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How Do You Eat Pizza

Jordan2 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:58:16 GMT

So let me just state, I am referring to round pizza that is cut into eight slices. I was watching a movie and someone said oh he must be an Easterner as he folds the pizza in half. I am from NYC and eat it that way, it got me to thinking is it regional, how you eat pizza? I have seen people eat it as is, folded in half, a fork and knife, and folding the tip inward. How do you eat pizza?

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Krimpette — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:02:03 GMT

Mid-Atlantic here, and I typicall use knife and fork.

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sunshine45 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:02:37 GMT

@Jordan2 wrote:
So let me just state, I am referring to round pizza that is cut into eight slices. I was watching a movie and someone said oh he must be an Easterner as he folds the pizza in half. I am from NYC and eat it that way, it got me to thinking is it regional, how you eat pizza? I have seen people eat it as is, folded in half, a fork and knife, and folding the tip inward. How do you eat pizza?

i do not fold and i am an easterner. i generally begin with the tip and work my way towards the crust. if the pizza is not crispy, but too floppy, then i use a knive and fork if available.

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nyc1 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:03:14 GMT

FOLD, let a little oil drip and eat.

It is more regional than many people realize. Growing up in NY we think that's just the way it's done. I'm living in the northern burbs of Chicago. They cut their thin crust into SQUARES. I remember when I first moved here and was calling in an order for a large thin crust and asked the guy on the other end of the phone how many slices in a large. He thought I was NUTS, but I didn't realize it would be cut in squares and not in pie slices. I had never seen it that way before I moved here..... except for Sicilian pizza!

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shoesnbags — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:04:50 GMT

I pick up a slice and eat it from my hand, from the pointed end to the crust. No folding! (NOLA)

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millieshops — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:05:44 GMT

@Jordan2 If I'm out, I start with a knife and fork, cutting off the tip first. In my own kitchen, I most often fold the tip back and pick the piece up as finger food.

I don't know if that's regional, but I do know one of the foods DH and I found quite interesting in the 70's when we traversed the US several summers coast to coast was the pizzas. Very different from place to place. I wonder if that's still true 50 years later?

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LuvmyLab — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:06:17 GMT

I have never folded it. I eat it with a fork then, when it gets smaller, pick it up and eat it.

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chickenbutt — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:06:21 GMT

I've always heard that the folding thing is a NYC thing. I couldn't know for sure, being that I live West Coast adjacent. I guess that's probably mostly from tv or movies.

I just pick up the piece at the wide part and start eating from the pointed part.

How ever anybody else eats it is fine with me, however. No judgment.

Great! Now you have me wanting pizza. Thanks a lot!

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on the bay — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:06:30 GMT

We all know the only way to eat pizza is straight No folding-hey NY,

get a calzone lol!😆

Just kidding but I have only ever eaten it that way-not folded, no fork or knife. Maybe it is a regional thing.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:06:44 GMT

For pizza out, we use a knife & fork - scrape off the toppings, eat them, leave all the crust. If we want to eat crust, I make pizza at home with my own approved dough.

Slicing pizza can be different in certain areas too, triangles or squares.

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:08:51 GMT

If I'm out in public I use a knife and fork. In my own home, I pick it up and eat it from the point back towards the crust.

I've only seen people fold it in half on TV shows or movies that are based in NY and possibly NJ.

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sunshine45 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:10:09 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
We all know the only way to eat pizza is straight No folding-hey NY,
get a calzone lol!😆
Just kidding but I have only ever eaten it that way-not folded, no fork or knife. Maybe it is a regional thing.

@on the bay i think i love calzones more than regular pizza!.....my favorite is red sauce, pepperoni, sausage, spinach, and caramelized onions. sprinkled with parmesan cheese. red sauce also served on the side for dipping.

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VaBelle35 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:10:54 GMT

I'm from NY and we fold there. When I moved south, it was not looked upon favorably so when I am in public I eat it with a knife and fork, but at home, I fold.

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on the bay — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:15:57 GMT

@VaBelle35 wrote:
I'm from NY and we fold there. When I moved south, it was not looked upon favorably so when I am in public I eat it with a knife and fork, but at home, I fold.

@VaBelle35 -

That is so funny cause yeah unless you are from NY and fold, its like why would you want to ruin the pizza?! I have family in NY and when they come they always like Ledos pizza which is only cut in little squares so I never see them fold😄

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Porcelain — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:23:58 GMT

I've only ever used a knife and fork on very sloppy deep dish pizza. If I can't hold onto it without it falling all over the place, then I reluctantly use a fork.

All the rest of the time I use my hands, both out and at home. Folding is for a slingle slice of NY style pizza. Everything else just nom it down from tip to crust.

Thin crust pizza is usually cut in squares.

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Trinity11 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:20:45 GMT

New Yorker here. I have never eaten pizza with a knife and fork. I fold it if it is messy but have never seen anyone eat it with a knife and fork except in Italy where it comes as a whole pie...

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VaBelle35 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:21:03 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
@VaBelle35 wrote:
I'm from NY and we fold there. When I moved south, it was not looked upon favorably so when I am in public I eat it with a knife and fork, but at home, I fold.
@VaBelle35 -
That is so funny cause yeah unless you are from NY and fold, its like why would you want to ruin the pizza?! I have family in NY and when they come they always like Ledos pizza which is only cut in little squares so I never see them fold😄

Yes Ledos is the great equalizer.

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CelticCrafter — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:21:47 GMT

I only fold the crust part of it, not the whole wedge.

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Icegoddess — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:24:12 GMT

From what I have heard, I can never run for political office because I use a knife and fork. I will pick it up once it's close enough to the outside crust to not flop down. BTW, I also eat fried chicken with a fork. I'll pull the meat off with a fork and then pick it up to eat.