Quad City-style pizza is a unique pizza style that originates from the Quad Cities region of Iowa and Illinois in the United States. The crust has a nutty taste, the tomato sauce is sometimes spicy, the toppings are under the cheese, and the pizza is cut into strips.
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Preparation
Quad City-style pizza dough contains a "spice jam", which is heavy on malt, which lends a toasted, nutty flavor. The pizzas are hand-tossed to be stretched into an even quarter-inch thin crust with a slight lip ringing the edge. The sauce contains both red chili flakes and ground cayenne, and the smooth, thin tomato spread is more spicy than sweet. The sausage is typically a thick blanket of lean, fennel-flecked Italian sausage sometimes ground twice and spread from edge to edge. The pizzas are cooked using a special gas oven with an average cooking time of about 12 minutes. The pizza is cut into strips, as opposed to being cut in slices. An average 16-inch pizza has about 14 strips, and a 10-inch pizza has about 10 strips.
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By region
The dish originates in the Quad Cities region of the United States. Purveyors as of November 2017 include:
The dish has been prepared in other areas of the United States, including Mesa, Arizona and Chicago. The Arizona location has closed.
Comparisons between establishments
In 2016, a group of Quad City residents reviewed and compared two popular brands of Quad City-style pizza, Harris and Wise Guys. The review used a numerical rubric to take into account the key aspects of the style including the nutty crust, spiced sauce and double ground fennel-seasoned sausage. Harris Pizza scored an 81/92 while Wise Guys scored a 75/92, indicating Harris to be a better model for Quad City-style pizza.
See also
- Food portal
References
Further reading
- Pollack, Penny (May 2011). "Roots Brings Quad City Pizza to Ukrainian Village". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
Source of article : Wikipedia
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