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July 01, 2009
Sigh
Domino's Pizza, originally uploaded by bettybl.
I've been seeing commercials on TV lately for a new promotion by Domino's pizza: "city pizzas," which are limited-edition pizzas meant to reflect the culinary tradition of certain regions. So, we have a Philly Cheese Steak pizza, a Memphis BBQ pizza, and a Hawaiian pizza with pineapples and ham. After seeing these commercials, I had to go check to see if the obvious was there: a Buffalo pizza.
Would you believe it, there is? The Buffalo pizza, as far as I can tell, is a chicken pizza with buffalo wing sauce on it. All I can really say is, WTF? Contrary to popular belief, Buffalonians do not put chicken wing sauce on every item of food they consume. And a pizza with buffalo chicken on it is not a Buffalo pizza, just like a pizza with steak, onions and peppers is not a Philadelphia pizza.
Buffalo pizza is actually a thing of beauty. It's like a slice of New York pizza, but slightly thicker. A true Buffalo pizza is sliced in squares, and has cheese that bubbles just a little bit. Maybe I'm biased, but it's the best pizza in the world. I once read something where the author suggested Buffalo pizza is a hybrid of New York and Chicago pizza, seeing as Buffalo is between the two. But honestly, that makes no sense to me at all. Whatever its origins, I do know this: it doesn't have god damn authentic Anchor Bar sauce on it.
Domino's isn't the only national chain to make this idiotic link between wing sauce and non-chicken foods. I give you America's Dog, which offers this "Buffalo hot dog":
Buffalo Dog
Buffalo sauce, bleu cheese & celery salt.
Dear God. Really? I've reminisced about my love of hot dogs in the past, and it begins and ends with Ted's. And again, there is no wing sauce to be found.
I really don't know what else to say. Domino's? You suck. America's Dog? Get a clue. BW-3? You got it right.
entry no. 1395
Posted at July 1, 2009 09:38 PM