Seafood pizza

Seafood pizza

A seafood pizza with clams, shrimp and octopus.
Main ingredients Seafood
Cookbook:Seafood pizza  Seafood pizza
A close-up view of a seafood pizza prepared with scallops, shrimp, calamari and many other ingredients
A seafood pizza prepared with salmon

Seafood pizza is pizza prepared with seafood as a primary ingredient.[1][2] Many types of seafood ingredients in fresh, frozen or canned forms may be used on seafood pizza. Some retail pizza chains, as well as smaller restaurants, offer seafood pizzas for consumers.

Ingredients

Various seafoods can be used to prepare the dish, such as fish (including salmon, tuna, anchovy), shellfish, clams, scallops,[2] mussels, shrimp,[3] squid,[4] lobster[5] and scungilli (sea snail),[6] among others. Imitation seafood may also be used. Fresh or frozen seafood may be used,[5] and some versions use canned seafood, such as canned tuna.[2][7]

Varieties

Frutti di Mare

Frutti di Mare is an Italian type of pizza that may be served with scampi, mussels or squid. It typically lacks cheese, with the seafood being served atop a tomato sauce.[4]

Pizza pescatore

A variety of seafood pizza is pizza pescatore (fisherman's pizza), which is prepared with mussels and squid.[8]

Commercial varieties

Chain restaurants

Dominos Pizza offers a seafood pizza in Vietnam, which (up to December 2012) was the company's "best-selling product in Vietnam".[9]

Pizza Hut has offered a seafood pizza in Malaysia and India called "Seafood symphony".[10][11] The Indian Pizza Hut version was prepared with fresh seafood from the waters of Kochi, India.[10]

Smaller companies

Barleycorn Pizza in Owego, New York developed a specialty seafood pizza prepared with garlic, crab legs, shrimp and scallops.[12]

Benedetti's Pizza in Manzanillo, Mexico specializes in seafood pizza, including those prepared with anchovy and smoked oysters.[13]

Ciro's Restaurant & Lounge in Mahopac, New York developed a seafood pizza prepared with clams, shrimp, mussels and scungilli.[6]

Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, Connecticut is well known for its white clam pizza, featuring fresh littleneck clams.[14][15]

Ko Olina's Pizza Corner restaurant in Kapolei, Hawaii developed a pizza called "Original Hawaiian Poke Pizza", which uses poke, a raw seafood salad, on pizza. The poke is placed atop the pizza after the pizza has been cooked. Another dish the restaurant serves is a seafood pizza that includes lobster cream sauce in its preparation.[16]

World's most expensive pizza

The world's most expensive pizza listed by Guinness World Records is a 12-inch (30 cm) seafood pizza called the "C6" that is prepared at Steveston Pizza Co. restaurant in Steveston, British Columbia (in the Metro Vancouver area)[17][18] which costs C$450.[17] The pizza includes lobster, caviar, tiger prawns and smoked salmon.[18] Each slice is worth C$45, because it is divided into 10 slices. It has to be pre-ordered one day in advance. The title for world's most expensive pizza was previously held by a C$178 pizza prepared with white truffle by Gordon Ramsay.[17] As of September 2014, Guinness World Records still lists the Gordon Ramsay pizza on their website.[19]

There are several instances of more expensive pizzas, such as the US$4,200 “Pizza Royale 007" at Haggis restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland, which has caviar, lobster and is topped with 24-carat gold dust, and the US$1,000 caviar pizza made by Nino's Bellissima pizzeria in New York City, New York.[20][21] However, these are not officially recognized by Guinness World Records.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Pete (2012). Seafood Pizza. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1743363451
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gutekanst, John (September 2014). "Fish Food: Seafood on pizza". Pizza Today. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Cronin, Isaac; Johnson, Paul; Harlow, Jay (2013). The California Seafood Cookbook. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 1628731575
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Evans, Matthew (2000). Italy. Lonely Planet. p. 25. ISBN 1864500220.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Henkel, Shri L; Brown, Douglas R. (2007). How to Open a Financially Successful Pizza & Sub Restaurant. Atlantic Publishing Company. p. 187. ISBN 0910627800.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gallagher, Roy (July 9, 2014). "Business Profile: Ciro’s Restaurant & Lounge, Mahopac". The Examiner. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Bush, Sarah (1989). The Book of Pizzas and Italian Breads. Penguin. p. 37. ISBN 0895867885.
  8. ↑ Getz. Al (2005). Mystical Places and Marvelous Meals. iUniverse. p. 65. ISBN 0595345913.
  9. ↑ Phi, Hoang (December 7, 2012). "Domino’s Pizza tailoring to local tastes". The Saigon Times. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Sharma, Priyadarsshini (July 12, 2004). "If it is cheese, it must be pizza". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Pizza Hut fishing for seafood lovers in Malaysia". Pizza Marketplace. March 23, 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  12. ↑ Walter, Joann R. (May 5, 2013). "Barleycorn Pizza, the 'coolest pizza in town'". The Daily Review. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  13. ↑ Baird, John (2009). Frommer's Portable Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo & Guadalajar. John Wiley & Sons. p. 126. ISBN 0470579994.
  14. ↑ "50 States, 50 Pizzas". Zagat. September 24, 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "101 Best Pizzas in America". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  16. ↑ O’Connor, Christina (May 21, 2014). "Ko Olina Poke Pizza Dish Wins Big At International Competition". Midweek. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 (Staff) (April 26, 2014). "$450 pizza: B.C. pizzeria holds record for most expensive pie". CTV News. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Check out this seafood pizza that's $450". The Globe and Mail. originally published at CTVNews. April 28, 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  19. ↑ "Most Expensive pizza". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  20. ↑ Shaw, Bryan (March 11, 2010). "Top Five Most Expensive Pizzas in The World". Haute Living. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  21. ↑ Conway, Lawrence (June 18, 2012). "New York restaurant serving up $1,000 PIZZA... decadent dish is topped with two of the world's top caviars". Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

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