Gourmet pizza names are arbitrary and totally unrelated to the actual toppings. Either they come as a themed set (often cities or places in Italy) or as a mish-mash of descriptive titles.
So on this menu the vegetarian pizzas are the Grecian, Pumpkin, Tunisia, Sweet Potato and Four Cheeses. Why not call the Grecian the Spinach and the Tunisia the Eggplant? That would be more consistent.
There are pizzas everywhere, with lots of different options for various family members. One relative has already gone outside to cry, understandably distraught that her prawn allergy has been forgotten and thus she is too scared to eat any of the pizzas in case of cross-contamination.
And here is ours!
Wow it’s green. It’s a sea of thick green pesto with the occasional feta or cherry tomato island, olive boats making the journey between.
The Husband and I go to sit on a side-table, as the main table is too crowded. I find that meat-eaters can get grabby when they spy the vegetarian’s meal. “I’ll just try a bit…” goes the refrain and you’re left with a few bites as a meal. No chance if you sit off to the side!
The menu described it as ’spinach, feta cheese, spanish onions, cherry tomatoes and olives on a pesto base’ but after one bite the truth is clear: the pesto is the spinach. It tastes creamy, like the classic spinach, sour cream and french onion dip. Another bite. Yes, it really does remind me of that dip! Mostly because the mozzarella cheese is right through the spinach. This is okay, I like that dip. But it is kind of disconcerting on a pizza.
The feta is great. I love feta on a pizza. So clumpy and salty and browned on top. The olives are super salty. The halved cherry tomatoes are watery. The onion is onion. So this pizza is all about the pesto. Its waves drown everything in its path.
Worth trying once, but I think I’ll stick with ordinary pizza.
Rating:
Specifics: Grecian pizza from Hunter Gourmet Pizza
Grecian Pizza
Gourmet pizza names are arbitrary and totally unrelated to the actual toppings. Either they come as a themed set (often cities or places in Italy) or as a mish-mash of descriptive titles.
So on this menu the vegetarian pizzas are the Grecian, Pumpkin, Tunisia, Sweet Potato and Four Cheeses. Why not call the Grecian the Spinach and the Tunisia the Eggplant? That would be more consistent.
There are pizzas everywhere, with lots of different options for various family members. One relative has already gone outside to cry, understandably distraught that her prawn allergy has been forgotten and thus she is too scared to eat any of the pizzas in case of cross-contamination.
And here is ours!
Wow it’s green. It’s a sea of thick green pesto with the occasional feta or cherry tomato island, olive boats making the journey between.
The Husband and I go to sit on a side-table, as the main table is too crowded. I find that meat-eaters can get grabby when they spy the vegetarian’s meal. “I’ll just try a bit…” goes the refrain and you’re left with a few bites as a meal. No chance if you sit off to the side!
The menu described it as ’spinach, feta cheese, spanish onions, cherry tomatoes and olives on a pesto base’ but after one bite the truth is clear: the pesto is the spinach. It tastes creamy, like the classic spinach, sour cream and french onion dip. Another bite. Yes, it really does remind me of that dip! Mostly because the mozzarella cheese is right through the spinach. This is okay, I like that dip. But it is kind of disconcerting on a pizza.
The feta is great. I love feta on a pizza. So clumpy and salty and browned on top. The olives are super salty. The halved cherry tomatoes are watery. The onion is onion. So this pizza is all about the pesto. Its waves drown everything in its path.
Worth trying once, but I think I’ll stick with ordinary pizza.
Rating:
Specifics: Grecian pizza from Hunter Gourmet Pizza