You can choose from a wide range of toppings to adapt a pizza to your taste. And if you're going to indulge yourself, why not do it properly? But if you found it hard to select a pizza from the menu, choosing the right combination of all available ingredients might seem just too difficult You're hungry and you want to eat now! So here's an easy taste guide to help you combine your favourite toppings.
Step 1: Trust your instincts
When thinking about pizza, there's usually one ingredient that comes to mind immediately. When it comes to eating, your intuition is always right, so don't make any compromises here. Whether your feel like pepperoni, pineapple, pesto or prawns, there is a unique combination out there that will send your taste buds to heaven.
Step 2: Healthy or Naughty?
Unless you have a craving for a specific second topping, this is the moment to ask yourself whether you want to keep an eye on the calories or want to indulge yourself. This will help you decide whether you should consider deep pan and cheese stuffed crust pizza's, or stick to a thin crust bases or calzone. If you want to stay on the healthy side, you might also want to ignore greasy toppings such as extra cheese, pepperoni, meatballs, sausage and bacon. For healthy varieties, think along the lines of sour cream, mushrooms, pineapple and reduced fat cheese.
Step 3: Choose a good support act
To help you find the perfect combination, here's a list of tastes that go well together. Use your creativity to pick and mix a special treat for yourself. But remember: when it comes to flavours, less is more.
Anchovies – capers; cheese; chilli; mushrooms; olives; sausage.
Barbeque Sauce – bacon; chicken; fresh fruit; Portobello's.
Chicken – chilli; feta; pesto; pineapple; spinach; sundried tomato.
Goat's cheese – artichoke; aubergines; courgettes; pesto; pineapple; seafood; spinach.
Pepperoni – asparagus; chilli; extra cheese; roasted peppers; salami; pesto; pineapple.
Pineapple – chilli; ham; ground beef; jalapeno peppers; pepperoni; salami; other fruit.
Prawns – anchovies; avocado; black olives; chilli; garlic; fresh fruit; onion; spinach and feta; other seafood.
Spinach – egg; feta; goat's cheese; onion; roasted pepper; sundried tomato.
Tuna – cheddar; mushrooms; pineapple; prawns; red onion; sweet corn; other seafood.
Step 4: Word of warning
Before you place your order, try visualizing what you're going to get. Does it whet your appetite? No? In that case, your combination might need a simple adjustment.
You might have selected too many conflicting flavours! Not to worry. Check if you've got several of the following toppings on your pizza and simply leave out one of the troublemakers.
tuna, prawns or anchovies
- strong cheeses
- pineapple
- egg
- chilli or jalapeno peppers
- pesto
- barbeque sauce
- tikka massala sauce
Step 5: Add a Can't Go Wrong ingredient
Are you paying for four toppings, but have you only chosen three? In that case, there are a couple of ingredients that go well with most other flavours.
- Extra cheese
- Red onion
- Cherry tomatoes
- Black olives
Creating the perfect pizza seems simple but it's easy to make errors in taste combinations. Follow the advice of online pizza delivery outlets or the classic Italian suggestions if you want to end up with great tasting results. The author has sampled pizzas all over the world and can testify to the style and creativity of the home of pizza for a safe option.
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