# What is the most divisive physical thing that individuals can make? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 3, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200 "2024-08-03T17:38:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/81 "2024-08-05T13:40:04Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > By that logic, Eggs Benedict is a type of bread. No, it’s a type of egg. Get with the program. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/82 "2024-08-05T13:45:43Z")
Look at it this way: the dough is the only part of the pizza that can only be used in pizza. You can use the sauce to make pasta, use the cheese to make grilled cheese sandwiches, and so on. Pizza dough can only be used to make pizza; it _is_ pizza. Plain pizza dough? Pizza. Pizza dough with peanut butter and jelly? PB&J pizza. Pizza dough with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce? Eggs Benedict pizza. ---
**Author:** ![GladSvamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71e660/32.png) [@GladSvamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GladSvamp)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/83 "2024-08-05T13:46:08Z")
Here in the UK you have to specify the ketchup. In my food cupboard I have tomato ketchup, mushroom ketchup and mustard ketchup (yes, honestly!), so always try to make it clear. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/84 "2024-08-05T14:11:47Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Pizza dough with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce? Eggs Benedict pizza. I’ve been playing around with eggplant again (I go eggplant crazy every summer). I sliced eggplant rounds, dipped them in egg, then panko crumbed them. I baked the rounds in a hot oven, then used them for various things including pizzas. Onto a round I spread some sauce, then mozzarella, and baked. Pizza without pizza dough. I’ve also made cauliflower crust pizzas. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/85 "2024-08-05T14:16:22Z")
Those sounds delicious, but I would not call them pizza. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/86 "2024-08-05T14:19:37Z")
My kitchen, my terms, but you have a point. I also layered the rounds in a casserole dish with cooked ground pork, tomato sauce, and parmigiana, baked, and called it eggplant parmigiana. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/87 "2024-08-05T14:20:35Z")
I guess for people who don’t wash their kitchens it would be a problem. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/88 "2024-08-05T14:21:04Z")
The most decisive thing that individuals can make is dinner reservations. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/89 "2024-08-05T14:21:43Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Pizza dough can only be used to make pizza; it _is_ pizza. I’ve seen it used to make _baozi_ (Chinese steamed buns). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/90 "2024-08-05T14:28:27Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I guess for people who don’t wash their kitchens it would be a problem Eeewww. I “clean as I go” when cooking, and keep our kitchen spotless. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/91 "2024-08-05T14:33:06Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Eeewww. I “clean as I go” when cooking, and keep our kitchen spotless. I’m not that diligent, but I clean up after washing a chicken, or do anything with raw meat. I don’t know what people do to contaminate their kitchens with raw chicken. Do they splash water all over the place, onto clean dishes and countertops, then not clean up afterward? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/92 "2024-08-05T14:34:49Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Do they splash water all over the place IIRC the concern includes aerosolized micro droplets. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/93 "2024-08-05T15:02:42Z")
Do you know who else uses random capitalization? 😀 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/94 "2024-08-05T15:05:41Z")
Hehe, f\*cking autocorrect. (\* = u) ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/95 "2024-08-05T16:58:55Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > > [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > > > What the fuck does “pizza” even _mean_ now? A crust of some kind with toppings, baked in an oven? Does it have to be baked? Does the crust have to be flour-based? > > The Good Mythical Morning Youtube channel did [a ‘test’ to find the essential element in pizza.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H98OGoCJn5c) They made samples without: Sauce. Cheese. Toppings. Crust. > > Their judgement was it had to have cheese. We were in Rhode Island and ordered a bunch of pizzas, different combos of toppings. I wanted one “plain” as we call it in NJ - that is, no toppings. It came with no cheese, just crust with sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/96 "2024-08-05T17:57:02Z")
Those little weasels don’t even know what an island is. ---
**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:** [August 5, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/97 "2024-08-05T17:59:32Z")
That’s called a Party Pizza here, or sometimes Pizza Strips. They’re often made up ahead of time, generally from a square or rectangular pie, cut into strips around 3"x6", and don’t require refrigeration. You can find them in bakeries and grocery stores. Usually when you order a ‘plain pizza’ here you’ll be asked if you mean a ‘cheese pizza’. My advice is to get chain brand pizza in Rhode Island unless you already know what you’ll get from a particular pizza joint. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/98 "2024-08-05T18:15:00Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > The most decisive thing that individuals can make is dinner reservations. And/or choose the restaurant for dinner tonight. Even though everyone else has said “Oh I don’t care. You choose.” ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/99 "2024-08-05T18:18:56Z")
A local pizza parlor sells a dessert made from small ~3/4” balls of deep fried pizza dough sprinkled with powdered sugar and served with warm raspberry sauce. They are soft and surprisingly delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200/100 "2024-08-05T18:33:01Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > everyone here is referring to the dough as “crust”, as if it were something disposable Is that what ‘crust’ means to you? Because that just seems like a weird thing to say. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-divisive-physical-thing-that-individuals-can-make/1005200.md?page=6)