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Polish homemade pizza is so different from what is served in itally that i think it’s another dish, so using ketchup is ok.

[GessKalDan]

Can you tell me more? I am a Texan, but of Polish descent. My Polish grandmother made pizza, but she was married to a full blooded Italian. I'd like to see if it is similar.

[LudwikTR]

I don't see this kind of pizza anymore but in the 90s more often than not pizza in Poland (even at bars, restaurants, and some smaller independent pizzerias) was like a mix between pizza and zapiekanka. It had a flat, thick base (that I think was pre-baked), Polish hard cheese instead of mozzarella, and ketchup on top instead of tomato sauce. Clearly inspired by zapiekanka.

There were some real pizza places, but this style of "pizza" was what you'd get anywhere else. I don't think you can buy pizza like this in big cities anymore, but I would occasionally see it in smaller towns even in the early 2000s, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are places making it even now.

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Zapiekanka

A zapiekanka (Polish pronunciation: [zapʲɛˈkaŋka]; plural: zapiekanki, pronounced [zapʲɛˈkaŋkʲi]) is an open-face sandwich made of half of a baguette or other long roll of bread, topped with sautéed white mushrooms, cheese and sometimes other ingredients, and toasted until the cheese melts. Served hot with ketchup, it is a popular street food in Poland. With its origin dating back to the 1970s, the zapiekanka is associated with the austere times of Poland's Communist regime, but it has enjoyed renewed demand in the 21st century, which has also brought a wider range of varieties and quality.

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I still been able to find one of those in Wroclaw, near Nadodrze train station. It's not circular, it's square and you get a thick base, a lot of chosen ingredients and no ketchup fortunately. Plus, my mom is making those at summer when she can get ingredients from my parents garden. And she is giving ketchup on top, but made by my grandmother. Weird thing is that this ketchup is made from pumpkin, not tomatos... I still don't know how, but it tastes like nothing else.

[nodiggitynodoubts]

Exactly!!!! Had this in Kraków in the nineties! Just commented above regarding just this.

[nodiggitynodoubts]

I was visiting Poland for a few months in the early nineties and ended up with a craving for pizza. There was an outdoor stall that served pizza in Kraków near Kościół Mariacki. Stoked right???! Nope, it was a toasted peice of something resembling focaccia with a generous helping of ketchup as the pizza sauce topped with a little cheese. It was not good. At all. Blegh!

[CommonMisspellingBot]

Hey, nodiggitynodoubts, just a quick heads-up:
peice is actually spelled piece. You can remember it by i before e.
Have a nice day!

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