St. Louis-Style Pizza Is an Underrated Regional Pie | Food Skills
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When one thinks of hubs for great, wood-fire pizza-from Naples, Italy to Brooklyn, New York-St. Louis, Missouri isn't always the first city that comes to mind. But nestled along the Mississippi River, the Gateway City has quietly invented one of the most distinct pizza styles in America, using a smokey Provel cheese to set itself apart from the pack. Justin Bazdarich of Speedy Romeo has made it his mission to bring the gospel of St. Louis-style pizza to NYC, forcing even the most ardent East Coast pizza snobs to rethink their loyalties in the process.
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I can tell you right now, people from St. Louis either love or hate St. Louis style pizza, there is no in between
@WhatKindOfNameNow
7 жыл бұрын
sugar plumpy Looking through the comments, I can believe that.
@mroriginal1
7 жыл бұрын
I for one love STL style pizza. This video is an insult! That crust is way off the mark.
@BiiGlEeK314
7 жыл бұрын
sugar plumpy most people in St Louis that dont like our pizza aren't from here
@Despite37
7 жыл бұрын
I went to SLU I can confirm this is true. lol. Also, everyone judges you based on where you went to high school.
@notsodamning
7 жыл бұрын
sugar plumpy i think I'm a little in between. It's pretty good
He is definitely not wrong. St. Louis pizza is probably one of my favorite parts about living in St. Louis. Gotta have me some Imo's. XD
@Excitegaming0
5 жыл бұрын
Suki Tsukiko people talk shit on Imos a lot but I think it’s because it’s franchised out now, I’ve had the best pizza I’ve ever had and the worst pizza I’ve ever had from Imos, I think that is why the experience is so different for everyone. The only way to get Imos though is bacon, sausage, and extra cheese.
@AnaxofRhodes
4 жыл бұрын
Bacon Imo's watchin' the Blues, baybee!!
Everyone's getting all triggered about the provel cheese and square slice and the only thing I can think about was that he kept calling St Louis, St louie.
@theloseph
3 жыл бұрын
Louis is pronouced. Louie its french
@aidanlandwehr8295
2 жыл бұрын
That’s how you say it bud,
@jps121
2 жыл бұрын
@@aidanlandwehr8295 troll level
@madhavyu
2 жыл бұрын
@@jps121 LOL that is what triggered me also......I have never heard a St. Louis native call the city "Saint Louie".
@professorscum2107
Ай бұрын
@@jps121stl natives say it like that
not real st louis style pizza the crust is a lot thinner
@GoHamOnEm21
4 жыл бұрын
TRUE but this looks 10000000Xs better than Imos
@beepboop2859
4 жыл бұрын
@@GoHamOnEm21 imos is trash ngl, local mom and pop joints are by far the way to go in the 314
@saradelano8605
4 жыл бұрын
And usually cut as square slices
@welcomehomelucy5153
4 жыл бұрын
TheAIDSofKZread thin crust pizza sucks. Looks like cardboard cheese burnt thin, no tomato sauce. It’s crap. Chicago pizza is way better because you can actually taste the tomato sauce not crappy thin cardboard cheese bread
@welcomehomelucy5153
4 жыл бұрын
TheAIDSofKZread thin crust pizza sucks. Looks like cardboard cheese burnt thin, no tomato sauce. It’s crap. Chicago pizza is way better because you can actually taste the tomato sauce not crappy thin cardboard cheese bread
I grew up in St. Louis living off of Imo's and Cecil Whitaker's pizza. Now having lived all over the country... I can tell you that STL Pizza is amazing. The cheese is what makes it totally different from any other pizza. I can't get provel in the south. It's also extremely good on a salad. #MOUTHISWATERING
@kaelshade4275
7 жыл бұрын
Phillynate you can get prov from dominos and pizza pizza in Canada. Not saying the pizza is good but the option is there.
@phillynate66
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Dominos in the South USA doesn't have provel (where I live atleast). They know it's too good for us. : )
@mroriginal1
7 жыл бұрын
but his crust is way off the mark the mark.
@phillynate66
7 жыл бұрын
TOTALLY AGREE, Mark! Good catch! I love a good Imo's pizza hot or cold too. Doesn't matter.
@noeller2024
7 жыл бұрын
hell yeah, love making my own stl pizza tho
That crust looks all wrong for a STL style pizza. That's not necessarily a bad thing though.
Well fuck me, that pizza looks good!
@mroriginal1
7 жыл бұрын
This is a shit video and does not represent true STL pizza. If you ever have a chance to visit give Imos a try for a true slice of STL. THis guys crust is way off the mark.
@B_Libs
7 жыл бұрын
I wasn't being sarcastic. I genuinely think it looks good. At least based on concept. I'm sure there are better places in STL to get a slice.
@mroriginal1
7 жыл бұрын
If you ever have a chance to visit go to Imos for a true STL pizza.
@mroriginal1
7 жыл бұрын
You will either like it or hate it. There doesn't really seem to be an in between but this video does not show a true representation of STL style pizza.
@panwall1327
7 жыл бұрын
Liberating Plays it's not
Chicago style, St.Louis, New york who makes the best pizza? Who gives a fuck give them all t me and ill eat them
@novemberm00n24
7 жыл бұрын
I love my New York pizza and all, but this pizza looks bomb!
@ramencurry6672
2 жыл бұрын
They’re all good but New York has the best balance in construction and texture. Many Chicago and St Louis people don’t really like their own pizzas but most New Yorkers like their own native style. Also New York population is so massive with the pizza choices that it’s not really fair to make the comparisons.
@oro5z
Жыл бұрын
@@ramencurry6672 where you get that Chicago & St Louis people don't really like their pizzas?? You are just blowing smoke and don't know what you are talking about and have no statistics to base your misinformation on.
I'm from St. Louis and it's delicious. Provel is my favorite and Imo's does a wonderful job with their pizza.
My girl's from St Louis; had Imo's in one of my visits. Should have that again; loved that pizza to bits. Gotta get accustomed to Provel.
Keep up the great work you guys! I'd never heard of Provel cheese or st Louis style pizza before. You guys keep broadening my horizons.
When I first landed in St. Louis and had their pizza, I was surprised that they cut their slices into squares not triangles. It's really thin crust and the cheese has a unusual taste, but interestingly I loved it and always found myself ordering from Imo's on Campus evenings.
I also live in St Louis and it's really on and off with who likes it. I like the thin crust and cheese because it tastes good and I can eat a lot of it without getting full right after 2 or 3 slices. Some people absolutely hate it though
St. Louis style pizza is amazing. I'm convinced that people who don't like it simply don't want to. What's not to like? Crisp (and minimal) crust that doesn't interfere with the taste of the toppings...and that provel cheese which is so much more flavorful than bland mozzarella. For my money it beats two pounds of bread with a slathering of pizza sauce on top any day of the week.
@pale_saint
5 жыл бұрын
Why it’s then ok to bring pizza out of Italy, or any other regional food from that region?
@Excitegaming0
5 жыл бұрын
muzik dude there is a place called picasso’s in Jacksonville Florida that is a strictly St. Louis style restaurant. There is always a line out the door waiting for a table it’s so crowded. It’s one of the highest rated restaurants in the Jacksonville area. The owner is originally from St. Louis and they have cardinals games on tv during the summer and have gooey butter cake for desert. They also have the pork steaks.
@shad6644
5 жыл бұрын
Love St. Louis style pizza! The crust is a ‘topping delivery system’ that does its job and gets out of the way.
I've used Provel on lasagna before, too. Quite awesome
Personally, i'd prefer if you did less "commercial for a pizza place" and more "here's our opinion on taste/how to make something similar at home".
@aidanlandwehr8295
2 жыл бұрын
He’s just explaining the taste you can’t really get proven cheese in most cities it’s really only sold in the lou
This pizza was sooooo good. I'm in love with Provel now
I'm from St. Louis. The first time I ever had pizza was in 1958, I was 9 years old, in downtown St. Louis at Woolworth's. Pizza was just beginning to get popular then (I wonder if the song by Dean Martin "That's Amore" had something to do with pizza's popularity explosion...I remember a couple years early when that song came out asking my mom what pizza pie was..."when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie"...lol. By the early 60's pizza pie places were all over in every city and town). Anyway, there was no such thing as frozen pizza back then, so Woolworth's made it from scratch. The sausage, I suspect, was likely from Volpi (a local superior Italian sausage and meat producer on The Hill still very much in business) because it was delicious and bursting with flavor with fennel seed in it. Anyway, the pizza was made with mozzarella cheese. The first time I had provel cheese on a pizza in St. Louis was in 1964 from Imo's, who opened his first shop next door to my BIL's barber shop on Thurman Avenue in south St. Louis. It was good, but I still preferred mozzarella. I think Faraci now has the best St. Louis Style pizza, though, the best pizza I ever had was that first slice I had in 1958 at Woolworth's. All that said, what toppings and how it's sliced, pizza is merely a matter of personal preference.
St. Louis has some fantastic regional food, I can't image a life without toasted ravioli and good 'ol St. Louis style pizza (from Cecil Whitakers bc they're superior to Imo's in terms of STL style)
I'm not even gonna lie, this looks so fucking good
Just to clear up confusion: Imos is fucking delicious. People who say they dont like it are usually people who aren't from St Louis but end up moving to/visting St Louis
I thought KZread didn't allow pornography
I'm severely biased as a native St. Louisan who loyally eats Imo's and Cecil Whitaker's to this day, but I honestly prefer it by a mile compared to the big pizza chains. I sort of get why it's an acquired taste and hasn't spread around the country, but I don't care. When STL style pizza is made right, it has the perfect amount of crunch and soft gooeyness you can't find anywhere else. Btw, while I'm sure this restaurant makes really good pizza, that isn't STL style pizza because it has to be equally thin edge to edge.
As a St. Louis native, this video makes me extremely happy.
Okay that bugged me. The pizza isn't thin enough, there's a visible crust around the edge, and no one went for the corners. The corners are the best part.
if you go to St Louis get montebellos pizza. hands down the best pizza. it's thin and crunchy if your into that
Good god this looks amazing
Fuck that looks good. St. Louis is awesome I love you guys, shout out from Toronto!
@Stzit
7 жыл бұрын
CptCanada What up Leaf Bro!
@Mark-wp9en
7 жыл бұрын
CptCanada we love you too
Haha! Speedy Romero is in my neighborhood in Brooklyn! It's really good pizza!
Joe Boccardis in STL. That's the pizza!!
@isaiahburr9832
5 жыл бұрын
Ehh they ight.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. You gotta have a thinner crust and the sweet tomato sauce. The cheese is a must, but it’s not the only aspect of an StL pizza.
why we dont have a stl pizza place showing this
you showcase a Brooklyn pizza shop.... talking about a St.Louis pizza.... Why not just go to St. Louis and promote one of their pizzerias?
@caitlinguardino8067
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, seriously come here and try MonteBello's or Imo's (which is like the McDonald's or St. Louis style pizza) get a taste of the real stuff and then you cam spot the NYC fakes.
@steviem8117
6 жыл бұрын
oh christ rly
@jennak.2442
6 жыл бұрын
Stevie M nah lol saint louis has rough spots but not all of it has those crazy crime rates, its mostly isolated to a few different parts. Fenton, for example, is rich as shit and the crime rates are below the national average last I saw.
@reach4thesports897
6 жыл бұрын
Peeley Player fenton is in Jeff county. In what fucking universe is that Saint Louis?
@user-ue8il6jx3b
6 жыл бұрын
Ethan Kemper dude St. Louis is 40 cities, you know he didn't mean the city of St. Louis
I lived in kansas city for 10 years and fell in love with the st. Louis pizza! I have shipped Imos to South Texas when I crave it.❤
That's interesting. I didn't know that was a thing. I am learning great regional food knowledge on this channel.
Leo's Pizza in KC. I can't eat it anymore because I am lactose intolerant. Last time I had it was decades ago. I would love to eat it again but then I would be laying naked on the bathroom floor. I can make my own pizza at home using Kraft Cheese because it's lactose free.
@steviem8117
6 жыл бұрын
how does it compare to Johnny C's in Shawnee? KC represent!
Born and raised St. Louisan and the best St. Louis style pizza was brought here by a guy from New Jersey.
@kenziefrances5365
11 ай бұрын
Never knew thattt
My god this sounds and looks incredible.
St Louis: it’s a party cut! This sets us apart. Chicago: you mean tavern cut?...how about you literally hold my beer.
@muzikdude1188
Жыл бұрын
Chicago trying to take credit for something they had nothing to do with. What's new?
The "square party cut" is very well known to be called Chicago Cut. Sooooo really they just took the idea and are trying to use it as their own.
@painkillerjones6232
6 жыл бұрын
Never heard of the Chicago cut. I live in St. Louis, have been to Chicago a couple of times, lived in Illinois. What country is the 'Chicago cut' very well known?
@Excitegaming0
5 жыл бұрын
St. Louis started the square cut on accident.
I can't wait to try this.
I dunno about all these toppings, you give me a thin crust with provel and bacon and I'm set. Good stuff right there.
Saint LOOEY?? WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT????
@louisgillet6222
7 жыл бұрын
D5quared91 the proper way to say Louis is louee
@D5quared91
7 жыл бұрын
Tell that to someone who grew up there!
@JackJack-cf7le
6 жыл бұрын
Louis Gillet: No, its not. St. Louis is short for Saint Louisan. If you're going to correct someone, you need to be correct first.
@jasperdiscovers
6 жыл бұрын
I used to listen to a shitton of Nelly and he says "Saint Louee"?
@steviem8117
6 жыл бұрын
I dunno, but I'll MEET YOU THERE
Ive never had it but Im craving it right now
God damn, watching this channel makes me hungry!
I'm from St Louis, the pizza is what I miss the most
Is this what Andy Cohen was talking about during his hot ones episode? lol
Provel is an acquired taste. I personally enjoy it. Imos is great, and Dogtown may be my personal favorite frozen pizza to get.
St.Louis pizza is the best pizza
Damn it, now I want to try it
The best thing for a hangover! Yay Imo's Pizza!!!
Pickled peppers on pizza, nice! 🍕
Great seeing u on colbert sean!
Sounds great!!
I’m from St. Louis and I’m not really a fan, it’s definitely something I enjoy every now and then but it’s not something I’m after all the time. Definitely try if you never have before.
when I’m with friends from the STL our pizza is just ok. When I’m w friends from other places, Imos is the best shit out
Now I really want to know what their best-selling pizza is!
The sauce is sweet. The cheese is processed. It’s a St. Louis thing right thurr.
There are alot of pizza restaurants in Chicago who make similar pizza pretty cool given that it's not that far from St.Louis
ive worked at imos when i was 18 n theres no chedder at all in provel...... its 2parts provelone and 1 part mozzarella blocks being shredded and mixed in....... and ppl the best way to enjoy imos pizza who says its crap try dipping the pizza in the house italian dressing... it makes it more delish
Loki thought this guy was Ray Romano. His pies look 👌 I'm sure everbody loves them
I'm sold, shit looks great
Pizze look like the utmost expression of deliciousness and quality specific to St Louis even if the "cheese" is highly highly processed, but where can I get that awesome Grateful Dead printed tee??? PLEASE!
Wanna try this, but disappointed they didn't go to STL to look at STL pizza
@n8saces
7 жыл бұрын
Jack Jones well to be fair everyone in STL knows about it. Most people in NY don't.
@jackjones4593
7 жыл бұрын
n8saces Right, but I'd prefer that First We Feast travel to STL to show the rest of the world STL pizza like they did with Po Boys in NOLA
314 gang
Annddd now I want pizza.
Why did I watch this when I'm hungry af
Looks like a dope pie
Sean, PLEASE, do yourself a favour! Go to Amsterdam (in europe!) and head to the restaurant "De Nachtvacht" , order their Large ribs (prolly smallsize for americans as its 500grams or so) BUT.... the flavour....! It rivals and surpasses most ribs. I know 2-3 americans that swears by these as the best in the world, and thats sayin alot. So if in Amsterdam, look that restaurant up!
these comments are just a cess pool. nobody gives a fuck if you think this pizza looks disgusting or not. I've had pizza from Italy, Chicago, and New York and they all have unique, enjoyable features
Never had this, but it sounds interesting.
I’m from the St.Louis area and I’m just shocked that a person outside of St.Louis acknowledged the existence of St.Louis
I'm going to get diabetes watching first we fest
@steviem8117
6 жыл бұрын
wait til you get some type of french/red dressing for dipping. diabeetus 4 life
Big points for the old Grateful Dead tee.
i live in kc and occationally visit st louis mainly for that pizza.
Ayyyy, who else is from St. Louis here? 🙋🏾
i'd love to try the cheese
Yes please
Call it what you want, I'd call it delicious!
STL resident if you come here go to blues fired pizza it’s insane and yes the provel is fire asf also toasted raviolis are a staple here there better than the pizza tbh
Didn't know Ed Helms was a pizza maker on the side!
I only knew of NY style pizza and Chicago Deep Dish, but apparently there's a STL style pizza as well? Also I've read about Detroit style pizza recently? I wonder what else I'm missing. (Besides pizza actually from Italy of course)
Looks better than any St Louis pizza I've had.
Pinks pizza in houston is my spot. Need to try ginos east i love chicago deep dish an havent found anything locally as good an mangia near me.
@natjonestower3035
7 жыл бұрын
You do need to try Gino's East. This St. Louis shit isn't fit to lick the sweat off Gino's balls.
You guys have so MUCH less content on your website ??? How come ???
@PapiShampoooo
7 жыл бұрын
What do you mean ???
Chicago does that square party cut too
I love st louis style pizza, I've been here my whole life.. you either love it, or if you hate it,get the fuck out.. STL
Oh yeah...that looks good.
Need more Sean.
I take the trian from St.Louis to Chicago to get pizza, fuck with me 😤
They cut a round pizza into squares. Oh my!
@Excitegaming0
5 жыл бұрын
DeadBugEngineering yup and the best part is the edges.
I love St. Louis style pizza.
Needs more Sean.
As an STL resident, provel cheese is one of the most vile creations known to man.
Bruh I stay in STL and just had imos last night . That ain't no damn STL pizza boaaa better come get some imos the square beyond compare 😂
One bite...everybody knows the rules
I can only do provel with a super salty topping like bacon.
I'd give it a try, but I gotta admit, I wouldn't be enthusiastic.
That shit looks fkn serious...
Cutting a circle into squares?? Everyone knows you cut the circle into goddamn triangles!!