Have you ever ...

[In_The_Wind]

... eaten pizza with a knife and fork ?

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	19 (83%)
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	4 (17%)
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[TexasTowelie]

1. Quite frequently since I moved to dentures.

I'm having difficulty finding a good pizza place in my neighborhood also even though there are probably about ten within a half mile or so.

[In_The_Wind]

3. Dentures change life in ways we never expected.

I totally understand where you're coming from.
At one time I enjoyed having lettuce on my sandwiches.

[pipi_k]

11. Plenty of time...

I've had dentures since 1978, so it's been an interesting journey figuring out ways of adapting to them.

I can do lettuce if it's the lower crispy part. The upper part is hopeless.

And pizza...well, my strategy for that often disgusts other people. First, I remove the top cheese/veggie layer. I eat the crust separately, then deal with the GOOD part...the cheese...last. All with my fingers.

mmmm...

[In_The_Wind]

12. LOL

I manage most things but I was half way through implants when our money ran out overnight. We were ponzied by Bernie Madoff. I'll be able to crunch on things again someday (soon,, I hope).

[pipi_k]

41. Funny how

we don't really appreciate things until we have to deal with the consequences of not having them.

I was fairly young...25...when I got my dentures.

Didn't take care of my teeth.


So you have some implants? Hopefully they're lowers. Lower dentures absolutely suck pond scum.

[In_The_Wind]

42. Funny how we adapt ...

Cashew butter taste wonderful when chewing cashews is no longer possible.

[DebJ]

74. I was just telling my husband a few hours that I should get some cashew butter

for the exact same reasons. He eats cashews all the time and I can't, though we
both have full dentures. He had a marvelous dentist; mine was so lousy in so many
ways its too much to even talk about...

[taterguy]

2. Other, none of your damn business

My culinary practices are not public information, unless I'm eating in a restaurant.

[In_The_Wind]

4. I am full of questions.

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[taterguy]

8. I'm full of answers

Most of which are:

None of your beeswax

[In_The_Wind]

9. Fine.

Have it your way then.

[TexasTowelie]

5. We'll let your culinary practices slide if you tell us your favorite form of potato,

it seems only appropriate for someone named taterguy. You can also indicate how it was prepared if you wish (baked, fried, boiled, etc.)

[Locut0s]

6. Yup. It's a pretty common practise for restaurants selling "gourmet" pizza....

"Artisan pizza" places, whatever that means lol, often serve pizzas with a knife and fork intending you to eat them that way.

[In_The_Wind]

7. It makes sense to use a fork instead of buying a new tie.

The more yummy toppings added to the pie ... the less the crust is gonna hold before collapsing.

[mythology]

63. It makes even more sense to not wear a tie

I find them utterly ludicrous.

[loli phabay]

10. always, i like microwaved frozen pizza drizzled with malt vinegar, yummy

[In_The_Wind]

14. I'll have to try that. I love vinegar.

[loli phabay]

15. malt vinegar brings out a different flavour in the crust and cheese. yummy

[hibbing]

60. never heard of that

I'll have to give that a try myself, interesting combo and I do love vinegars of all sorts.

Peace

[yuiyoshida]

13. When I visited the UK a few years ago

We went to a pizza place in Glasglow. Everone was using a fork and knife for pizza. I was thinking..I would like to stand up and shout, USE YOUR HANDS!... BUT this was the UK. You probably don't do stuff like that!


Would they use a fork for Popcorn?

[loli phabay]

16. probuably deep fried as well, if not you should have tried it, scrumptous

[yuiyoshida]

18. Sorry?

Deep Fried pizza? Is that even possible?

[loli phabay]

20. hell yes, its to die for, pizza thrown in the chip fryer covered in salt and vinegar, yummy

its a staple on a weekend in cities like glasgow, just hit a chip shop and ask for a pizza supper. then try a pudding supper. you missed a big cultural gimme.

[yuiyoshida]

21. Can you show me photos?

When I was in Napoli.. they rolled pizza up like a newspaper and served it that way. But with all the ingredients on a pizza, including tomato sauce.. how do you deep fry it? Boggles my mind.

[loli phabay]

22. this is one way of doing it, fracking yummy

http://fxcuisine.com/default.asp?Display=112

[yuiyoshida]

25. wow ...in batter...

That's different. sugoi! ...I wonder what kind of batter they use?? Maybe the same kind of batter they use for fish ... (fish and chips? ) Kinda reminds me of takoyaki!

[loli phabay]

26. yup same batter, i prefer no batter though, just drop a frozen pizza straight in

now i am going to have to fire up my fryer.

[yuiyoshida]

28. oh Frozen...

That's a great idea.

Maybe some day you can try takoyaki. It's wonderful!

[loli phabay]

29. probably have, just dont know the names of everything ive tried or if it swam, crawled or slithered

[Art_from_Ark]

62. I had some takoyaki today

I usually buy it in the local supermarket-- a bag of 20 for 199 yen.

[yuiyoshida]

64. I haven't checked Nihonmachi yet..

maybe a store over there sells it. I only see it during our festivals.. oishii ne!

[Art_from_Ark]

66. This is what I sometimes buy

[yuiyoshida]

67. I love the fresh ones...

How do those taste?

[Art_from_Ark]

69. Of course, the fresh ones usually taste much better

The prepackaged takoyaki usually come frozen, so they have to be thawed completely at first, then heated just right, preferably in a takoyaki grill. Unfortunately, I don't have such a grill so mine are never as good as the street vendors' wares.

At any rate, here is a recipe for home-made takoyaki (in Japanese)

http://cookpad.com/recipe/249116

[Art_from_Ark]

72. I also had some cream puffs today

They were on sale, six for 100 yen. The prepackaged creme puffs tasted better than the prepackaged takoyaki

[yuiyoshida]

78. creme puffs...

Isn't there a Beardspapa near you?

[Art_from_Ark]

81. I checked Beard Papa's Japanese web site

and found out that there actually is a shop that is fairly close to my house. It's in a shopping center that's not in my usual sphere of activities, but I'll have to check it out one of these days.

[yuiyoshida]

82. You will be kicking yourself if you don't

allow me to recommend the pumpkin spice! Oishii yo!

[In_The_Wind]

19. I doubt if anyone would eat popcorn with a fork.

[antiquie]

17. The fork is for what is dropped on the plate.

It is used after happily and sloppily eating with ones hands.

[In_The_Wind]

23. Sounds about right. I bend it to drain the oil off my slice.

[antiquie]

24. Scratching head,

maybe California pizza is different.

[In_The_Wind]

27. It's the oil from the melted cheese.

[antiquie]

30. One California style

[In_The_Wind]

44. Where is the tomato sauce?

Just kidding. I do like white pies.

[IntravenousDemilo]

40. Duck confit would make an excellent topping.

[In_The_Wind]

43. I never thought about putting duck on a pizza. Sounds yummy.

[GoCubsGo]

31. Not thin crust.

I have eaten deep dish with a knife and fork. That is about the only way you can eat it.

[In_The_Wind]

51. I prefer Sicilian.

[TBF]

32. Only back in Chicago -

yummy thick crust with tons of sauce and cheese! Too fattening though ... I usually go for NY style.

[TBF]

33. And now I'm hungry for pizza.

[Agschmid]

35. Me too.

[In_The_Wind]

50. I've got pizza rolls in the freezer. Guess that'll have to do for lunch.

[Agschmid]

34. I usually do...

[In_The_Wind]

49. The only time I don't is when it's just cheese.

I usually order extra toppings.

[B Calm]

36. Depends on the thickness of the pizza. Cheap thin pizza's with a few toppings

can easily be folded in half and ate. But a good thick Chicago Style Pizza you need a shovel!

[In_The_Wind]

48. I've always loved the garbage pie ... the one thick with toppings.

Bring on the shovel.

[WinkyDink]

37. Yes. Saw it in Europe. I've also been known to roll up a nice cheesy Jersey slice.

[In_The_Wind]

47. How much oil dripped out of that slice.

[WinkyDink]

56. Heh. Got that right! But those were the only-mozzarella days.

[mnhtnbb]

80. Yes, when we were in Austria and Germany last fall we ate pizza with a knife and fork

in a couple of very classy restaurants...as was everyone else with
pizza at their tables.

[Paulie]

38. Only here in Chicago. Where real pizza is.

http://www.loumalnatis.com/

[IntravenousDemilo]

39. I've only eaten pizza in Chicago and New York while in the US.

At Pizza Uno, you kind of have to use cutlery.

With a New York style pizza, it's not necessary, as well as sacrilegious.

[rug]

45. I would sooner wear a yellow tie than eat pizza with a knife and fork.

[In_The_Wind]

46. But would you wear a yellow tie with pizza oil on it?

[hrmjustin]

52. It's against the law here in Brooklyn.

[In_The_Wind]

53. Guess it's a good thing they were eating in Staten Island.

[DebJ]

75. that ultra thin heavy cheese pizza tastes okay to me in small doses

but how in the world can one feel full eating such a thin thing with nothing
really on it in the way of veggies or meat or anything...just bread and cheese?

It's okay for me as an h'ordouevre (however do you spell that!)
but it doesn't pass for a meal. More than one slice and my stomach
revolts against the grease!

[nclib]

54. Sometimes when it's hot.

That way I can cut off a piece and blow on it to cool it off.

[In_The_Wind]

55. I do that too.

[azurnoir]

57. sometimes like when it's double crust, deep dish, or homemade

I make them so topping heavy they can't be eaten any other way

[Jamaal510]

58. Blasphemy! eom

[LadyHawkAZ]

59. Only when it's physically impossible to pick it up

Pizza is finger food.

My ex was phobic about grease on his hands and always ate his with a fork. Drove me nuts.

[Xyzse]

61. Many times.

Depends on the type of pizza.

Although, the Jumbo Slice ones in DC, I have to eat from the box.

[Aristus]

65. Sometimes.

Chicago-style practically demands it.

[Rhythm]

68. Chicago-style, or if it's heavily-laden with toppings...

...or if i'm wearing something i'd rather not ruin.

[Meandyou]

70. I never have but

I have seen many people do it. To each their own.

[Blue_In_AK]

71. I eat hot pizza with a fork

so I don't drip all over myself, but cold pizza with my hands.

[DebJ]

73. I said sometimes but actually it is always. Because on my pizza

I get double sauce and lots and lots of veggies, and that's just too much
to bite into and too messy without a fork.

[Major Nikon]

76. Yes and once I even failed to extend my pinky when drinking tea

But I've been known to be quite the rebel at times.

[patricia92243]

77. I came late to a party and everybody was eating pizza with a fork. I said "I'm a mountain girl, and

I eat pizza this way." I then picked up a piece of pizza and took a bite. That made everyone relax and eat their pizza the way most folks do - with their hands. Afterwards, people told me they were so glad that I did that - so they could.

[Raffi Ella]

79. It's never even occurred to me to eat pizza with a knife & fork, lol.

If it's too hot just blow on it or wait while it cools down some, if it's too stuffed then just use two hands.