Detroit-style pizza
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| Type | Pizza |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Detroit |
| Main ingredients | Pizza dough, tomato sauce, cheese |
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Detroit-style pizza is a style of pizza developed in Detroit, Michigan. It is a square pizza similar to Sicilian-style pizza that has a thick deep-dish crisp crust and toppings such as pepperoni and olives, and is served with the marinara sauce on top.[1][2] The square shaped pizza is the result of being baked in a square pan, which is often not a pizza pan.[3] Rather, industrial parts trays are often used, which were originally made to hold small parts in factories.[3]
The crust of a Detroit-style pizza is noteworthy because in addition to occasionally being twice-baked, it is usually baked in a well-oiled pan to a chewy medium-well-done state that gives the bottom and edges of the crust a fried/crunchy texture. Some parlors will apply melted butter with a soft brush prior to baking. The resulting pizza has a warm, chewy texture that, when combined with the sauce and toppings, is intensely flavorful.[4]
History
The origins of "Detroit-style" pizza can be traced back historically to Buddy's Rendezvous, which later became Buddy's Pizza. Over the next several decades, the chain grew and developed, cooks moved on, and in some cases they opened their own pizzerias. Cloverleaf, which was later founded by Gus Guerra as an Italian restaurant in Eastpointe, serves Detroit Style Pan Pizza as does Luigi's "the Original", Tower Inn in Ypsilanti, the Shield's Pizza chain, and Loui's Pizza in Hazel Park. All of them are still thriving and each has its own loyal fan base. In 2009, both Buddy's Detroit-style square pizza and Luigi's "the Original" of Harrison Township, Mich were singled out as two of the 25 best pizzas in America by GQ magazine food critic, Alan Richman.[5]
Niki's in Greektown, Little Caesars in Detroit, Jet's in Sterling Heights, Tower Inn in Ypsilanti, Papa Bella's in Ortonville, Green Lantern in Madison Heights, The Gathering Place & Marinelli's in Troy, and Detroit Style Pizza Company are among Detroit's unique specialty pizzerias offering deep dish pizza and or Detroit-style pizza in Southeast Michigan. The pizza at these restaurants is square or rectangular, with a thick crispy crust. Other restaurants that serve square specialty pizzas, similar to Detroit style, but more closely related to Sicilian style include Benito's Pizza, Cottage Inn, and Alibi in Troy (only offered in round however, making it a questionable member of the Detroit-Style market, albeit award-winning and very popular as well). In April 2013, Detroit-based Little Caesars launched the first Detroit-style deep dish pizza that is available nationwide; and according to NPR 2/23/15, they're now edging its crust with bacon. [6]
In recent years this style of pizza has seen a growth in popularity around the United States as native Detroiters have relocated to other cities. Outside of Detroit, Detroit-style pizza can be found in Tampa, Florida, at Pizza Squared with two locations in the Tampa bay area; Austin, Texas, at Via 313 Pizza; Grand Junction, Colorado, at Junct'n Square; Telluride, Colorado, at Brown Dog Pizza, which was founded by former Birmingham, Michigan, native and University of Michigan football player Jeff Smokevitch.; Boca Raton, Florida, at Grande & Augy's Pizza; Raleigh, North Carolina, at Klausie's Pizza; Las Vegas, Nevada, at Northside Nathan's; Columbia, Missouri, at Pizza Tree; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at Pizza Shuttle; Grass Valley, California at KJ's Pizza; Buffalo, Minnesota, at Norm's Wayside; and Hampton Roads, Virginia, at Union Brothers; and Louisville, Kentucky, at Loui Loui's Authentic Detroit Style Pizza and HotelHotel PizzaBar in Seattle Wa.
Pizza companies based in Detroit
Southeast Michigan is also known as the headquarters of some of the largest pizza chains in the United States, including Domino's Pizza (Ann Arbor), Hungry Howies (Madison Heights), Jet's Pizza (Sterling Heights), Happy's Pizza (Southfield), and Little Caesars (Detroit). Little Caesars is playing into a growing awareness and curiosity about the Detroit deep-dish pan pizza approach, noting that recent studies and an article in GQ magazine have mentioned Detroit-style pan pizzas favorably, in comparison with other approaches, such as Chicago-style deep-dish pizzas that are mostly round and often have stuffed crusts.
See also
References
- ↑ Giesler, Jennie and Gerry Weiss. "Poke around in Michael Moore's past." Erie Times-News. October 2, 2009. Retrieved on February 13, 2010.
- ↑ Haurwitz, Ralph K.M. "Chaps' fight for football title pays off." Austin American-Statesman. December 22, 1996. A1. Retrieved on February 12, 2010. "deep-dish, Detroit-style pizza with the sauce on top,"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rector, Sylvia (January 23, 2011). "Shortage of steel pans has Detroit-style pizza makers scrambling". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ↑ Citation needed
- ↑ 25 best pizzas around the country, May 22, 2009
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Further reading
- Rector, Sylvia (March 31, 2011). "Detroit-style pizza gaining fame, winning fans nationwide". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- Woods, Ashley C. (January 18, 2012). "Blogger invents the all-crust Detroit pan pizza". Michigan Live. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- "Buddy's Pizza revives Detroit tradition: Friday night bocce is back". The Detroit News. August 12, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2012. (subscription required)