Can you eat a pizza in Issan?

[AndyAndyAndy]

I lived in Issan for 9+ years and I got used to many things. But I want pizza. What would I need?  I looked at Lazada. They have 6000 Bath electric ovens. According to my search you can make sauce of raw tomatoes and then put rest rest in the freezer. You can get Mozzarella and Peperoni from Makro. But I'm going for a blue cheese. For base you would need flour and yeast? Dunno, help me.

[smutcakes]

Have Pizza Company many places.

[ezzra]

Yes and their specialty is Som Tam pizza with fermented fish, yum.

[Crossy]

Blue cheese and ready-made pizza bases on Lazada (no idea what they're like, I expect Makro have them too).

 

Oven of course, it really needs to go HOT! Lazada.

 

You will also need a baking sheet that fits your oven (and the bases), Lazada again.

 

Do post your results!

 

 

[Damrongsak]

Blue cheese pizza? 

[GinBoy2]

4 minutes ago, Damrongsak said:

Blue cheese pizza? 

As a basic Margherita pizza kinda guy, that raised an eyebrow when I read that

[Crossy]

Pizza Quatro-Formaggi (4 cheese), usually with gorgonzola but a decent blue cheese would work for me ???? 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_quattro_formaggi

 

[KhunLA]

Makro has bread flour and yeast, which we buy in quantity, 5+ one kg each as I bake a lot of bread.

 

Keep yeast in freezer.

 

 

 

[norfolkandchance]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

Pizza Quatro-Formaggi (4 cheese), usually with gorgonzola but a decent blue cheese would work for me ???? 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_quattro_formaggi

 

My favourite when back in Italy. 

[NanLaew]

2 hours ago, GinBoy2 said:

2 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Blue cheese pizza? 

As a basic Margherita pizza kinda guy, that raised an eyebrow when I read that

It's awesome. A Swedish guy who had a restaurant in Ban Chang many years ago introduced me to their pungent excellence. Blue cheese pepperoni or blue cheese Italian sausage...or BOTH.

 

Since then, I have further pushed the envelope on an otherwise bland gastronomic pizza landscape in Thailand by adding blue cheese to my world-famous haggis pizzas.

[NanLaew]

4 hours ago, smutcakes said:

Have Pizza Company many places.

They have also recently opened their Urban Pizza franchise in Udon Thani. Only 5 types available but NO seafood cocktail, cheese-filled crusts and other abominations like their mother company serves. My new go-to delivery pizza via Grab with two 12" New York style pies for only 460 baht.

 

Fill yer boots!

 

Edited April 2, 2023 by NanLaew

[KannikaP]

There are SO MANY different recipes for THE BEST pizza crust dough, you just got to keep trying. USA is different from Italian.

I use the Prego Tomato, Garlic & Basil pasta sauce, and frozen New Zealand mozzarella from Makro. Only ever put Pepperoni , Italian sausage or garlic mushrooms on top.

Edited April 2, 2023 by KannikaP

[AndyAndyAndy]

5 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Makro has bread flour and yeast, which we buy in quantity, 5+ one kg each as I bake a lot of bread.

 

Keep yeast in freezer.

 

 

 

What do you use to bake it?

[KhunLA]

42 minutes ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

What do you use to bake it?

Few options, now 56L convection over, 230C w/fans on and takes about 20+ mins.  Helps if you have a pizza steel, but not necessary.

 

In the past, start in cast iron pan (crisp up the bottom), transferred to 70L convection over, under the broiler/ top elements  finish.   That oven died.

 

Have also used cast iron then transferred to air fryer to finish:

 

I found our pizza pan, doesn't do a good job of crisping the bottom.   New oven's baking tray does a good job.   I simply invert it, for easy placement and just use parchment paper for easy transfer to/from table/tray/table.

 

Biggest challenge was getting the bottom crisp before top burns.  Hence the use of cast iron pan.   Now the ElectroLux oven is much better than past POS that krapped out.  3 top & bottom elements, for even heating, w/fan, and gets plenty hot.

 

Best to let the dough ferment overnight in frg, but rarely plan ahead or have the patience.  Gluten builds up better overnight, and can get a thinner crust, that's still chewy, NY Style, more our preference.

 

For tomato base, use this brand of canned now, and a quick immersion blend w/added spices (garlic, oregano, thyme, cayenne) and ready.  Excellent brand, and no need for paste as thick enough without, even for a pasta sauce.

 

Use self grated parmesan (not Cello brand), low moisture mozzarella, sometimes a wee bit of ARO (Makro brand) cheddar to add some sharpness.  Topped with pepperoni or chorizo, and or veggies.  

 

I never use pre-grated cheeses.

Edited April 2, 2023 by KhunLA

[KhunBENQ]

The major BigC malls in Khon Kaen, Udon etc. have frozen pizza Casino brand.
You can bake them with a normal oven (200 C+).

Reasonably priced and not too bad.

Original Italian style at "Sofia" in Udon Thani. Unmatched.

Edited April 2, 2023 by KhunBENQ