Pizza isn't Pizza

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I think it's weird how food places treat a food item as the same as anywhere else by name. I mean, if you go to Taco Bell, you can order an "enchilada". But, you can also get an "enchilada" at Luna de Noche or El Fenix. I guarantee (bolded for your pleasure) that an "enchilada" is NOT the same at El Fenix as it is at Taco Bell. If it is, you need to tip the people at Taco Bell (or slap the cook at El Fenix - your call).

We take it for granted that our wine is not treated this way, but don't demand the same from our food. What if you just ordered "wine" at a restaurant and sometimes they brought you a young, sharp zin and sometimes a sweet, cold blush, etc? I love wine, myself, but only specific types. I don't want your whites or your blushes - pour those down the drain as far as I'm concerned. I want to know what year it is, what the tannins are like, if it's full-bodied, what oaks it was aged in, etc...

So, treat my pizza like that cause pizza aint pizza. Dominos pepperoni is NOT the same as a thin crust Papa Johns pepperoni. This would be a fun menu:

2006 Papa Johns, thin crust, pepperoni: cow's milk mozzarella, imported italian pepperoni, cooked through conveyer convection oven at 450, served w/ spice package. Excellent finish with hints of cherry and oak.

2006 Dominos, thick crust, pepperoni: string cheese, french pepperoni, cooked on bunsen burner. Up front bold taste with cardboard finish.

Whatever.

Blog by Matthew Tait Lifto