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I googled those, and am filled with a deep sadness that they exist.
Ship of Fools: A Taylor Varga Omake (Complete)
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I googled those, and am filled with a deep sadness that they exist.
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I, too, just Googled it. It's like the pizza maker got tired half-way through making it and just shoved it in the oven...
Ace Dreamer
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Sometimes I'm concerned about the exclusivity people have about food...You absolute monster.
The answer by the way is no.
Chicago "style" pizza is an abomination to the name. 🍕
There's quite a few things called 'pizza', and authentic Italian while good does not mean you shouldn't like deep dish, say with frankfurter in a ring around the edge (or in the stuffed crust). Then, there's making your own pizza base, so you can include cheese in it...
However, multiple pizza types for the same meal, I'll leave that to Taylor and The Varga.
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I KNOW. I was one of those saying it didn't happen. I emphatically said it didn't happen. Again. I was trying to shoot down any possibility that someone would try and drag that omake back up.
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If you think the Family are too crazy, Barney will blow your mind.
It was not murder to kill the hunters, any more than soldiers murder each other on a battlefield, or the hunters murdered Ines. Extending it to families was indeed murder.
zhuull
SB still lying to protect Racists what else is new
Deep dish has nothing to do with Chicago style pizza other than both being cooked in a pan. Deep dish is usually a thicker bread for the base of the pizza, Chicago style on the other hand is a far too often inedible tomato pie.Sometimes I'm concerned about the exclusivity people have about food...
There's quite a few things called 'pizza', and authentic Italian while good does not mean you shouldn't like deep dish, say with frankfurter in a ring around the edge (or in the stuffed crust). Then, there's making your own pizza base, so you can include cheese in it...
However, multiple pizza types for the same meal, I'll leave that to Taylor and The Varga.
For the definitive word on the subject I would refer you to The Daily Show's Gourmet Correspondent Ronny Chieng.Best Pizzeria in Chicago
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The link, it does nothing captain! Nothing! Nothing!Deep dish has nothing to do with Chicago style pizza other than both being cooked in a pan. Deep dish is usually a thicker bread for the base of the pizza, Chicago style on the other hand is a far too often inedible tomato pie.
For the definitive word on the subject I would refer you to The Daily Show's Gourmet Correspondent Ronny Chieng.Best Pizzeria in Chicago
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I did a baaaad thing.
I looked.
I'm reminded of a place that no longer exists that sold extra cheep sheet pizzas in town when I was in High School. (Popular because their one topping sheet cost only slightly more then the next cheapest place's large. Once Little Ceasers got into town, they tanked fast.)
This looks like what they would sell if they ran out of cheese.
I....... guess there might be those who like their sauce baked onto their bread sticks.
I'll take a nice, wet marinara sauce to dip mine in as a side any day; half the point of dipping in the sauce is to offset the inherent dryness of the bread. Baking the sauce on with no cheese over it to seal in some of the moisture just makes the sauce dry as well.
So, nope. Not trying it.
Now, if they coated the dough with garlic infused olive oil and grated over some romano cheese, then they would have something worth trying.....
FaerieKnight79
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Goddess save us from the food snobs...
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Food is a surprisingly sensitive subject. It is one of those things closely tied into personal habit and identity. There is a reason why breaking bread was considered an obligation of hospitality with a guest. Food is also rich with texture, taste and odor, so it triggers memories, good and bad. Do I think Dairy Queen sells high quality ice cream? Not at all, but those softserve cones remind me of the feel of sun and the smell of salt while driving to and from the beach as a child.
For those of us with dietary issues, it becomes even more problematic. Some people can't help but feel that those who reject food are implying that the host is a poor one, despite practical reasons. I consider myself lucky that I just have serious intolerances that make me sick, and not allergies that require me to carry an EpiPen, because far too many people have zero empathy or understanding of dietary problems. Of course, some people are just dangerously stupid.
As far as food "snobs," go...I have no problem with people expressing opinions. Food is deeply personal. The only time complaining about a snob is justified is when somebody uses those preferences to denigrate or look down their nose at somebody else. I think beef jerky is pretty vile, but I'm not going call somebody else names because they enjoy it.
I prefer HeartBa'aler - but then, I am the one who came up with it.
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When I think of Food Snobbery, I think of the people who rate dishes on presentation like they are museum pieces, despite the fact that it's less than a handful of actual edible food stock. These types of abominations of culinary arts can mostly be found in the coastal cities of California, with a few in New York City as well.
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I'll agree with you here. But at the same time I find people who insult food on the basis of it's existence to be annoying as hell. Sure, you can not like a type of food. I personally think caviar is disgusting and don't understand why it's considered such a delicacy. I also think anchovies are disgusting. I also don't like steak and will never chose to eat one. But I wont insult people who do like such foods. However claiming a type of food is an "abomination" is just plain wrong.
Heck, I had long thought that the very idea of eating raw fish was disgusting and insane. Sure, had sort of wanted to try real sushi. But that was more a case of morbid curiosity then thinking it would be good. A couple weeks ago I got a chance to go to a real sushi bar, owned by a sushi chef who immigrated from Japan. So I gave in to my morbid curiosity. And I'll be honest, I thought I would hate it. I was also kind of expecting to get food poisoning since I was eating raw fish. To my surprise, it was actually pretty damn good.
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The one page I saw on them said that they're basically focaccia bread with tomato sauce. And not always tomato sauce, sometimes things like onion and garlic. Having had decent focaccia, I'm expecting pizza strips to be awesome.
Which reminds me. There's this other unusual interpretation of pizza, albeit not a city or statewide one, that can be found in CA. Simi Valley, specifically. At this one donut shop.
The "pizza rock"
I happen to think they're delicious, despite the bread having a texture like a King's Hawaiian roll, and almost as much sweetness, but ymmv, of course. Cutaway view (bite-away?)
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That description doesn't do them justice, for one thing pizza strips are usually under cooked so the crust is doughy and the sauce is squishy, also Rhode Islanders stack them on top of one another XP
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As either Larry the Cable Guy or Jeff Foxworthy once said, "We have another name for sushi here in the south, we call it bait." I also used to think it would be something gross, but about 12 years ago I tried some mall sushi and enjoyed the hell out of it. Since then I have had a variety of different types of sushi, sashimi, and nagiri and have enjoyed them all. My next culinary experiment will probably be into the realm of curry or Vietnamese cuisine.
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I envy you. I, like Derek above, have a strong eating aversion to the point of getting sick on a great many foods. I really envy people that can just eat anything, and most things. You do not know how hard an embarrassing it is to turn down a friend's invitation to go to dinner with them, cause there would not be anything there you could eat. I even have hard times at fast food places, having to special order sandwiches.
Though I can agree, those who judge food by the artistic value of the presentation, That is just wrong. I have always remembered my mother and friends mothers waiting for the praise of the taste of their food, not the look of it.
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You know, I've had foods which tasted amazing but looked like a goopy mess. I've also had meals which looked amazing, but tasted bland and weren't even enough to count as a light snack. One place served a desert which was suppose to be a fancy carrot cake, I think. There was all sorts of fudge and icing artistically drizzled all over the plate. The slice of cake was arranged very nicely. All told it was quite the pretty display. The cake was bland, and barely two mouthfuls of food. This was after a main course which again was very artistically displayed, but I found myself munching on the garnishes because there was barely five small bites of food in the actual dish. After I left my cousin's wedding reception my mom and I ended up stopping at a Dairy Queen so we could get food that was actually filling.
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Going out to a Family Christmas Dinner... And, finding that the meal was one of those that fits your description... Yes, I've also been to impressive looking weddings, marred by meals where it looks like they skimped on the food... A fundamental misunderstanding of the idea of celebration feasts...
At least with the Christmas Dinner your family can agree that no one wants a return visit - a wedding, not something you can go to somewhere better next year...
Maybe we all need the 'your stomach feels pleasantly full' implants?
Rajvik_wolfboy
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That is what my mother always looked for also, going back for seconds was always welcome as well since she would literally cook to feed an army, (or at least a Marine Barracks). the rule has always been about lots of good food, to hell with presentation.
FaerieKnight79
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I'm sorry, but I can't call any meal which would cause a bird to starve a "feast".
The Pitch
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Omake - The Pitch
Danny was happy to see Lisa in human form in her office. The Family was so busy lately that his assistant was frequently indisposed. It occurred to him that he was lucky the union didn't have to pay for her travel expenses, now that he thought about it. Of course, Family activities were why he needed her right now.
"Lisa, I have a bunch of folks who want to pitch something to us," he said as he walked into her office.
Lisa looked at him. "This is going to be weird and you want me to handle it." It wasn't a question.
He nodded his head rapidly. "You'll understand when you start talking to them. They're in conference room B."
With a smile, she just said, "sure, I'll take care of it." It wasn't a long walk to the conference room, but when she stepped inside, she mentally groaned. Looking at the people gathered, she asked, "Is this about the story?"
"Of course it's about the story, dollface," said a man with a white face and facial scars at the corners of his mouth. "Come on in and sit down...take a load off. We've got some ideas we think the readers will really like!"
Grudgingly, she sat down. Looking at the clown in the lavender suit, she commented, "Honestly, I would have expected the Heath Ledger version, not Jack Nicholson..."
He shrugged. "Eh, well, there are a lot of us, so we kind of take turns. Anyway...we," he said with a pause, gesturing around the table, "like your story, but we think it's a little too bright and funny. A little drama always goes down well, you know?"
Lisa decided to throw him a bone. "Joker, I get it. The problem is, Varga isn't really threatened by too many common bad guys, so there isn't too much dramatic tension there."
"I assure you," said a pale man in white robes, "there are powers in the universe that could challenge your friends. Our Priors channel the powers of the Ori and are formidable."
With a wince, she replied, "Docii, we've already spanked the Ori's cousins, and even if the Ori are more powerful, we know about them and the Ancient communication device, so it wouldn't make sense for Daniel and Vala to contact them -- they haven't even met in this timeline."
"Well, what about a teamup?" asked Joker. "A lot of folks seemed to like the side story with me and that Ba'al fellow."
Wincing, Lisa said, "yeah, but the ship's kind of sailed on that one." Ba'al and Heartbreaker seemed to be polling well, even if the nickname was a little juvenile.
"We understand if you're just not confident in your writing...it can take a lot of skill to write dark and not have it seem maudlin. Not everybody's got that skill," said a rather smarmy Jack Slash from the other side of the table.
Lisa rolled her eyes. Did he really think she would fall for reverse psychology? "You're not even alive in either version of Earth Bet anymore, Slash."
"Yes, I'm not sure why you're here," commented a noseless Voldemort, who happened to be next to Slash.
Slash looked at him, obviously angry. "Why am I here? Why are YOU here? They didn't even land on your planet!"
Voldemort sniffed through his flat nostrils. "They mentioned Hogwarts. It counts."
"YOU COULD HAVE THEM FIGHT A CHAOS GOD," said the hulking form of a Chaos Sorcerer. "ONE WITH A WHOLE LEGION OF SUFFERING. THE PROSE WOULD BE EPIC."
The purple giant next to him complained, "We all know you don't have to talk that way. I think you're doing it just to annoy us."
The Chaos Psyker glared at Thanos. "YOU'RE NOT IN THE MCU RIGHT NOW, TITAN. MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO BACK AND PLAY WITH YOUR HELICOPTER?"
The Titan glared back. "You're lucky I don't kick half your ass..."
Lisa put her head down, wondering why she got stuck in these kinds of situations.
In the back of the room, two queens sat. "I would not have agreed to this meeting if I had known the others were going to be so childish," said the Borg Queen. "This effort is futile." Next to her, the Xenomorph Queen simply nodded her head before taking another sip from an over-sized mug. At least the coffee was excellent.
Danny was happy to see Lisa in human form in her office. The Family was so busy lately that his assistant was frequently indisposed. It occurred to him that he was lucky the union didn't have to pay for her travel expenses, now that he thought about it. Of course, Family activities were why he needed her right now.
"Lisa, I have a bunch of folks who want to pitch something to us," he said as he walked into her office.
Lisa looked at him. "This is going to be weird and you want me to handle it." It wasn't a question.
He nodded his head rapidly. "You'll understand when you start talking to them. They're in conference room B."
With a smile, she just said, "sure, I'll take care of it." It wasn't a long walk to the conference room, but when she stepped inside, she mentally groaned. Looking at the people gathered, she asked, "Is this about the story?"
"Of course it's about the story, dollface," said a man with a white face and facial scars at the corners of his mouth. "Come on in and sit down...take a load off. We've got some ideas we think the readers will really like!"
Grudgingly, she sat down. Looking at the clown in the lavender suit, she commented, "Honestly, I would have expected the Heath Ledger version, not Jack Nicholson..."
He shrugged. "Eh, well, there are a lot of us, so we kind of take turns. Anyway...we," he said with a pause, gesturing around the table, "like your story, but we think it's a little too bright and funny. A little drama always goes down well, you know?"
Lisa decided to throw him a bone. "Joker, I get it. The problem is, Varga isn't really threatened by too many common bad guys, so there isn't too much dramatic tension there."
"I assure you," said a pale man in white robes, "there are powers in the universe that could challenge your friends. Our Priors channel the powers of the Ori and are formidable."
With a wince, she replied, "Docii, we've already spanked the Ori's cousins, and even if the Ori are more powerful, we know about them and the Ancient communication device, so it wouldn't make sense for Daniel and Vala to contact them -- they haven't even met in this timeline."
"Well, what about a teamup?" asked Joker. "A lot of folks seemed to like the side story with me and that Ba'al fellow."
Wincing, Lisa said, "yeah, but the ship's kind of sailed on that one." Ba'al and Heartbreaker seemed to be polling well, even if the nickname was a little juvenile.
"We understand if you're just not confident in your writing...it can take a lot of skill to write dark and not have it seem maudlin. Not everybody's got that skill," said a rather smarmy Jack Slash from the other side of the table.
Lisa rolled her eyes. Did he really think she would fall for reverse psychology? "You're not even alive in either version of Earth Bet anymore, Slash."
"Yes, I'm not sure why you're here," commented a noseless Voldemort, who happened to be next to Slash.
Slash looked at him, obviously angry. "Why am I here? Why are YOU here? They didn't even land on your planet!"
Voldemort sniffed through his flat nostrils. "They mentioned Hogwarts. It counts."
"YOU COULD HAVE THEM FIGHT A CHAOS GOD," said the hulking form of a Chaos Sorcerer. "ONE WITH A WHOLE LEGION OF SUFFERING. THE PROSE WOULD BE EPIC."
The purple giant next to him complained, "We all know you don't have to talk that way. I think you're doing it just to annoy us."
The Chaos Psyker glared at Thanos. "YOU'RE NOT IN THE MCU RIGHT NOW, TITAN. MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO BACK AND PLAY WITH YOUR HELICOPTER?"
The Titan glared back. "You're lucky I don't kick half your ass..."
Lisa put her head down, wondering why she got stuck in these kinds of situations.
In the back of the room, two queens sat. "I would not have agreed to this meeting if I had known the others were going to be so childish," said the Borg Queen. "This effort is futile." Next to her, the Xenomorph Queen simply nodded her head before taking another sip from an over-sized mug. At least the coffee was excellent.
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I know most of the others are, on paper, more powerful, but when two of the three scariest people in the room are sitting back, sipping coffee, and wondering why they even bothered to show up then the rest just seem that much less mature, and more like bickering children.
Besides, none of these except the the first and last two have any real reason to be there...
