Iranian pizza

Iranian pizza
An Iranian-style special pizza (Makhsoos)
Alternative namesPersian pizza
TypePizza
Place of originIran, Iranian diaspora
Main ingredientsPizza dough, cheese, tomato sauce, Persian Spices
VariationsIranian-style toppings, lacking base sauce.
Persian Style Mixed Pizza (Makhloot)

Iranian pizza (Persian: پیتزای ایرانی) also known as Persian pizza (پیتزای پارسی)[1][2][3] refers to the various styles of pizza and its preparation rather than its toppings. It is characterized by its thick bread and large amounts of cheese. Iranian pizza is served in Iran and places affected by the Iranian diaspora. It is usually made with minced meat, beef sausage, bell pepper, mushroom, mozzarella cheese, and Persian spices.[4]

  1. ^ "USPTO IssuesTrademark: Persian Pizza." US Fed News Service, Including US State News. 2012. HighBeam Research. August 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Nguyen, C. Thi (August 4, 2011). "Persian pizza and much more at Café Glacé: The Find". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2021-09-29. The Find: Café Glacé's Persian Pizza is a Cheesy Delight
  3. ^ Alinejad, Donya (2013-01-01). "Locating Home in a "Digital Age": An Ethnographic Case Study of Second-Generation Iranian Americans in LA and their Use of Internet Media". Iranian Studies. 46 (1): 95–113. doi:10.1080/00210862.2012.743309. ISSN 0021-0862. S2CID 143888527. … In 2010, the LA Times' coverage of an innovative, Iranian-run establishment in the "Living" rubric referred to the restaurant "Café Glacé" as making "Persian Pizza." In a city in which the practice of "eating out" is a regular affair, awareness of LA's abundance of other ethnically …
  4. ^ Hoffman, Diane M. (1989). "Self and Culture Revisited: Culture Acquisition among Iranians in the United States". Ethos. 17 (1): 32–49. doi:10.1525/eth.1989.17.1.02a00020. ISSN 0091-2131. JSTOR 640303. … Even at the most elemental level of cuisine, stories of "personal success" such as that of the "Iranian Pizza Man" (Iran Times, May 17, 1985) demonstrate the creative possibilities inherent in combining ingredients from the two cultures in a sort of "Iranian Pizza."