That's Too Much Sauce: On Skimping And How It Results In W.A.P (Wet Ass Pizza)

Per an Arthur episode, pizza originated in China but was later brought over to Italy.  Such an obscure fact alludes to the accessibility of pizza and how it lends it itself out to the highest bidder.  In other words, pizza can be good but, due to the temptation to cut corners, is the most capitalistic western staple.

    The cause? My guess is it’s easy or, from a production viewpoint, tempting to pile on tomato sauce and skimp on other ingredients.  One could reason that the solution is simply to request less sauce when ordering.  However, the verdict’s still out on that, which leads to the next point.

    Pizza is surprisingly expensive.  Moreover, I’d occasionally volunteer to buy the crew pizza during my lube tech days.  Unfortunately, I soon realized how much this was burning into my pockets.  Thus, average consumers, likely, don’t have the resources needed for trial-and-error tactics such as testing different amounts of ingredient X or even different eateries.   

    Further, considering how popular this food is, one would think that detail as acute as its “sauciness”, per se, wouldn’t render it disgusting.  For example, a burger, generally, doesn’t become nasty because of too much mayo, pickles, etc.  Pizza, on the other hand, goes from tolerable to nauseating when too much sauce is used.

    Lastly, this new corporate obsession with keeping everything “oven-fresh” doesn’t do pizza any favors either.  However, I don’t want to hit on this point too much, as it’s applicable to many foods.  But put shortly, not being able to eat something for 30 mins after it’s served, due to it having the consistency of hot vomit, is also a deterrent from being a fan of this dish.

    Overall, my goal was to elaborate on the glorification of American pizza and how it has the potential to be tasty, but often isn’t.  Indeed, these criticisms are relevant to other western staples as well (e.g., spaghetti).  Though, no matter which one is dissected, it’s obvious that food is one of the joys of life.

    So, it would be irresponsible of me to dismiss the tendency of the producers in this industry to, yet again, screw over the consumer in true capitalistic fashion.  With that said, thanks for reading and stay pissed.