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Luckily the type of pizza will be determined by where you live and not the app. So whether you want a Detroit, Chicago, New York, or Italian-styled pizza, you'

Luckily the type of pizza will be determined by where you live and not the app. So whether you want a Detroit, Chicago, New York, or Italian-styled pizza, you'll be okay. Writing this made me realize it's time to dig deeper into pizza history.

tjr 13y ago
Be sure to sample St. Louis-style pizza. Being from St. Louis, I'm quite used to it, but my friends from elsewhere claim it's repulsive. The most unique factor is the Provel cheese, which is found almost exclusively in the greater St. Louis area: http://www.andrewmarkveety.com/2010/08/a-brief-history-of-provel.html http://www.andrewmarkveety.com/2010/08/a-brief-history-of-pr...
- philsnow 13y ago
  It has come to my attention that St Louis-style pizza can be had at Tony's Napoletana in North Beach: http://www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com/menu.php http://www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com/menu.php I have tried it. It was an experience. I can't evaluate it w.r.t. "true" St Louis-style pizza since I am not from there.
  - tjr 13y ago
    Wow! My guess, reading the menu, is that they are blending their own Provel cheese out of the three cheeses it's formed from. If so, then it's probably pretty close, but not quite, as the factory-blended Provel somehow seems to meld the base cheeses slightly differently. But however they are doing it, I'm delighted to see it showing up in California. Thanks for sharing.
- michael_h 13y ago
  As someone not from St. Louis, I can confirm that Provel cheese is indeed repulsive. My friend swears that it is manna from heaven. I swear that it is burnt plastic.
  - saraid216 13y ago
    > My friend swears that it is manna from heaven. I swear that it is burnt plastic. What makes you so certain these are different things?
  - homosaur 13y ago
    It's okay in moderation but like any cheese food, it's more of an aside than a main thing. It's okay raw in small quantities on a strongly flavored Italian salad and okay on pizza as long as you put bacon or something on it and are not only tasting cheese. It's like a block of Velveeta, it's okay if you're using it in a dip and throwing tons of peppers and other stuff in there but to cut it up and stick toothpicks in it? Kind of curdles my stomach. Provel is the same way.
- baddox 13y ago
  I grew up near St. Louis, and if IMO's counts as St. Louis style pizza, I don't care for it one bit.

tjr 13y ago

Be sure to sample St. Louis-style pizza. Being from St. Louis, I'm quite used to it, but my friends from elsewhere claim it's repulsive. The most unique factor is the Provel cheese, which is found almost exclusively in the greater St. Louis area: http://www.andrewmarkveety.com/2010/08/a-brief-history-of-provel.html http://www.andrewmarkveety.com/2010/08/a-brief-history-of-pr...

philsnow 13y ago
It has come to my attention that St Louis-style pizza can be had at Tony's Napoletana in North Beach: http://www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com/menu.php http://www.tonyspizzanapoletana.com/menu.php I have tried it. It was an experience. I can't evaluate it w.r.t. "true" St Louis-style pizza since I am not from there.
- tjr 13y ago
  Wow! My guess, reading the menu, is that they are blending their own Provel cheese out of the three cheeses it's formed from. If so, then it's probably pretty close, but not quite, as the factory-blended Provel somehow seems to meld the base cheeses slightly differently. But however they are doing it, I'm delighted to see it showing up in California. Thanks for sharing.
michael_h 13y ago
As someone not from St. Louis, I can confirm that Provel cheese is indeed repulsive. My friend swears that it is manna from heaven. I swear that it is burnt plastic.
- saraid216 13y ago
  > My friend swears that it is manna from heaven. I swear that it is burnt plastic. What makes you so certain these are different things?
- homosaur 13y ago
  It's okay in moderation but like any cheese food, it's more of an aside than a main thing. It's okay raw in small quantities on a strongly flavored Italian salad and okay on pizza as long as you put bacon or something on it and are not only tasting cheese. It's like a block of Velveeta, it's okay if you're using it in a dip and throwing tons of peppers and other stuff in there but to cut it up and stick toothpicks in it? Kind of curdles my stomach. Provel is the same way.
baddox 13y ago
I grew up near St. Louis, and if IMO's counts as St. Louis style pizza, I don't care for it one bit.