Forget the great pineapple-on-pizza debate, we’ve now moved into condiment territory. The latest proposed topping? Mustard.
A recent tweet by Food Insider has left people both curious and confused — according to the blog, there’s a restaurant in New York City that puts mustard on their pizza.
Yes, instead of sticking to a traditional tomato-based or white sauce, Lions & Tigers & Squares Detroit Pizza has opted for something a lot more yellow.
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Known as Detroit-style pizza (square-shaped, brick cheese and thick crusted), one of the restaurant’s partners Francis Garcia said he first got the idea for mustard-based pizza after picking up some Detroit-style pizza pans and trying the pizza in New Jersey.
Garcia explained the storeowner at that time said, “Mustard pie? Give it to him!”
“They put the mustard on the pie with the tomato sauce and it was a hit.”
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Starting with a base of dough and mustard, pizzas are usually topped with corned beef, sauerkraut and cheese — basically a glorified sandwich.
On Twitter, many people had opinions on putting mustard on their pizza.
https://twitter.com/NPatrick19_/status/1036929513022742528
https://twitter.com/Danzig303/status/1036929670762176519
https://twitter.com/saddydump124/status/1037347922365505537
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https://twitter.com/LovevieX/status/1037599858176212997
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