# Learn to make a authentic Detroit deep pan pizza.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 23, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-make-a-authentic-detroit-deep-pan-pizza/839128 "2019-08-23T20:42:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-make-a-authentic-detroit-deep-pan-pizza/839128/21 "2019-08-26T13:45:59Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> I was gonna say, they probably just called it “pizza.” 🙂
> 
> Somewhat similar to Detroit style in that it is a Sicilian-style pie (often with a crispy bottom cooked in oil) and often has a non-canonical mix of cheeses (white cheddar, brick, and even American can show up) is Old Forge/Northeast Pennsylvania style pizza. Old Forge is a self-proclaimed pizza capital of the world. One of the best pizzas I’ve ever made was using [this guy’s recipe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-yJ7sdzWTg) on Victory Pig pizza, located a bit outside Old Forge in Wyoming, Penn. Similar idea as Detroit style pizza, but with a more conventional ordering of ingredients, and with a good bit of onion character in the sauce.
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> I did finally get a chance to visit Victory Pig a few weeks ago while driving from Hershey to Binghamton. They had an interesting pizza called [“pagash”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagash), which is described as “pierogi pizza.” Sure enough, the darned thing tasted just like a potato, onion, and cheese pierogi pizza. You’d think it’d be carb overload, but I loved the darn thing. Crispy crust, no tomato sauce, onion and mashed potato-type middle, topped off with a layer of cheese.

“Victory Pig” looks pretty close to what you can get from Jet’s (Detroit area chain) deep dish pizza.

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