Jerry Chen: pro-tip: there's no such thing as an authentic or inauthentic recipe. food, like language, reflects generations of folks who nurture it and evolve it over time. except cincinnati chili wth is that abomination

pro-tip: there's no such thing as an authentic or inauthentic recipe. food, like language, reflects generations of folks who nurture it and evolve it over time. except cincinnati chili wth is that abomination

and don't get me started on manhattan clam chowder

Sir that’s a war crime

ITS JUST TOMATO SOUP

That's Chicago pizza. Tomato soup in a bread bowl. It's good stuff! People just shouldn't call it pizza.

Depends on the deep dish. I’ve had some that really upped the dough and cheese amount to keep it pizza

There is no dish deep enough. Perhaps a well?

... because you wouldn't be able to stop talking about how much better it is than that nasty boston stuff?

dunkie's clam chowdah

Wawa clam chowder 32 oz cup. Red delicious garbage. All in.

I wish they had clam Chowder

Both chowders slap

they are caused by bad values in people who deserve less

California “barbecue”

Is that the red or the white?

red 🥴

The worst

And that weird pizza they have in Pennsylvania

deeply troubling

I was going to visit America this year until I found out about this

This is not american pizza. Stay away from Pennsylvania and you'll be fine.

It’s all tarnished now. I actually can’t even look at a map without getting irrationally angry

is there shredded, unmelted cheese on the map? cause that might explain it

Not an irrational reaction to America, tbh.

PA, mostly the eastern side, has really good pizza places, but they also have stuff like this that wouldn’t be out of place somewhere like Ohio or Wisconsin.

Hey now, I'm in ohio and we like our pizza with melted cheese!

Yeah, all the other parts of America do bad pizza in their own social way

Would, though

speak your truth

In Altoona, Pennsylvania they have "Altoona style" pizza, which is green bell peppers (capsicum, if you will), salami and slices of Kraft Singles for cheese. Something is off with that whole state.

(covers all my mutuals' ears) would

Jesus christ, Jerry, I defended you.

I COVERED YOUR EARS

Dammit Jerry

that's somehow a more uncomfortable image than the pizza

Look, you get a couple drinks in me and set that on the table, I am going to eat it, but I won't ever tell anyone I did.

Burn it to the ground

Whoa whoa whoa to be fair, we do NOT eat that in Philly. Not sure about Pittsburgh or Harrisburg, but it’s usually these 3 cities and then the rest of the state.

well this post escalated quickly. trust me, most of pennsylvania makes incredible pizzas

I believe you! It's just there's a lot of jawn out there to deal with.

well dont lump Philly in with Altoona that’s disrespectful to Italian Americans

also jawn as an insult? ew

The more time I spend in PA, the more I agree with you

I believe you mispelled Crime against humanity as Pizza somehow

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!

and another entry to the #Hellfoodsfeed :)

Aiiiiieeeee! It burns!

what the what

That just sounds gross

Why isn't the cheese melted?! What is happening?! Is that even cheese?!!!!!

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