Name: 李雪溱 Shirley Lee
Professor: Michael Cheng
Compare Essay
Date: March20, 2009
OutlineThesis Statement: Right then, I finally realized that pizza has more than one style to
be served, depending on the ingredients, the crust, the dishes it goes with, and the
cultures it represents.
BodyI. History, variants and ingredients of Italian style pizza
II. History, variants and ingredients of American style pizza
III. Food serving and representative restaurants of American and Italian style pizza
Conclusion: It should be more of emphasis whether one is going to the right
destination for certain desired style of pizza.
EssayI had my first slice of pizza in XXthe childhood. It was a thick flat bread topped
with bacon, pineapples and cheese. As well, the order package included a bottle of
Pepsi, a box of chicken legs and some napkins. At that time, it was regarded as the
real picture of a typical pizza day--A fast order via a catchy dialing number. I did not
find out the fact that not every pizza meal took place at home. It wasn't until recent
years that I had my pizza delicately cut off by servers in a well-adorn[wf] restaurant,
sometimes even with tiramisu and pasta aside. Right then, I finally realized that pizza
has more than one style to be served, depending on the ingredients, the crust, the
dishes it goes with, and the culture it represents. The two major distinct styles are
American pizza and Italian pizza, both of which have their special features(This is a
basic division of pizza, for even America itself has countless XXkinds ofXX regional
styles1). The questions are: How are these two styles of pizza different from each
other, and where should we head XXfor asXX to get the right style of pizza we are
craving for?
Although pizza might have originated from Greece, it was in Naples, Italy that
the food prospered and became worldwide renowned.2 In [^art] sixteenth century,
Neapolitans created the original pizza—yeast dough added with tomatoes, olive oil,
herbs and cheese. It was at first a basic dish provided for the poor, but later made
for an incentive for tourists to venture into Naples. One authentic Italian pizza is
Margherita—a pizza garnished with tomatoes, mozzarella cheese(it was the first kind
of pizza [to] which cheese was added XXinto) and basil, which was made to impress
the Queen Margherita by [wc]endorsing the three colors of [^art] Italian national flag
into the pizza in 1889.3 Furthermore, other typical Italian pizzas are [^art] “four
season[num] pizza” and [^art] “marinara pizza.” The former one is one with
mozzarella, tomato, mushrooms, artichokes(a kind of plant), ham, olives, while the
latter one is [wc]added with tomato, garlic, oregano and oil. Generally speaking,
authentic Italian pizzas are made with ingredients such as tomatoes, mozzarella
cheese, herbs, also topped with Mediterranean food. According to Wikipedia, typical
Italian pizzas should be thin-crust, by definition of less than 3mm thick, and they
should taste “crispy, tender and fragrant.”4 As Italy was founding its authentic pizza
flavors, America was about to start off a new trend for pizza.
1
Slice Pizza Blog, by Adam Kuban, Jan.2008,
http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/01/a-list-of-regional-pizza-styles.html
2
“Is Pizza Italian Or Is Pizza American?”, Mar 2009,
http://www.articlesbase.com/main-course-articles/is-pizza-italian-or-is-pizza-american-820899.html
3
“History of Pizza-The Soul of Italy”, by Justin Demetri, Mar.2010,
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/food/pizza-history.asp
4
Pizza Types, Pizza, Wikipedia, March 2010,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza#Pizza_types
Pizza arrived in America following [wo:Italians’ [^art] immigration] in the late
nineteenth century. Owing to the wide influence of Italian immigrants in American
culture, a great amount of regional forms of pizza were developed, many bearing a
resemblance to the Italian originals. This especially happened in cities with large
Italian population, mostly northeastern cities, where pizzas were sold by street
vendors in immigrant community. Pizza restaurants(as we call “pizzeria”[num]) and
new styles of pizzas appeared in America consequently. The first pizzeria is said to be
“Lombardo” founded in 1905 in Manhattan.5 Later in 1943 came “Chicago Deep-Dish
Pizza”, with its crust formed up the sides of a deep-dish pan, filled with loads of
cheese, tomatoes and sausages.6 Overall, American pizzas derive even more variants
than Italian pizzas do. American pizzas feature more non-traditional ingredients
considered by Italian cooks, such as pineapples, seafood, poultry, barbecue sauce,
garlic and chili peppers, as well as “white pizza” without [^art] typical
ingredient—tomato sauce.7 Moreover, unlike Italian thin-crusted pizzas, both thin
and thick crusts are commonly used in American pizzas. For instance, the Chicago
style pizza mentioned above is prone to [^art] thick crust, while “New York Style
Pizza” traditionally [wc]contains [^art] hand-tossed thin crust.8
Another distinction between these two styles is culture and lifestyle revealed as
in how they embark on a typical pizza meal. Frozen pizzas were introduced in 1957
and American pizza chain shops gradually boomed XXup in [^art] 1960s.9 Pizza chain
outlets have created a unique way, which as we have called “American style”, to
5
History & Legends of Pizza, Mar. 2010,
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Pizza/PizzaHistory.htm
6
“A Field Guide to American Pizza-Chicago”, by Bret Stetka, Mar. 2010,
http://cityguides.msn.com/articles/article.aspx?cp-documentid=19549190&page=2
7
Pizzas In the United States, Wikipedia, Mar. 2010,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_in_the_United_States
8
“New York-style Pizza: what it means”, by Betty Hallock, Mar. 2009,
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/25/food/fo-newyorkpizza25
9
“American Pie”, from American Heritage Magazine, April/May 2006, by Hanna Miller,
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/2/2006_2_30.shtml
consuming pizzas. Pizza chains like Pizza Hut and Domino’s are [wc]much globalized
that they can be seen in Taiwan and everywhere else in the world nowadays.1011
There are several ways you can dine with these Americanized pizza shops: One is to
eat in the franchised restaurant with [^art] buffet providing “all-you-can-eat” pizza,
salad, fries and nuggets, beverage and chicken legs12; another is to make your pizza
order online or via phone. “You’ve got thirty minutes,” said Domino’s TV commercial,
leaving you a [wc]hope to [wc]favor the food within such a short time!13 On the
other hand, having pizza in [^art] Italian style tends to be dining in an exquisite,
European-like restaurant, with side dishes like bread and tiramisu on [^art] table.
There are some restaurants in Taiwan where you can indulge in the exotic
atmosphere. One example of [wc]them is a restaurant franchise “Grazie,” with
branches all over Taiwan.14 The restaurant’s specialty is Italian cuisine, including
pizza, pasta, risotto and such. Its exotic décor makes it a perfect place to dig in [to]
Italian style pizza.
Both American-styled and Italian-styled pizzas have similar and different traits to
stand for. Toppings and crust added with pizza reflects the climate and representative
food in both regions. In addition, [^art] dining style for each type of pizza vary from
cultures, hence restaurants serving pizza don’t always sell [wc]with the same way.
Fairly speaking, in spite of the comparison between [^art] two styles, there should be
no battle between American style pizza and Italian style pizza [wc]on determining the
10
Domino’s Pizza Taiwan, March 20,
http://www.dominos.com.tw/
11
Pizza Hut Taiwan, March 20,
http://www.pizzahut.com.tw/English/location/Middle.asp
12
A Hungry Girl’s Guide to Taipei, Feb. 15, 2008,
http://hungryintaipei.blogspot.com/2008/01/revisitedpizzabuffet-pizza-hut.html
13
“Will a Twist on an Old Vow Deliver for Domino's Pizza?” by Janet Adamy, Dec 17 2007,
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119784843600332539-oueLUGs3hGQrgDILS9KzspIC8Rk_20081
216.html
14
Café Grazie, March 20, 2010,
http://www.grazie.com.tw/html/homepage.asp
one with better taste. It should be more of [^art] emphasis [prep] whether one is
going to the right destination for [wc]certain desired style of pizza. After all, savory
food fitting the appetite is the most important of all.
Quite an interesting and fun paper.
You need to be sure that the claims that you make in your conclusion match what
you proved in your paper.
There are some unidiomatic phrases or use of vocabulary in the paper.
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