated thin-sliced onions. Try it if you can; you’ll love it. Sliced or crumbled Italian meatballs. Fresh basil leaves. Everything is better with basil! Another vote for the cheeseburger pizza with ground beef, cheddar mixed with the mozzarella, onions, diced jalapenos, and diced fresh tomatoes (easier to eat than sliced). Slow-cooked pulled pork or shredded beef brisket, with a rich tomato-based smoky barbecue sauce, colby-jack cheese, and onions. Cole slaw optional! ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/26 "2008-02-27T19:12:15Z")
Check out some of the combinations at [Punch Pizza](http://www.punchpizza.com/menu.php). It’s a local Minneapolis place (they bake your pizza in 90 seconds at 800 degrees). Or another Minneapolis place [Pizza Nea](http://www.pizzanea.com/menu.html). You can probably get some other creative ideas from the [California Pizza Kitchen](http://www.cpk.com/menu/pizzas.aspx) menu. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/27 "2008-02-27T19:16:20Z")
Believe it or not but sweetcorn works really well on a pizza. It’s a standard topping here. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/28 "2008-02-27T19:24:18Z")
I almost forgot. [Ravioli Pizza](http://www.greatnorthernpizza.com/menu.htm), it’s delicious. ---
**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 27, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/29 "2008-02-27T19:24:39Z")
My standard list of Chicago toppings is: Italian sausage (squeezed out of their casings) Onions Mushrooms Green Peppers or Italian sausage garlic jalapenos I also like spicy salami with red peppers. Or a simple prosciutto , cheese, and basil. Or just cheese and anchovies. ---
**Author:** ![Qazzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@Qazzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qazzz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/30 "2008-02-27T19:27:45Z")
Yummers for bacon, garlic and chicken pizza!!! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/31 "2008-02-27T19:28:18Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Speaking of unusual – pear and gorgonzola is amazing. [/QUOTE] Mmm, yes. Especially the way I’ve had it a few times, with sort of a salad on top made with peppery greens. Myself, I like a good goat cheese, sundried tomato, artichoke heart, bacon, pine nut pizza, but for this thread that’s pretty middle of the road. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/32 "2008-02-27T19:39:11Z")
Best pizza i’ve ever had was in France; chicken, spinach, sweetcorn, and egg. So few places do egg on pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/33 "2008-02-27T19:41:53Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia] Myself, I like a good goat cheese, sundried tomato, artichoke heart, bacon, pine nut pizza, but for this thread that’s pretty middle of the road. [/QUOTE] I’d ask to hold the pine nuts, but that sounds amazing otherwise. Prosciutto would work just as well as bacon, too. ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/34 "2008-02-27T19:42:57Z")
My favourite pizza combination is a thin crust pineapple jalapeno (heavy on jalapeno) with marinara sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/35 "2008-02-27T19:47:39Z")
1. Pesto, pepperoni and tomato 2. Pepperoni and jalapeno - extra sauce 3. Blue cheese (instead of tomato sauce), tomato and bacon ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/36 "2008-02-27T19:50:40Z")
White pizza with caramelized onions, sliced fried potato and crumbled rosemary topped with mozza is food of the gods. I’ve had it done with alfredo sauce once, and the other time with just a brush of good olive oil… both are good. Other fave combos in our house: - Grilled tandoori chicken cubes with onion, hot peppers and mozza - Italian sausage, onion, roasted red pepper - Antipasto (marinated eggplant, roasted peppers, slivers of salami, artichokes, roasted portobello, etc) with goat cheese - Grilled chicken cubes with mushrooms and smoked mozza I also second the motion for pear and gorgonzola. No marinara, obviously… but maybe with a little ricotta as a base and a sprinkle of red onion? ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/37 "2008-02-27T19:51:50Z")
Our standard order at the local place–which also brews the best beer in town–is spinach, feta and walnuts. Delish. And you have to love a place which features both walnuts and Spam as toppings on their menu. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/38 "2008-02-27T20:09:50Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] I’d ask to hold the pine nuts, but that sounds amazing otherwise. Prosciutto would work just as well as bacon, too. [/QUOTE] That’s what I make at home when I’ve had a long day, on pitas split in two. Except I sometimes add roasted peppers from a jar or black olives, and maybe a little balsamic vinegar on top. Crispy and tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/39 "2008-02-27T20:18:19Z")
My preferred pizza combo (and the only thing I could stomach after working in a pizza place for 3 years) is mushroom and pineapple. Preferably thick-sliced mushrooms. Nowadays I add olives, and use cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella. Otherwise I’d go for caramelized onions, grilled peppers, eggplant, basil leaves and fresh mozzarella ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397/40 "2008-02-27T20:25:14Z")
My suggestion: anchovie, grilled onion, roasted garlic and bacon. With a good marinara sauce and a wood fired oven this would be heaven. I order a small pizza with the anchovies, onion and bacon at Ledo’s when I feel like eating by myself. If I was working there I would add roasted garlic to it, but they don’t offer that as a topping. I have had roasted garlic on other pizza’s in Bertucci’s and really enjoyed it. I think that those 4 toppings on one pie, with melted mozzerella, and slightly charred edges from a wood oven may the secret to finding everlasting peace. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pizza-combinations/439397.md?page=3)