pizza: finger food or fork and knife?

i understand there are some regional differences of opinion on this. in some places you're expected to eat pizza with a fork and knife, and in some its generally assumed that although the portions are large and it can get messy, its still ok to eat with your fingers (like fried chicken!)

but to me it has all to do with how messy it is. messy pizza i eat with utensils, easily managed pizza i eat with my fingers.



ok, ok, before some smart ass brings it up i know: i should try eating it with my mouth sometime instead

 

finger food. especially when cut into little squares.

 

Well I think of pizza as hand food, you need your whole hand

 

bahaha. I eat it with a fork and knife.

 

figures

 

It depends how hot it is.

 

Anyone who thinks pizza is finger food has never been to Chicago! ;P

 

Im down with man handling any slice of pizza that comes my way!
As for napkins, who needs em you get a perfectly good mouth

 

Chicago deep dish needs a plate and utensils as Rudenoodle said, but otherwise it's finger food.

 

sounds like my mom's homemade pizza

deep dish for sure! makes it in a glass pan like this:


doesnt make it particularly thick crust, but looooooads the toppings in there like nobody's business

one slice is a probably a few meals worth of calories...but its good! (though the crust always comes out super soft due to no air circulation)

 

I do not use utensils unless the pizza is very messy.

 

I like utensils because it paces your eating so you dont scarf it down too fast, and of course it's much neater.

 

and cause you're a fancy-pants foreigner!

but the pacing yourself point is a good one, i should start doing it that way.

i often find myself way too full after i'm done with a meal of pizza....it would be far easier to limit myself if i ate it with utensils

 

New York style fold over and chow, chicago style try to make as lil mess as possible with fork and knife, my person home made pizza you're gonna need a plate not just a napkin and watch out cuz the cheese will burn you...

 

Exactly, its my favourite food and I always overeat it. Pizza is probably my biggest weakness. Its a good thing I only eat vegetarian ones.

 

I'd like to try your mom's pizza... it looks like fork and knife fare.

 

veggy pizzas are great!

do you like olives?

a really nice way to go is a thin crust pizza with green olives, whole basil leaves (or spinach leaves) red onions, green peppers, and tomato slices!

 

Ill pretty much eat anything, except for goat or feta cheese

I am a die hard pineapple eater.

 

I like olives on a white faced pizza... with other toppings of course.

 

you dont like feta?!?!

pineapple is good, but i usually prefer just plain pineapple if i'm having it on a pizza