Pizza!!!

[tomgallagher]

Ziti is macaroni=pasta.

[tomgallagher]

Nope, a gyro is a hot sandwich, a hero, sub, hoagie is a cold sandwich.

On the other hand, po' boys can be hot or cold.  Fried oyster, shrimp, soft shelled crab, fried catfish, hot roast beef, hot--i.e.spicy-- sausage, slow roasted duck, etc.--all are hot.  There are cold cut varieties too.  Then there is the supposed original po' boy, French fried potatoes on a loaf with roast beef gravy, tomatoes, pickles and mayonaise--they were served to the "poor boys" on the picket lines in a transit strike in N.O. in the 20's or 30's by the strikers' supporters. 

Back in the day I stopped at a lunchonette in Birmingham and the waitress told me that the special was a oyster po'boy. I didn't know what the heck she was talking about so I ordered a club sandwich and she didn't know what the heck I was talking about. It was hysterical.

[Laser Man]

Subs / hoagies / heros can also be hot, e.g., a meatball sub. As for baked ziti, I never had it until I moved the the NYC area. Here it's a common school lunch or party dish. It's tube-shaped pasta with tomato sauce, ricotta and mozzarella baked into a dense concoction.

[tomgallagher]

I think a hot hoagie or sub is called a grinder....I think.

[Chavster]

It's tube-shaped pasta with tomato sauce, ricotta and mozzarella baked into a dense concoction.

Oh. We call that Pasta Bake Minus the ricotta though. I dont know of anyone that eats ricotta here.

[tomgallagher]

I've only ever had it with mozzarella.

[tomgallagher]

Does anybody still eat pizza with anchovies for a topping.?

[D.A.L.U.I.]

I dont know of anyone that eats ricotta here.

If they eat lasagne they are probably eating ricotta as one of the cheeses.  It's more an "ingredient" cheese--I don't know anyone who would eat it unless it's been made part of something else, like the stuffing for cannoli--http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2010/10/making-cannoli-from-scratch-italian-pastry-ricotta-recipe.html,

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Does anybody still eat pizza with anchovies for a topping.?

I'm really fond of anchovies on pizza--it's the usual topping for some "pizza" style foods in Northern Italy like around Genoa. 

[Chavster]

Lasagne here isnt made with ricotta. There is one supermarket that sells ricotta, but not in any great quantity. Lasagne here is usually made with a combination of mozzarella and cheddar, but even more commonly, people buy it ready made and throw it in the microwave.

http://www.tesco.com/superstore/xpi/3/xpi54999083.htm

[Chavster]

Does anybody still eat pizza with anchovies for a topping.?

I'm really fond of anchovies on pizza--it's the usual topping for some "pizza" style foods in Northern Italy like around Genoa. 

I dont know what that would be like. I havent eaten fish or any seafood since I was 8 years old. I wont even use Worcestershire sauce because it contains Anchovy. Eww.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Lasagne here is usually made with a combination of mozzarella and cheddar,

 

That should be a capital offense, cheddar--absolutely wrong.  Cheddar has it's place, apple pie, hamburgers, chili--but lasagne--NEVER.  

[Chavster]

Lasagne here is usually made with a combination of mozzarella and cheddar,

 

That should be a capital offense, cheddar--absolutely wrong.  Cheddar has it's place, apple pie, hamburgers, chili--but lasagne--NEVER.  

What can you do, its the most popular cheese in the UK. When people think of cheese, they usually think of cheddar. I have a friend who couldnt eat cheese if his life depended on it, becuase when he was a boy, his mother gave him cheddar, and he hated it. But because of that, he cant (wont) eat ANY cheese, because he thinks all cheese will taste like cheddar. I've even taken a ball of fresh mozzarella and held it next to a chunk of fresh parmesan, and I've tried to say 'look you idiot, they're both cheeses, they dont look the same or taste the same or feel the same', but he would rather die than eat them.

Cheddar is my favourite cheese though. I'm not keen on the other British cheeses, like Cheshire or Wensleydale etc. I like Camembert if its been cooked, but I hate Brie, and I've never yet found an Italian cheese I like.

I love cheese, but here's one I wouldnt touch with someone else's...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu

[tomgallagher]

Lasagne here is usually made with a combination of mozzarella and cheddar,

 

That should be a capital offense, cheddar--absolutely wrong.  Cheddar has it's place, apple pie, hamburgers, chili--but lasagne--NEVER. 

What can you do, its the most popular cheese in the UK. When people think of cheese, they usually think of cheddar. I have a friend who couldnt eat cheese if his life depended on it, becuase when he was a boy, his mother gave him cheddar, and he hated it. But because of that, he cant (wont) eat ANY cheese, because he thinks all cheese will taste like cheddar. I've even taken a ball of fresh mozzarella and held it next to a chunk of fresh parmesan, and I've tried to say 'look you idiot, they're both cheeses, they dont look the same or taste the same or feel the same', but he would rather die than eat them.

Cheddar is my favourite cheese though. I'm not keen on the other British cheeses, like Cheshire or Wensleydale etc. I like Camembert if its been cooked, but I hate Brie, and I've never yet found an Italian cheese I like.

I love cheese, but here's one I wouldnt touch with someone else's...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casu_marzu

WTF...you and me both.

[Slynito]

Does anybody still eat pizza with anchovies for a topping.?

Meeee! I love those lil' fish.....and also love them Oyster subs although it's been years. I remember a special dish in Mobile, AL was fried crab claws....a Blue Crab claw that's shelled and then dipped in batter, then deep fried. Yummy, it'll make a hound dawg kiss a house cat!