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Seafood pizza is pizza prepared with seafood as a primary ingredient.[1][2] Many types of seafood ingredients - in fresh, frozen or canned forms - may be used on seafood pizza. Some commercial pizza chains and smaller companies offer seafood pizzas for consumers. The world's most expensive pizza is a seafood pizza called the "C6" that costs CAD $450.[3]
Ingredients
Various seafoods can be used to prepare the dish, such as fish (including salmon, tuna, anchovy), shellfish, clams, scallops,[2] mussels, shrimp,[4] squid,[5] lobster[6] and scungilli (sea snail),[7] among others. Imitation seafood may also be used. Fresh or frozen seafood may be used,[6] and some versions use canned seafood, such as canned tuna.[2][8]
Varieties
Frutti di Mare
Frutti di Mare is an Italian type of pizza that may be served with scampi, mussels or squid. It typically lacks cheese, with the seafood being served atop a tomato sauce.[5]
Pizza pescatore
A variety of seafood pizza is pizza pescatore (fisherman's pizza), which is prepared with mussels and squid.[9]
Commercial varieties
Chain restaurants
Dominos Pizza offers a seafood pizza in Vietnam, which (up to December 2012) was the company's "best-selling product in Vietnam".[10]
Pizza Hut has offered a seafood pizza in Malaysia and India called "Seafood symphony".[11][12] The Indian Pizza Hut version was prepared with fresh seafood from the waters of Kochi, India.[11]
Smaller companies
Barleycorn Pizza in Owego, New York developed a specialty seafood pizza prepared with garlic, crab legs, shrimp and scallops.[13]
Benedetti's Pizza in Manzanillo, Mexico specializes in seafood pizza, including those prepared with anchovy and smoked oysters.[14]
Ciro's Restaurant & Lounge in Mahopac, New York developed a seafood pizza prepared with clams, shrimp, mussels and scungilli.[7]
Ko Olina's Pizza Corner restaurant in Kapolei, Hawaii developed a pizza called "Original Hawaiian Poke Pizza", which uses poke, a raw seafood salad, on pizza. The poke is placed atop the pizza after the pizza has been cooked. Another dish the restaurant serves is a seafood pizza that includes lobster cream sauce in its preparation.[15]
World's most expensive pizza
The world's most expensive pizza is said to be the 12-inch seafood pizza called the "C6" that is prepared at Steveston Pizza Co. restaurant in Steveston, British Columbia (in the Metro Vancouver area).[3][16] It is listed by Guinness World Records as the world's most expensive pizza, and costs $450 Canadian dollars.[3] The pizza includes lobster, caviar, tiger prawns and smoked salmon.[16] Each slice is worth $45, because it is divided into 10 slices. It has to be pre-ordered one day in advance. The title for world's most expensive pizza was previously held by a $178 pizza prepared with white truffle by Gordon Ramsay.[3] As of September 2014, Guinness World Records still lists the Gordon Ramsay pizza on their website.[17] However, this distinction is dubious at best, as there are several cases of more expensive pizzas being available to order, including the $1000 caviar pizza made by Nino's Bellissima pizzeria in New York City, NY.[18]
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Pete (2012). Seafood Pizza. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1743363451
- ^ a b c Gutekanst, John (September 2014). "Fish Food: Seafood on pizza". Pizza Today. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d (Staff) (April 26, 2014). "$450 pizza: B.C. pizzeria holds record for most expensive pie". CTV News. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Cronin, Isaac; Johnson, Paul; Harlow, Jay (2013). The California Seafood Cookbook. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 1628731575
- ^ a b Evans, Matthew (2000). Italy. Lonely Planet. p. 25. ISBN 1864500220.
- ^ a b Henkel, Shri L; Brown, Douglas R. (2007). How to Open a Financially Successful Pizza & Sub Restaurant. Atlantic Publishing Company. p. 187. ISBN 0910627800.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Gallagher, Roy (July 09, 2014). "Business Profile: Ciro's Restaurant & Lounge, Mahopac". The Examiner. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Bush, Sarah (1989). The Book of Pizzas and Italian Breads. Penguin. p. 37. ISBN 0895867885.
- ^ Getz. Al (2005). Mystical Places and Marvelous Meals. iUniverse. p. 65. ISBN 0595345913.
- ^ Phi, Hoang (December 7, 2012). "Domino's Pizza tailoring to local tastes". The Saigon Times. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ a b Sharma, Priyadarsshini (July 12, 2004). "If it is cheese, it must be pizza". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Pizza Hut fishing for seafood lovers in Malaysia". Pizza Marketplace. March 23, 2004. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Walter, Joann R. (May 5, 2013). "Barleycorn Pizza, the 'coolest pizza in town'". The Daily Review. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Baird, John (2009). Frommer's Portable Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo & Guadalajar. John Wiley & Sons. p. 126. ISBN 0470579994.
- ^ O’Connor, Christina (May 21, 2014). "Ko Olina Poke Pizza Dish Wins Big At International Competition". Midweek. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Check out this seafood pizza that's $450". The Globe and Mail. originally published at CTVNews. April 28 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Most Expensive pizza". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2161007/Ninos-Bellissima-Pizza-New-York-restaurant-serves-1k-PIZZA-2-caviars.html
Further reading
- Ann Evans, Joyce (1986). Acceptability of Seafood Pizza. East Carolina University.
External links
- "Seafood pizza ideas from Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell". Paula Duffy. 2013.