Would restaurant pizza without sauce taste ok?

[TiggerTrigger]

While I've seen southern chain places put Alfredo, when I was living in NJ and NY, it was ricotta if it was Italian and garlic butter if it was Greek. Either would work if there's anything like that on the menu.

 

[mjkacmom]

Virtually all tomato-based sauces have a ton of sugar. You can't always taste it as "sweet" though, since the acid mitigates that a bit - especially if you eat a lot of processed foods, which dull your ability to taste sugar (because sugar is in most of those foods).

I can’t imagine a pizzeria or Italian restaurant here not making their own sauces. The reason most folks here make their own is because jarred sauce tastes too sweet. There are relatively few chain pizzerias, and one of the biggest complaints is the sweet sauce. I cook almost everofrom scratch, I like real food. I’ve never added sugar to any sauce I’ve made.

 

[msjprincess]

Virtually all tomato-based sauces have a ton of sugar. You can't always taste it as "sweet" though, since the acid mitigates that a bit - especially if you eat a lot of processed foods, which dull your ability to taste sugar (because sugar is in most of those foods).

Are you talking about natural sugar from the tomatoes or added sugar?

 

[pryncess527]

Virtually all tomato-based sauces have a ton of sugar. You can't always taste it as "sweet" though, since the acid mitigates that a bit - especially if you eat a lot of processed foods, which dull your ability to taste sugar (because sugar is in most of those foods).

Maybe the jarred versions.

I can’t imagine a pizzeria or Italian restaurant here not making their own sauces. The reason most folks here make their own is because jarred sauce tastes too sweet. There are relatively few chain pizzerias, and one of the biggest complaints is the sweet sauce. I cook almost everofrom scratch, I like real food. I’ve never added sugar to any sauce I’ve made.

Agreed. I make my own sauce, and it has no sugar. Just tomatoes, olive oil, red wine and garlic/onion/parsley/salt to taste

 

[bcla]

I can’t imagine a pizzeria or Italian restaurant here not making their own sauces. The reason most folks here make their own is because jarred sauce tastes too sweet. There are relatively few chain pizzerias, and one of the biggest complaints is the sweet sauce. I cook almost everofrom scratch, I like real food. I’ve never added sugar to any sauce I’ve made.

Depends on the place. I know of one place where they have an open kitchen and there's a line of cans of the olive oil and tomatoes that they use. They us whole, canned Italian tomatoes to make their sauce. Of course canned is often superior to fresh because they can be picked and preserved at peak ripeness.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Red sauce is near the bottom of my list, too much acid and WAAAAAAAY too much sugar... I'd rather have pesto, white pizza, BBQ sauce, or my favorite - Thai peanut sauce!

Virtually all tomato-based sauces have a ton of sugar. You can't always taste it as "sweet" though, since the acid mitigates that a bit - especially if you eat a lot of processed foods, which dull your ability to taste sugar (because sugar is in most of those foods).

In three whole large sized pizzas I make, my sauce adds a total (between all three of them) of 8 grams of sugar. And it's all in the tomatoes. Your average BBQ sauce has 11 grams in 2 tbsp (some commercial varieties have up to 22) and your average Thai peanut sauce averages about 1.5 grams per TBSP (that is if the chef doesn't add any) Even a commercially jarred tomato sauce averages about 10 grams per cup. That's less than 1 grams per tablespoon. .625.

Enjoy avoiding .625 grams per tablespoon (mine has even less) in favor of 5.5 grams per tablespoon and 1.5 grams per tablespoon.

 

[Imzadi]

White pizza on Long Island is ricotta and mozzarella with garlic and oil. No sauce. Very tasty!!!

I actually have tomato pizza sauce added to a white pizza, so it's no longer white. I love ricotta cheese on a pizza. Here they usually also add fresh basil leaves to the ingredients above.

In my mind... any pizza, restaurant or otherwise, without sauce would basically be a cheese sandwich. I'll pass!

Yes, it would basically be an open faced, melted cheese sandwich.

I once had to order several pizzas for a workshop. One woman was vegan and she insisted on getting slices with no CHEESE. She just wanted sauce & veggies. I wondered if the pizza place would even do an order like that? Is it still considered pizza when one of the major components was missing?

 

[mjkacmom]

I actually have tomato pizza sauce added to a white pizza, so it's no longer white. I love ricotta cheese on a pizza. Here they usually also add fresh basil leaves to the ingredients above.




Yes, it would basically be an open faced, melted cheese sandwich.

I once had to order several pizzas for a workshop. One woman was vegan and she insisted on getting slices with no CHEESE. She just wanted sauce & veggies. I wondered if the pizza place would even do an order like that? Is it still considered pizza when one of the major components was missing?

I find that margherita pies don’t have a lot of cheese, easy to remove it. Or maybe a tomato pie, it’s a thing, although around here, it’s usually sold at delis and bakeries by the individual square. No cheese.

 

[shoney]

I actually have tomato pizza sauce added to a white pizza, so it's no longer white. I love ricotta cheese on a pizza. Here they usually also add fresh basil leaves to the ingredients above.




Yes, it would basically be an open faced, melted cheese sandwich.

I once had to order several pizzas for a workshop. One woman was vegan and she insisted on getting slices with no CHEESE. She just wanted sauce & veggies. I wondered if the pizza place would even do an order like that? Is it still considered pizza when one of the major components was missing?

That would be a marinara pie here. No cheese.

 

[kimmar067]

I can't have red sauce (due to the acid) & we are ordering in pizza tonight. Would it taste ok if I ordered a small pizza for myself & asked for it to be made without sauce? Would it taste dry?

Thanks!

....have you never heard of white pizza? Absolutely dee-lish, and not a drop of sauce on it.

 

[aristocatz]

....have you never heard of white pizza? Absolutely dee-lish, and not a drop of sauce on it.

Does "white pizza" just mean no sauce?

 

[bcla]

Does "white pizza" just mean no sauce?

Not necessarily. I means no tomato sauce as a base. I've heard of cheese or olive-oil based sauces.

 

[mjkacmom]

Does "white pizza" just mean no sauce?

White pizza here is no tomato sauce, but with ricotta and mozzarella as a base.

 

[kimmar067]

Does "white pizza" just mean no sauce?

....no. It actually has 3 kinds of cheese on it - usually mozzarella, ricotta, and shredded provolone [or parmesan] and sometimes broccoli is added...

 

[JaneBanks]

There is nothing like a hot slice of white pizza.

 

[mjkacmom]

....no. It actually has 3 kinds of cheese on it - usually mozzarella, ricotta, and shredded provolone [or parmesan] and sometimes broccoli is added...

Or spinach, or mushrooms...