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[Jennings]

Is cheese a pizza ingredient, without which there is no pizza, or is it merely one of many toppings one may add to a pizza? Does it make or break the recipe?

 

[Catphish]

Show me a pizza without cheese, and I'll show you a hotbed of radical terrorism.

 

[Con-Z-epT]

The UNESCO made the pizza a world heritage in its basic form so i'd say cheese is not a topping, it's an indispensable part.

Pizza means life!

 

[AV]

It's not a topping, but cheeseless pizza is still pizza.

 

[Jennings]

The UNESCO made the pizza a world heritage in its basic form so i'd say cheese is not a topping, it's an indispensable part.

Pizza means life!

But UNESCO's definition of a Neapolitan marinara pizza doesn't mention cheese at all, and in fact only requires two things, bread and seasoned sauce, produced this way:

As Amy Held reports for NPR, achieving the perfect Neapolitan slice is a cherished tradition that is, ahem, not easy as pie. First, the dough must be kneaded for at least 15 minutes, and then left to rise for 12 hours. The dough is then formed into balls, which are left to rise again. The pizzaiuoli then stretch the dough by hurling it into the air, shape it into a circle, and sprinkle it with one of two types of toppings: marinara (tomato, oil, oregano and garlic), or margarita (all of the aforementioned ingredients, plus basil and cheese). Pop the finished product into an oven for just two minutes, and boom: you’ve got yourself an authentic Neapolitan pizza.

Mamma Mia!: Naples’ Pizza-Making Process Gets Unesco Heritage Status

The art of pizzaiuolo, as the craft is known, is a cherished tradition that is not easy as pie

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[Catphish]

It's not a topping, but cheeseless pizza is still pizza.

 

[Wildebeest]

Margarita pizza is the best known pizza and is a cheese pizza, but you can technically put a lot of different things on a pizza, with often less being more traditional or classy. Putting ranch dressing on it makes it more controversial than not having cheese.

 

[Con-Z-epT]

But UNESCO's definition of a Neapolitan marinara pizza doesn't mention cheese at all, and in fact only requires two things, bread and seasoned sauce, produced this way:

This is because the pizza itself is not a world heritage. The way it is prepared has received this title.

 

[haxan7]

Is cheese a pizza ingredient, without which there is no pizza, or is it merely one of many toppings one may add to a pizza? Does it make or break the recipe?

 

[UnNamed]

Your italian friend at GAF says pizza without cheese is called Marinara.

 

[Fbh]

Wait you telling me you guys don't order Pineapple pizza with no cheese?

 

[Catphish]

Wait you telling me you guys don't order Pineapple pizza with no cheese?

 

[UnNamed]

"It was born as a normal survey about cheese and pizzas. It ended with the disintegration of Neogaf Community".

 

[AJUMP23]

You could ask the same question about pineapple.

 

[GeekyDad]

... is it merely one of many toppings one may add to a pizza? ...

 

[DGrayson]

Wait you telling me you guys don't order Pineapple pizza with no cheese?

LOL no I usually stick with Pineapple sandwiches

 

[EverydayBeast]

No cheese is automatic.

 

[badblue]

It's not a topping, but cheeseless pizza is still pizza.

 

[mitch1971]

Eve when I buy a frozen cheese pizza I add another layer of grated cheese on top.

And I'll fight anyone who adds pineapple to a pizza. Or raisins to a curry, for that matter.

 

[badblue]

And I'll fight anyone who adds pineapple to a pizza.

 

[MudoSkills]

Of course it is.

 

[Doom85]

And I'll fight anyone who adds pineapple to a pizza.

I used to find the concept baffling. Then I had some Hawaiian pizza last year and that stuff slaps. Like, I still love pepperoni but that shit was on another level.

 

[Little Mac]

So when you order a pizza with extra cheese ... you are ordering extra pizza?

Cheese is a topping. And the poll result is clearly an outcome of a Russian cyberattack.

 

[Rival]

If cheese isn’t a pizza topping then is a pizza without cheese still a pizza?

 

[purvispisgah]

Mozzarella is a fundamental part of pizza. Additional cheese types are pizza toppings.

There are edge cases, but this covers most of the pizza world.

 

[BigBooper]

Yea. When I was a kid we would occasionally go to a Pizza bar that had dessert pizzas. They definitely did not put cheese on their chocolate chip pizza.

It looked similar to this.

Chocolate Chip Dessert Pizza

This dessert pizza is so easy with just 10 ingredients! My recipe has a homemade crust, cream cheese sauce, chocolate chips, and streusel.

sugarspunrun.com

 

[Nester99]

No, it’s like the dough, an ingredient.

How do we feel about BBQ sauce or Alfredo sauce instead of Tomato Sauce? Can make some great combinations imo.

 

[teezzy]

TaySan eats chocolate pizza

What’s your first thought that comes to mind seeing this Chocolate pizza?

d-pad.life

 

[HoodWinked]

extra cheese is a topping.

if you get a pizza, it will have sauce and cheese as a baseline.

 

[Jennings]

extra cheese is a topping.

if you get a pizza, it will have sauce and cheese as a baseline.

So if you create a pizza without cheese, it isn't a pizza until cheese is sprinkled atop?

This creation has no cheese, but you would consider it inauthentic?

 

[HoodWinked]

So if you create a pizza without cheese, it isn't a pizza until cheese is sprinkled atop?

This creation has no cheese, but you would consider it inauthentic?

i do a reverse search and it gives me "pizza vegana sin queso". so vegetarian pizza without cheese. so i think it still stands.

 

[GymWolf]

No.

Pizza with only tomato is almost as sad as pizza with pineapples, so cheese is fundamental, not accessory.

 

[Con-Z-epT]

No.

Pizza with only tomato is almost as sad as pizza with pineapples, so cheese is fundamental, not accessory.

Wrap it it up guys! You heard the italien!

 

[FunkMiller]

Show me a pizza without cheese, and I'll show you a hotbed of radical terrorism.

And gross sexual perversion.

Don‘t forget the gross sexual perversion.

 

[Artoris]

Each pizza needs at least one cheese, but if there are more types of cheese, then they are toppings

 

[teezzy]

Anyone here tryna argue sauce is a topping?