WWYT: Round 4 Answers and Scores!

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EricBess

Guest
Ironically, I also joked about putting Anchovies over Pineapple with my wife, but lets face it, no one really orders Anchovies on pizza. :D:D:D
 
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Melkor

Well-known member
It seems like anchovies are that mythical topping that everyone has heard about but no one has actually ever seen. Anyway, not that it matters now, but I agree with the decision to treat the two as separate answers and additionally, anyone who doesn't like mushrooms on their pizza should check for fungus growing between their ears.
 
Oversoul

Oversoul

The Tentacled One
Melkor said:
anyone who doesn't like mushrooms on their pizza should check for fungus growing between their ears.
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PREACH BRUTHA!

Anyway, I think Canadian bacon and ham are two different cuts of meat, but I'm not sure.
 
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BigBlue

Guest
I've seen anchovies.... I've never eaten them though - they are very salty, and from someone who did eat 'em I'm told they aren't very fishy tasting - just salty...
 
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orgg

Guest
Ham is thin slices of pig, much like you'd put on a sandwich. Or really, really thick slices or cubes of pig that you don't have to put on a sandwich.

Canadian Bacon is more like a sausage made of pork, then cut into little "wheels." It usually is round, a bit salty, and has a harder ring around it.

I'm amazed more people didn't put Pineapple. That's some good eatin', 'specially with Pepperoni.

As for Mushrooms, I don't mind the taste, but I don't like things I put into my mouth to bounce when I'm eating pizza.
 
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Spiderman

Administrator
Staff member
Yeah, usually pineapple is paired with ham as the "Hawaiian pizza", but my wife hates ham so we always get it with pepperoni. And it's a fruit! :D

I like all the toppings, although I haven't tried anchovies. But if you ever get an "authentic Caesar dressing", it should have anchovies in it (at least, the original recipe did).
 
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Spiderman

Administrator
Staff member
Limited said:
So Caesar liked anchovies.. I wouldn't have guessed.
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Well, I don't know about the man, but the casino or hotel did (actually the chef inside said building... :) )
 
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Limited

Guest
You mean that they named every emperor 'Caesar', which became the word for emperor because of Julius Caesar, which is the person I was referring to.
 
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orgg

Guest
Salads go great with pizza...

...at least it seems to if you're a woman. I don't know what that is.

As for Caesar liking Anchovies, the Romans ate a type of Fish Paste made of small fish. Since there's technically not a such thing as an "Anchovie," that's a pretty accurate assumption.

EDIT: I was wrong.

Wikipedia said:
They are also eaten by humans. Anchovies preserved by gutting and salting in brine, matured, then packed in oil, are an important food fish, both popular and unpopular for their strong flavor. In Roman times, they were the base for the fermented fish sauce called garum that was a staple of cuisine and an item of long-distance commerce produced in industrial quantities. Today they are a key ingredient in Caesar salad and Spaghetti alla Puttanesca, and are occasionally used as a pizza topping. Because of the strong flavor they are also an ingredient in several sauces, including Worcestershire sauce and many other fish sauces, and in some versions of Café de Paris butter. Fishermen also use anchovies as bait for larger fish such as tuna and sea bass.

The strong taste that people associate with anchovies is due to the curing process. Fresh anchovies, known in Italy as alici, have a much softer and gentler flavor. In English-speaking countries, alici are sometimes called "white anchovies", and are often served in a weak vinegar marinade.
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Here's what I was thinking of:

Wikipedia said:
Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. The terms are not precise, and the usual meanings vary by region; for instance, to many people a "sardine" is a young European pilchard. (FishBase, a comprehensive database of information about fish, lists at least six species called just "pilchard", over a dozen called just "sardine", and many more with the two basic names qualified by various adjectives.)

Canned "sardines" seen in supermarkets may actually be sprats or round herrings.
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