# What is the appeal of multi-cheese pizzas? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 24, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838 "2015-03-24T04:27:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/1 "2015-03-24T04:27:32Z")
Over the last 10-15 years, there has been a movement, particularly in frozen pizza, towards 4-, 5- ,and even 6-cheese pizzas. They now completely dominate the frozen food aisle, and have almost entirely replaced plain 'ol mozzarella pizzas. I don’t understand this trend one bit. For me, a good cheese pizza has good mozzarella, and a dusting of parmesan along the edge. The other cheeses are superfluous at best, and gross in many cases. Why include cheddar in a pizza? I’m not trying to say that the fans of multi-cheese pizzas are wrong, I’m just trying to understand the trend. Who prefers a bunch of cheeses over one or two classics, and why? Enlighten me, please. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/2 "2015-03-24T04:38:43Z")
I don’t have an answer for ones with 4-5 or whatever, but I do enjoy goat cheese on pizza quite a bit. So mozz, parm, and goat is delicious, it’s the tang. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/3 "2015-03-24T05:29:52Z")
I’ve also found that a bit of Gorgonzola or other blue cheese adds a nice tang. My wife usually puts some on her pizza _quatro fromage_. To the OP: why should a couple of extra cheeses be a less legitimate topping than, say, pepperoni? It’s not as if people don’t put crazier crap on their pizzas. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/4 "2015-03-24T06:33:25Z")
Because the Quattro Formaggi Pizza is a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/5 "2015-03-24T12:43:18Z")
Wolfgang Puck once sold me a four cheese pizza with three types of cheese on it. ---
**Author:** ![Latimera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/latimera/32/497_2.png) [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/6 "2015-03-24T13:53:10Z")
I was a pizza cook for years while putting myself through university. The cheese we used was a mix of mozzarella and edam. It gave the cheese better flavour and consistency than pure mozzarella. We made good pizzas. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/7 "2015-03-24T14:01:39Z")
Because a pizza with a lot of super-cheap, tasteless cheese plus a tiny bit of three other, more strongly-flavored cheeses is cheaper to make. Also, vegetarians. And to be fair, chances are most of the pizza you think just has mozzarella on it probably had a couple other cheeses in there as well; people weren’t advertising it that way because they weren’t hiding anything (aka, what **Latimera** said). ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/8 "2015-03-24T14:04:50Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I’ve also found that a bit of Gorgonzola or other blue cheese adds a nice tang. My wife usually puts some on her pizza _quatro fromage_. Portuguese and French cheese? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/9 "2015-03-24T14:23:32Z")
Mozzarella (the real stuff) doesn’t freeze well and the fake versions are pretty flavorless, so other cheeses add some flavor. The use of alternate cheeses in frozen pizzas started long ago and now it’s common for freshly made pizzas at some restaurants reinforcing the notion. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/10 "2015-03-24T14:30:18Z")
It’s a government plot. [No, really.](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/us/07fat.html) The office of Dairy Management, part of the USDA spends $140 million/year trying to get more cheese into your belly by teaming with manufacturers to cram more more of it into your food. From the article “Americans now eat an average of 33 pounds of cheese a year, nearly triple the 1970 rate.” ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/11 "2015-03-24T14:31:59Z")
Why do you like pizza with just mozzarella? Just so. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/12 "2015-03-24T14:35:04Z")
I don’t understand this question. It’s cheese! The cheesiest the better. A cheesy post this has been, yes?😃 ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/13 "2015-03-24T14:45:49Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > Wolfgang Puck once sold me a four cheese pizza with three types of cheese on it. And I once had a “three cheese” pizza that had listed in the ingredients FOUR different cheeses. Those bastards. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/14 "2015-03-24T14:49:15Z")
As a lover of pizza but a hater of cheese in general (I know, it doesn’t make sense) I’ve definitely noticed what the OP is talking about. I’m not sure what the question is though; most people the world over love cheese, the more of it the better. I avoid the multi-cheese pizzas but lately even pies with other toppings boast a rainbow of curdled milk products and I have to scrape most of it off before baking it. ---
**Author:** ![Nom\_de\_Plume](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/15 "2015-03-24T15:03:23Z")
I’ve found that, as someone said, a nice gorgonzola adds a nice tang to the flavor. I like to add the sharp taste of aged italian cheeses, like peccorino, but they don’t melt as well or evenly, so mixing them with mozzerella adds to to mouth feel. A nice blend of cheeses makes a nice, complex blend of flavors. ---
**Author:** ![Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lo-Slung_Denim)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/16 "2015-03-24T15:16:05Z")
Cheese = good More cheese = better ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/17 "2015-03-24T15:26:09Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Over the last 10-15 years, there has been a movement, particularly in frozen pizza, towards 4-, 5- ,and even 6-cheese pizzas. Well, it’s one cheesier, isn’t it? What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do? Put on one more cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/18 "2015-03-24T15:28:27Z")
My pizza cheeses go to 11. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/19 "2015-03-24T16:06:53Z")
I don’t think that a bigger variety of cheeses on a pizza necessarily equates to a bigger volume of cheese. Pizza places are crazy stingy with their cheese. I highly doubt when you pay an extra $2 for Four Cheese you are going to get 4x the amount of cheese as regular. A nice blend is awesome though. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838/20 "2015-03-24T16:09:01Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > My pizza cheeses go to 11. And your 12 inch pizza turns out to be 12 feet as well? 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-appeal-of-multi-cheese-pizzas/715838.md?page=2)