Detroit pizza
Thick pan pie
Detroit pizza is a regional style of pizza baked in rectangular steel pans, producing a thick, airy crust with crispy, caramelized cheese edges.
The cheese—traditionally Wisconsin brick cheese—extends to the pan's edges and fries against the metal.
Tomato sauce is typically ladled on top in racing stripes rather than underneath the cheese.
The style originated in Detroit in the 1940s and has spread nationally: We ordered a Detroit pizza with pepperoni.
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- deep-dishThick, pan-baked style
- thick crustHefty bread foundation
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- cheeseFermented milk solid
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