| The pizza pie is perhaps the most well known Italian | | | | Actually considered more Tex-Mex than Mexican in |
| import in America (well, aside for Sophie Loren and the | | | | origin, a Mexican pizza blends Spanish cooking and |
| Lamborghini), but one may be surprised to learn that | | | | ingredients with an Italian foundation. |
| pizza can be found just about anywhere in the world. | | | | Typically a Mexican pizza has a corn or flour tortilla |
| From the Turkish Pide to the Asian Mizza, there are a | | | | base with cheese. Refried beans and salsa often |
| literally a world of pizzas available that will tantalize the | | | | times replaces the marinara sauce attributed to the |
| eyes as well as the palette. | | | | common pizza. Many people who enjoy Mexican |
| Below are a few exotic pizza pies that will have you | | | | pizza like to add jalapenos or spiced beef to jazz |
| updating your passport for a taste of the decadent! | | | | things up. |
| Turkish Pizza | | | | Another version of the Mexican pizza, called pizzadillas, |
| While pide is also the name of Turkish bread is also | | | | is essentially a quesadilla with tomato sauce on it. |
| the title of a scrumptious Turkish pizza. And just might | | | | Indian Pizza |
| one find on a Turkish Pide? | | | | Now, an Indian pizza is really an interesting creation |
| Depends on the baker, but traditionally, pide can | | | | because the variation of the types. Many use the |
| showcase a variety of toppings, from lamb to | | | | paneer cheese as a base, although few will nod at |
| ingredients like onions, green peppers and cheese. | | | | Italy with mozzarella cheese. The sauces can be |
| These ingredients are usually slathered on thin bread | | | | found in authentic Indian dishes making for a wonderful |
| that is similar in size and flavor to Indian Nan. Spices like | | | | ethnic creation that will surely satisfy lovers of Indian |
| sumac and cumin give pide the tradition Middle Eastern | | | | cuisine. |
| flavor that separates this pizza from its Italian ancestor. | | | | For instance, you can obtain a pizza with Marsala, |
| The chosen ingredients are spread upon the bread | | | | vindaloo or creamy yogurt based sauces. There are |
| and placed into a fuel burning oven for roughly ten | | | | even curry sauces that give the spicy umph that Indian |
| minutes. When it finally comes out, it is served to eager | | | | food can be famous for. |
| foodies who greatly enjoy partaking in anything | | | | The wonder of pizza |
| different and flavorful. | | | | Of course, you have your better known varieties of |
| Asian Pizza | | | | pizza, like brick oven, Chicago and New York style. For |
| Mizza, a rice crust Pizza that can be found in Taiwan. | | | | pizza connoisseurs who are used to these offerings, |
| It's considered a more organic take on the pie. | | | | the above may sound a bit too zany for their tastes. |
| Replacing a dough crust with a thick rice patty, the | | | | Indeed, it can seem strange when we contemplate |
| pizza is topped with the kind of items one may find in | | | | eating a pizza with things like shrimp, grapes, or curry |
| an American pizzeria, i.e. mushrooms, green peppers, | | | | on them, especially if we are used to marina based |
| cheese, etc., etc. | | | | creations. |
| Japan has an even more appealing and exotic take on | | | | But the thing that makes pizza special is the fact that it |
| pizza with shrimp and mayo. Utilizing tasty shrimp | | | | can be expanded upon. The base of a pizza is dough |
| nuggets, this pizza combines Asian mayo and cheese | | | | and sauce, and from there it is anyone's guess as to |
| in a specialty sauce alongside various Asian | | | | where the pie could end up. This can take us all on |
| ingredients. | | | | fascinating culinary trip that would be well worth |
| Fattening-probably, but then-what pizza isn't? | | | | undertaking. |
| Mexican Pizza | | | | |