Any love for vegetarian pizzas?

14-01-2018 9:15pm #1

For 15-20 years, pizzas were a boring nothingness of something to shove in and get filled. But for the last couple of years, I've been ordering vegetarian pizzas the odd time I have one.

I really enjoy them because it's like all those extras that you look for around the meat get doubled, and you can eat a fair whack without feeling too full after.

endacl · 14-01-2018 9:18pm

I like the fact that you can order a vegetarian pizza with all those doubled extras, and then add meat to make it extra tasty.

Hande hoche! · 14-01-2018 9:22pm

Used to live about a decade ago with a chap that would only buy vegetarian frozen pizzas. His argument was that the quality of the meat on you average pizza was crap and that if he wanted to have a meaty pizza he would add his own. In hindsight he was probably right.

Vojera · 14-01-2018 9:24pm

Any pizza is better than no pizza. That's my philosophy.

Malari · 14-01-2018 9:27pm

You feel the meat is what fills you up?

I don't think of veggie or non-veggie pizzas. Sometimes I want the Italian sausage, and sometimes I want olive and artichoke.

Noveight · 14-01-2018 9:28pm

Meat feast all the way, baby.

Hande hoche! · 14-01-2018 9:28pm

Vojera wrote: »

Any pizza is better than no pizza. That's my philosophy.

Goodfellas dessert pizza is an abomination.

Archeron · 14-01-2018 9:29pm

Noveight wrote: »

Meat feast all the way, baby.

With slices of white pudding added

Vojera · 14-01-2018 9:29pm

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Goodfellas dessert pizza is an abomination.

How dare you mention those and pizza in the same sentence? They're a crime against nature!

14-01-2018 9:32pm

Malari wrote: »

You feel the meat is what fills you up?

I don't think of veggie or non-veggie pizzas. Sometimes I want the Italian sausage, and sometimes I want olive and artichoke.

I know it's the base that's full of carbs that mostly makes you feel full, but from my experience, there's less oil and fat in a veggie pizza, and fewer calories, so the difference is easily the full pizza instead of 3/4s.

I love the salami sort of thing in a brown bread sandwich with fresh salad.

LimeFruitGum · 14-01-2018 9:35pm

I love a simple mushroom pizza, with plenty of garlic and black pepper.

One eyed Jack · 14-01-2018 9:37pm

Vojera wrote: »

How dare you mention those and pizza in the same sentence? They're a crime against nature!

I was about to say "I've never heard of those, I must try..." and then I read your post

I guess that's a no on the dessert pizzas then :pac:

No I never specifically go for the vegetarian option pizzas, prefer a bit of meat on my pizza, not a fan of pepperoni though, gives me indigestion, far too tangy!

endacl · 14-01-2018 9:38pm

Vojera wrote: »

Any pizza is better than no pizza. That's my philosophy.

Spot on. With the exception of any pineapple-laced abomination.

Malari · 14-01-2018 9:39pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I know it's the base that's full of carbs that mostly makes you feel full, but from my experience, there's less oil and fat in a veggie pizza, and fewer calories, so the difference is easily the full pizza instead of 3/4s.

Yeah, maybe true with pepperoni. But cheese is probably a a lot of the fat content too.

As long as you're not having pizza once a week or anything, I'm sure it's not doing that much damage!

14-01-2018 9:43pm

Malari wrote: »

Yeah, maybe true with pepperoni. But cheese is probably a a lot of the fat content too.

As long as you're not having pizza once a week or anything, I'm sure it's not doing that much damage!

Girlfriend doesn't like it so it's a 3-4 times a year thing. I never crave it but it can be great if you've left off dinner for too long and fancy a feed.

_Dara_ · 14-01-2018 9:46pm

Yeah, I like a nice veggie pizza. If the tomato sauce is tasty and the base and cheese are nice, I don't miss the meat at all. Love a margherita. Also like mushrooms, sweetcorns and onions. Pineapple can obviously fuck off though.

poo poo · 14-01-2018 9:52pm

You can have a great veggie pizza - You cannot have a vegan Pizza!!

Guy:Incognito · 14-01-2018 9:54pm

No to vegetarian anything.

AllForIt · 14-01-2018 10:22pm

No pizza can be called a pizza if it does't have pepperoni on it.

Shenshen · 14-01-2018 10:23pm

Depends - homemade, yes. From a pizzeria, yes. Frozen - meh. There are very few nice frozen veggie pizzas out there. It's like there are no ideas other than margherita and goat's cheese and spinach.

Zaph · 14-01-2018 10:25pm

endacl wrote: »

Spot on. With the exception of any pineapple-laced abomination.

_Dara_ wrote: »

Pineapple can obviously fuck off though.

/ponders how long a siteban should be for slagging off pineapple on pizzas...

Conall Cernach · 14-01-2018 10:28pm

Vegetarian set menu type pizzas are always terrible. They usually have some combination of sweet corn, pineapple, spinach or goat's cheese. It's as if the chef thinks "it's not meat so stick it on the veggie pizza." I usually build my own from a magherita base with onion, jalapeno, chilies, mushroom and a garlic drizzle.

DBB · 14-01-2018 10:30pm

Shenshen wrote: »

Depends - homemade, yes. From a pizzeria, yes. Frozen - meh. There are very few nice frozen veggie pizzas out there. It's like there are no ideas other than margherita and goat's cheese and spinach.

Have you tried Aldi's Stonebaked Mediterranean Vegetable pizza? Nyom nyom! Not much cheese at all on it. I love meat, but I hate any meat on a pizza. These Aldi ones are soooo tasty

Shenshen · 14-01-2018 10:34pm

DBB wrote: »

Have you tried Aldi's Stonebaked Mediterranean Vegetable pizza? Nyom nyom! Not much cheese at all on it. I love meat, but I hate any meat on a pizza. These Aldi ones are soooo tasty

Possibly, I have tried a few Mediterranean Vegetable ones. Unfortunately, the aubergines and courgettes tend to go very watery on those, I find.
And I actually like cheese on pizza, I'd always rather more than less.

I've a couple of variations I do when I make homemade, so I'll stick to those

Mooooo · 14-01-2018 10:35pm

Double pepperoni to reheat in the morning

_Dara_ · 14-01-2018 10:38pm

Zaph wrote: »

/ponders how long a siteban should be for slagging off pineapple on pizzas...

Sephiroth_dude · 14-01-2018 10:39pm

Vojera wrote: »

Any pizza is better than no pizza. That's my philosophy.

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r93kaey5p2izun · 14-01-2018 10:48pm

So long as there's no pesto. Especially on frozen pizzas - the cheap nasty tangy taste is disgusting. There are no decent frozen veggie pizzas in my experience.