TIL that oregano was practically unheard of in the U.S. until American G.I.s in WWII returned from Italy with a taste for the "pizza herb"

2018 and I still haven't seen "proper" pizza outside of homemade. And we don't even use oregano! All about that basil, parsely, garlic, and peppercorn. There's widespread abuse of oregano like it's the only earthly flavor to compliment tomatoes.

Hand tossed pie. Preheat buttered crust with a sprinkle of salt and parsley. Add sauce (tomatoes, parsley, pepper, basil, garlic, maybe onions or onion powder) 50/50 mix of mozzarella and muenster, shredded spinach, pepporoni if you wish, and briefly boiled mushrooms. Sprinkle with authentic parmesan if needed.

Wood fired is best, though charcoal smoked crust is pretty good too.

Anchovies are nice. As are jalapenos, Philly cheesesteak, or sliced lamb. Breakfast sausage over "Italian sausage". Crushed Red pepper. Sliced tomatoes are good too. I prefer Mountain Majesty, just not grape tomatoes. Ever.

Lastly, if you're a dipper and dip in ranch dressing, you're an animal. Ken's Honey mustard dressing if you have a salad on the side, preferably Greek or Caesar. And whole milk or a sip of cream to wash it down to cleanse the pallet.

Oregano is overrated.

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