World Pizza Day celebrates goodness
THIN or thick crust? That questions has long divided many households, lovers, and friends over the years and will continue to do so for more years to come.
WORLD Pizza Day which is being celebrated today, February 9, already has the nation salivating and has likely reignited the delicious debate of which flavour tastes best and whether a stuffed crust is the way to go.
Durbanites will likely be among those taking a bite out of that really important discussion, and to help with this hot topic of which is the best place to get pizza in Durban, the Best of Durban readers’ choice awards has narrowed it down for you, with voters giving their opinions on the top three spots in town.
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Jukes Pizza was the favourite, earning the top spot. The establishment has been dishing up high quality, delicious, scrumptious homemade pizzas for seven years. Their flavours range from a simple but tasty margherita to their unique slow oven-roasted beef brisket pizza. The top three pizza spots were rounded off by Pizza Boys Durban North in second place and Mamma Luciana’s in Glenashley who took third.
If going out is not on the cards, the other alternative is to make your own delicious goodness at home. There are a number of recipes online, and here are the ingredients needed to make pizza dough.
- 4 ½ cups flour
- a pinch fine sea salt
- 1 packet instant yeast
- ½ tablespoon caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 375ml warm water
The following website gives you a step-by-step guide on how to get the perfect dough for your pizza.
https://taste.co.za/recipes/basic-pizza-dough/
https://www.snowflake.co.za/recipes/homemade-pizza
World Pizza Day has been celebrated officially since 2000. The origins of modern day pizza date as far back as the 18th century. The most ordinary pizza, called coll’aglio e l’olio, is dressed with oil, salt, origanum and shredded garlic cloves. Over time toppings have gotten more adventurous with some pizzerias offering hot wings as a topping. What’s your flavour?
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