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A Pizza Tale: from Hawaii to Italy and Back

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As you know, I'm a pizzaman. I love making pizza, I love eating pizza and I love talking about pizza... (Here is my website: Pizza Therapy ). This is one of my favorite pizza tales I have ever experienced. Best of all, this extraordinary pizza conversation, had a Hawaii twist. I happened to be at a Workshop recently and during lunch my favorite topic, pizza, just happened to come up. Janet , who grew up in Hawaii, in a Japanese-American household, shared the following: "One night, many years ago, my Dad and Mom decided to take us kids out for pizza. As soon as my Dad tasted the pizza, he said: "This is not real pizza...Now when I was in Italy during the Second World War, that was real pizza..." (Albert's side bar; So here goes: a pizza tale, with-in a pizza tale...) Her father, who had never been out of Hawaii , was stationed in a small Italian town during World War II. They were camped on a farmer's fields for several weeks. He decided to go for a walk to ...

What Is your Favorite Pizza?

Discovering what pizza fans favorite pizza is, has always been exciting and controversial. Let's face it: everyone has their own strong opinion when it comes to pizza. And that's the way I like it! In scientific polls I have conducted in the past, pepperoni has always come out on top. Sausage, mushrooms and cheese have always taken a back seat. Anchovies are the least favorite of all pizza toppings. I've always allowed people the option of at least six choices. If you have other pizza toppings that you feel should be added, please feel free to comment. If enough pizza fans feel strongly about it, we can always modify the poll. I want to encourage you to do your civic duty and vote. Let the pepperoni slices, fall where they may. I've always liked anchovies, but to be truthful they are an acquired taste. Please take a second to vote and I encourage you to post a comment. Vote in the sidebar on the right below the Food Buzz banner. You can also take part in a global pizza...