ITALIAN Guy Tries AMERICAN Pizza In New York!

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  • Опубликовано: 24 июн 2019
  • Ok so I'm in America, and being an Italian who has eaten the best pizza Italy can offer I decided to try this famous New York pizza in Manhattan to see how it compares to the original Italian traditional pizza. I of course went to Lombardi's which is the most famous historical pizzeria in NY.
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Комментарии • 1,8 тыс.

  • @nSpiraliArchitectb
    @nSpiraliArchitectb 5 лет назад +588

    "Japanese are very good at copying things." I laughed when you said it but that's actually true.

    • @Ratchetfan321
      @Ratchetfan321 5 лет назад +60

      The one food style they are terrible at imo is Mexican / Tex Mex.

    • @angeloschibetta9873
      @angeloschibetta9873 5 лет назад +31

      @@Ratchetfan321 TexMex is a dark, but tasty art

    • @Hyperion031
      @Hyperion031 5 лет назад +17

      @@Ratchetfan321 Yessssss. I spent many, many hours looking for a decent Mexican/texmex restaurant when I was studying in Japan.

    • @peeekaaay
      @peeekaaay 5 лет назад +18

      Make a hell of a whiskey too.

    • @jorehir
      @jorehir 5 лет назад +30

      So true. Just look how they copied euro-american automotive industry a few decades ago. But they quickly became famous for the quality of their cars.

  • @RedmarKerkhof
    @RedmarKerkhof 5 лет назад +566

    "I had an enjoyable meal" is high praise coming from an Italian.

    • @anasevi9456
      @anasevi9456 3 года назад +27

      I've learned with cooking for Italians the basic rule is generally; don't cook anything remotely italian and they will be happy.

    • @MonographicSingleheaded
      @MonographicSingleheaded 3 года назад +5

      They r, as I tend to say, modern Romans, so yeh. Proud lmao

  • @babayaga4320
    @babayaga4320 5 лет назад +781

    Lombardi's Pizza
    *"It's better than bad Italian pizza"*
    - Metatron

    • @DummyFace123
      @DummyFace123 4 года назад +39

      Tourist trap pizza is usually overrated shit

    • @sisocrack
      @sisocrack 3 года назад +6

      that would be an awesome ad. You should be a publicist.

    • @DISTurbedwaffle918
      @DISTurbedwaffle918 3 года назад +9

      Sounds like a roughly 5/10, "it was okay" review.

    • @fatso2894
      @fatso2894 3 года назад

      @@DummyFace123 Always*.

    • @apalsnerg
      @apalsnerg 3 года назад +11

      @@DISTurbedwaffle918 You've got to keep in mind that it's a 5/10 on the Italian scale. On the American, I imagine that would score a 7 or an 8.

  • @SimuLord
    @SimuLord 5 лет назад +261

    Metatron found New York a city of brick and left it a city of marble.

  • @BernardTheGod
    @BernardTheGod 5 лет назад +471

    Chef: What do you want on your pizza?
    Metatron: *Yes*

  • @Dja05
    @Dja05 5 лет назад +256

    I'm an Italian living in Belgium, the struggle is real.

    • @Dja05
      @Dja05 4 года назад +10

      @P A V L V S fries, meatballs with rabbit sauce, mussels, stoemp, special rabbit stew that I can't ever remember how it's of called, I'm also not really into cheese and Belgian cuisine have several dishes revolving around it. But if you like meat, you'll certainly enjoy Belgian dishes.

    • @edim108
      @edim108 3 года назад

      @P A V L V S and explains why Belgium has major Obesity problem...

    • @sisocrack
      @sisocrack 3 года назад +3

      Make your own pizzas. As I write I'm fermenting 5 balls. It's not super difficult to do a decent naples pizza.

    • @napsec9807
      @napsec9807 3 года назад +1

      @@edim108 I don't think it has anything to do with it, pasta makes you fatter than meat.

    • @alaluv9505
      @alaluv9505 3 года назад +3

      @@edim108 I didn't even know we had a major obesity problem in Belgium :o But it depends on what region you speak about (Flanders and Wallonia are culturally different).

  • @malkav616
    @malkav616 5 лет назад +275

    As a brazilian I love brazilian-style pizza, but the best pizza I ever had was in fact in Naples.
    I worked at a pizzeria in naples for some time and the best pizza I ever tasted was the one my boss used to make after we closed the place up. He would ask us what we wanted on it and make it himself. Delicious!

    • @Ares14
      @Ares14 5 лет назад +5

      We use to have a Brazilian style pizza place close to me. Was so good!

    • @frankstein7631
      @frankstein7631 5 лет назад +12

      Isn't pizza supposed to have originated in Naples?

    • @malkav616
      @malkav616 5 лет назад +1

      @@frankstein7631 wasn't it invented by some Italian immigrants in New York?

    • @TTeoMattT
      @TTeoMattT 5 лет назад +2

      @@frankstein7631 Yes, indeed.

    • @simplifiednews4235
      @simplifiednews4235 4 года назад

      malkav616 sounds like a good boss

  • @malahamavet
    @malahamavet 5 лет назад +309

    He's called Raffaello + he eats american pizza... TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE!!! ]😱😱😱

    • @jasonnicholas8648
      @jasonnicholas8648 5 лет назад +9

      He's good with the quarter staff😱

    • @Luciffrit
      @Luciffrit 5 лет назад +10

      @@jasonnicholas8648 That's Donatello. Raph has the Sais.

    • @yektaagra741
      @yektaagra741 4 года назад +1

      But rafaels pizza had pepperoni in it

    • @bruceleeds7988
      @bruceleeds7988 4 года назад +1

      Your observation is cool... But RUDE!

    • @malahamavet
      @malahamavet 4 года назад +2

      @@bruceleeds7988 he gave me a ❤ so I'm assuming he liked it. And since the comment was about him I'd say everything is cool.
      Rude would be saying he is related to the mafia because he's Italian or making fun of him, which I didn't. if you want to se real rude comments just watch any comment section of any video that involves eastern Europe... oh boy, that's rude 😁

  • @Goldenleyend
    @Goldenleyend 5 лет назад +259

    Are you planning to make a pizza tier list?

    • @aliceortiz2801
      @aliceortiz2801 5 лет назад +17

      He should tho

    • @caulkins69
      @caulkins69 5 лет назад +1

      Tier lists are the most pointless videos on RUclips, and that's saying something.

    • @pizza-for-mountains
      @pizza-for-mountains 4 года назад

      @@caulkins69 this is just wrong on so many levels

  • @worshipedwarrior441
    @worshipedwarrior441 5 лет назад +238

    I love how he said he was led by a servant

    • @pXnTilde
      @pXnTilde 5 лет назад +30

      I mean, servant and server are basically the same word

    • @Altrantis
      @Altrantis 5 лет назад +8

      Probably a bit of Italish/Engtalian

    • @maddie9602
      @maddie9602 5 лет назад +17

      From the rest of the narration, I got the impression that he was narrating from the perspective of someone from olden times having this experience.

  • @mrrandom1265
    @mrrandom1265 4 года назад +78

    6:17 The tomato sauce in Italy tends to be sweeter
    Philippines: Hold my sugar

    • @kluftstraatman
      @kluftstraatman 4 года назад +3

      Hahaha true af

    • @dubstepXpower
      @dubstepXpower 3 года назад +4

      Haha true but man I had street pizza in malabon and it was the worst I've ever had haha but cheap asf. The meat was purple for some reason haha. But I've also had good pizza in cebu.

    • @wiesenweihelbv2861
      @wiesenweihelbv2861 3 года назад +1

      Is it the tomatoes themselves? or do they put sugar into it? Cuz when the plants get a lot of sun they become very sweet.

    • @Mamba503
      @Mamba503 2 года назад +1

      Our spaghetti as well lmao

    • @colemanwalsh7477
      @colemanwalsh7477 Год назад +1

      my mother who is from neither and is not itallian : Hold my basil

  • @steelydan3263
    @steelydan3263 4 года назад +69

    "I like bricks,"
    Metatron 2019

    • @AvrahamYairStern
      @AvrahamYairStern 4 года назад +5

      Metatron found New York a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.

  • @Camborix
    @Camborix 5 лет назад +59

    I realized that here in Chile we have garbage pizza when I taste the argentinian one (they have a lot of italian migrants) it was on other level.

    • @Altrantis
      @Altrantis 5 лет назад +12

      As a fellow Chilean I say Metatron should go to Argentina, us Chileans want to know how Italian our neighbors truly are. XD

    • @blastulae
      @blastulae 3 года назад +2

      What can you say about a people who put corn on pizza and cream cheese in sushi? But there actually are a few good pizzarias in Chile. And even some real sushi.

    • @skinon45
      @skinon45 3 года назад +3

      no wei qlo otro chileno que ve metatron, ctm que rico no ser el unico

    • @ChristianCampbellDiaz
      @ChristianCampbellDiaz 3 года назад

      @@skinon45 xD

    • @deinhausmeister479
      @deinhausmeister479 3 года назад

      The Argentiniens have also good German food!

  • @franziskk3417
    @franziskk3417 5 лет назад +92

    I have been in Naples last year and I ate pizza at Michele's, I instantly recognized it from the photo you put in the video :D that is so far the best pizza I've ever ate, and many people there told me there were even better pizzas, I had no time to try all of them though.
    It's strange because it's so soft that you may think it is not good when you see it the first time, BUT....

  • @victorwaddell6530
    @victorwaddell6530 5 лет назад +13

    When I was in the US Navy I had the experience of eating pizza in Napoli. The place I ate at was reccomend by the locals , and I must say it was Heavenly ! I also dined at a ristorante that served me a delicious plate of pasta with mussels and white sauce . Unforgettable ! Ciao !

  • @SOUTHALLAlanTMobilityScooter
    @SOUTHALLAlanTMobilityScooter 5 лет назад +29

    Best pizza I had was cooked and made (in Acton London UK) by the Italian mother (from Naples) of a friend. Absolutely delicious.

  • @joeturner1597
    @joeturner1597 5 лет назад +75

    Glasgow pizza is interesting. They take it out of the packet & drop it in the deep fryer. Next to the Mars bar.

    • @arx3516
      @arx3516 4 года назад +11

      I'm sure that in Scotland they fry Plastations 4 too!

    • @AvrahamYairStern
      @AvrahamYairStern 4 года назад +1

      When I visited Scotland last year, my main ambition was to try the fabled 'deep fried pizza'. I went to somewhere north of Inverness where they did one of these pizzas, and I thought it was going to be a dreadful experience, actually one of my favorite pizzas I've had (nowhere as good as a European pizza but just the batter added something completely different)!

    • @cheesecircle3033
      @cheesecircle3033 3 года назад

      @@AvrahamYairStern m8 first of all there is no universal European pizza and Scotland is in Europe btw

    • @AvrahamYairStern
      @AvrahamYairStern 3 года назад

      @@cheesecircle3033 I know but by European I just meant "on the continent". The best pizzas in Europe that I have had were in Spain and Greece, though I am yet to try Neopalitan pizza as I have heard that it is the best.

    • @KeyboredCoward
      @KeyboredCoward 2 года назад +1

      Gross!

  • @oneparticularlysmartape
    @oneparticularlysmartape 5 лет назад +202

    5:07
    "It will colapse, because It's very soft, under the weight of it's own mozzarella".
    Is that italian enough?
    Is that badass enough?

    • @thebenis3157
      @thebenis3157 5 лет назад +16

      Honestly, I don't think you'll ever find anything that is more Italian than that

    • @Eldariur
      @Eldariur 5 лет назад +16

      Is that what happened to the Tower of Pisa ?

    • @thebenis3157
      @thebenis3157 5 лет назад +8

      @@Eldariur Obviously

    • @SpiderboyN2Jesus
      @SpiderboyN2Jesus 5 лет назад +2

      I've had a pizza from Johnny's Pizza that was like that. But it had more to do with it being super thin and super greasy than it did with the dough being soft and having heavy cheese, lol.

    • @dlevi67
      @dlevi67 4 года назад

      @@Eldariur Why do you think it's white?

  • @kylegivens3120
    @kylegivens3120 5 лет назад +20

    Even when talking about food this guy's inner teacher will provide you additional information. Admiration to you Metatron.

  • @Ingvar_the_Red
    @Ingvar_the_Red 2 года назад +6

    Whilst I was in Rome I had been to a several pizza places. The funny thing is that the most popular and expensive restaurants I visited were the ones, where I didn't even want to finish my meal (and the pizza was around 20-30 euros), while the best pizza I've ever had in my life was in a small trattoria operated by an elderly couple and their daughter, where a medium sized pizza cost 4 euros and a large one cost 6. It was so delicious I ordered 6 times before I was finally ready to stop eating.

  • @SanityVideo
    @SanityVideo 5 лет назад +8

    As an American who has never had Italian pizza, I'm not speaking from experience but I think in general Americans prefer more seasoning in the sauce and at least a little crispiness on the crust or at least on the surface of the crust even if it's softer inside. I find sweeter tomato sauce a little off putting. I'm not complaining about your preferences and I don't even know if this is how I'd feel about real Italian pizza but this might be a matter of cultural preference.

  • @edmund0014
    @edmund0014 5 лет назад +25

    As a Native NYer, I can say Lombardi's is hardly the best, it's too small and soggy

    • @sethmeyer2443
      @sethmeyer2443 2 года назад +1

      I was about to say it doesn't even look like NY pizza. The outer boroughs have better pizza.

    • @scbs7768
      @scbs7768 2 года назад

      Lombardis a huge letdown

  • @fabricio-agrippa-zarate
    @fabricio-agrippa-zarate 5 лет назад +25

    I am not from Italy but I try always to always do the dough the italian way, the problem is that not everyone enjoy it, because most people prefer a crispy dough, but I don't!! It hurts my mouth😂
    God bless the italian pizza!

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin Год назад

      Same issue. I consider it an annoying (crumbs everywhere, tedious to chew) if not hurtful experience. Crispiness is a successful marketing BS sell. And it makes food less healthy due to the high peak heat required.

    • @NotKimiRaikkonen
      @NotKimiRaikkonen 7 месяцев назад

      Soft food is for babies and the elderly.

    • @fabricio-agrippa-zarate
      @fabricio-agrippa-zarate 7 месяцев назад

      @@NotKimiRaikkonen pizza can't be "soft", it needs consistency to hold itself. But people overcook the pizza bread because ovens don't reach the right temperature.

  • @huntclanhunt9697
    @huntclanhunt9697 4 года назад +7

    Your naration describing the interrior of the building was amazing.

  • @mythguard6865
    @mythguard6865 5 лет назад +50

    If you’re in Tennessee I’d recommend trying to get to Smokey mountain knife works in Sevierville. I’m pretty sure it’s the biggest cutlery store in the world.
    Also I’ve never tried pizza from Naples but now I really want to!

    • @Youngimperialist
      @Youngimperialist 5 лет назад +3

      I'm from Ohio but I have a bud who would go down to Smokey mountain every year with his dad.

    • @mythguard6865
      @mythguard6865 5 лет назад +3

      Youngimperialist dude if you ever get the chance go! It’s a beautiful jungle of cutlery!

    • @michaeljohnson9010
      @michaeljohnson9010 5 лет назад +2

      It is such a glorious place. You just have to go early so you can spend the whole day there lol.

    • @vaderbuckeye36
      @vaderbuckeye36 4 года назад

      Someone else who has lived in the tri city of the smokeys I suppose?

  • @Tracer_Krieg
    @Tracer_Krieg 5 лет назад +38

    Me, I'm a simple man. If it's delicious, I will enjoy it.

  • @zaktheinquisitor5769
    @zaktheinquisitor5769 3 года назад +2

    The Pizza that was the Roman Empire collapsed under the weight of it's own mozzarella

  • @SidheKnight
    @SidheKnight 3 года назад +8

    I wonder what would Metatron think of Argentine pizza. There's a lot of Italian cultural influence here.

  • @lukeweber9350
    @lukeweber9350 5 лет назад +4

    I have been looking forward to this video since I started watching your channel

  • @heart404x
    @heart404x 5 лет назад +125

    Whoever says to eat dominos, papa johns or pizza hut, I'm calling the police🤣

    • @Drahko12
      @Drahko12 5 лет назад +4

      SNH Sinned hey little Caesar 😂

    • @heart404x
      @heart404x 5 лет назад +7

      @@Drahko12 aye I won't even front, the bread sticks hit good

    • @PhyreI3ird
      @PhyreI3ird 5 лет назад +10

      It's the kind of pizza most people (at least that I know) in the states have had. So by that token, if he wants to understand 'american' pizza, those are the best bets I'd say xD

    • @jasonnicholas8648
      @jasonnicholas8648 5 лет назад +1

      I'll make it quicker.. *loads spaghetti shooter...

    • @Luciffrit
      @Luciffrit 5 лет назад

      MICROWAVE HOMEBRAND PIZZA... THIS IS A PUBLIC DISTURBANCE ANNOUNCEMENT!

  • @kevlarandchrome
    @kevlarandchrome 5 лет назад +35

    Sicilian sauce tends to be sweet? That's really interesting, my nonni was from Sicily and she taught me to make the sauce really spicy, lots of dried red pepper. Now I'm wondering if the family changed it when they got to America, but sadly she's gone and I can't ask her.

    • @deathsee
      @deathsee 3 года назад +7

      a lot did change but even Italy is 100% difference after the world wars changed a lot, but when families first come here, they did anything to experiment to make things taste better, those that went through the depression also changed, adding stuff you never would really put in anything, why make it spicy, easy, it was not the best tomatoes, but then now you can afford the best, you still make it the way people did out of habits, of being immigrants or the depression

    • @blackoutunit6276
      @blackoutunit6276 2 года назад +1

      its a choice, you can put olio piccante on your pizza to make it spicy.

    • @vincenzobertillo
      @vincenzobertillo 2 года назад +3

      It’s the tomatoes themselves which are a naturally sweeter variety

    • @python27au
      @python27au 2 года назад

      I was invited into the home of a friend of a friend who moved to Australia from Italy. His uncle, an Italian chef (retired) made several varieties of bread dishes and they used chilli flakes as a condiment, I’d never seen that done before.

  • @JohnVander70
    @JohnVander70 5 лет назад +2

    Metatron, you are a genuine human, thank you.

  • @verisimilitudeteller
    @verisimilitudeteller 5 лет назад +24

    New York pizza is based on it being a street food. Chicago style is a little thicker but softer dough, but if you get a Chicago deep dish that's another matter. "Deep dish" comes in two varieties, pan pizza and stuffed pizza... pan is mostly dough, stuffed is mostly cheese and other ingredients. Pan can be eaten by hand, stuffed is more inclined to be cut with a knife and fork if only because it's just so massive.
    I come from Chicago and appreciate all the styles because of their diversity. Personally I prefer just a standard pizza from Chicago and occasionally stuff style. But a standard crust Chicago pizza isn't as thin as NYC style, Chicago in that regard is closer to Naples, specifically the crust.
    The most expensive ingredient in a pizza is the cheese, so they sometimes try to skimp on that, and in the US buffalo mozzarella on a pizza would be viewed as gourmet if you can find it at all.

    • @speedy01247
      @speedy01247 5 лет назад +1

      Chicago is better then New york style. (opinion only)

    • @lt.branwulfram4794
      @lt.branwulfram4794 5 лет назад

      If you go to the UK, there’s a franchise recently popped up called MOD. The base is rooted in the California style thin crust, so the place has an atmosphere like California with pop punk and rock tunes playing in the background, maybe the occasional ska tune. It’s fantastic, but at £11.95 per large crust, it’s a little pricey.

    • @SimoLInk1698
      @SimoLInk1698 5 лет назад +5

      Naples' pizza was born as a street food/poor man's food as well. That's why Metatron also mentions the "wallet" thing. Besides, there are many places in Naples that will sell smaller pizzas you can fold and eat while walking around. Alternatively, there's also this thing called "Roman style Pizza" whichi is somewhat similar to american taste. It has a crunchy texture and is quite a bit thicker, and they are usually sold in slices (or "tranci", as we call them here in Italy). This pizza is tasty as well but I think it should be considered its own thing, given the differences in preparation and way of eating it.

    • @ermocrate
      @ermocrate 5 лет назад

      Yuuki Kuroutarou “California style thin crust” do you really think that is something that really exists? I mean that is a California invention?

    • @ermocrate
      @ermocrate 5 лет назад

      Napoli’s pizza started as a street food too and still is. The difference between Italians and most Americans is that we are pbsessed beyond any limit about food, water and personal care including clothes.

  • @gregpickett8816
    @gregpickett8816 5 лет назад +36

    Welcome to Tennessee, Metatron. Hope you enjoy your time in my state! Much love from Chattanooga.

    • @psemek8000
      @psemek8000 5 лет назад +5

      Now can somebody tell me what the HELL is CHATTANOOGA?!!?!?

    • @gregpickett8816
      @gregpickett8816 5 лет назад +4

      @@psemek8000 It's the city I live in, lmao.

    • @scowler92
      @scowler92 5 лет назад +4

      @@psemek8000
      Schrodinger's city. It's there, but it isn't there.

    • @psemek8000
      @psemek8000 5 лет назад +3

      @@scowler92 you need to cross a portal.

    • @oliverkalamata2753
      @oliverkalamata2753 3 года назад +1

      Nooga Strong 💪😎

  • @leopolddevandersnatch5788
    @leopolddevandersnatch5788 3 года назад +2

    I always forget your Italian. Your UK 🇬🇧 English accent is immaculate.

  • @gustaf3
    @gustaf3 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you Metatron; always (seriously) wondered how close is NY pizza (favorite style) is to Italian. Great to hear an opinion on this from a real Italian.

  • @PIERCESTORM
    @PIERCESTORM 5 лет назад +27

    Bruh I've been to Lombardi's and I literally live here, damn it, I missed my chance to meet Metatron

  • @BreachMePlz
    @BreachMePlz 5 лет назад +8

    Lmfao!!!! The edits for eating the pizza are priceless.

  • @aduin717
    @aduin717 5 лет назад +1

    Ciao! Sono italiano e sono riuscito a capire perfettamente ciò che dici, hai un inglese fantastico, complimenti! Adoro sentirti parlare!

  • @77thNYSV
    @77thNYSV 5 лет назад +23

    American here from Utah-
    I've been to Rome, and I really enjoyed the pizza there.
    Italian pizza is more simple in its construction and ingredients but elegant at the same time. And delicious!
    The normal US pizza you can get tastes good, but it is overcrowded with ingredients. If the typical American pizza had as little ingredients as Italian pizza, it would just be bland.

    • @palermotrapani9067
      @palermotrapani9067 5 лет назад +4

      What does someone from Utah know about Italian food?

    • @MarkoPetejan
      @MarkoPetejan 3 года назад +4

      Apparently more than you do, my dear simpleton

    • @Stardweller1
      @Stardweller1 2 года назад

      Probably about the same as someone from anywhere else would know about (except actually Italians). Probably more if, as this person has, they’ve been to Italy.

    • @palermotrapani9067
      @palermotrapani9067 2 года назад

      @@Bender_B._Rodriguez No that is not what I said. I said what does someone from Utah know about Italian food. I said nothing regarding cuisine from other ethnic groups. I would say that about anyone whose ancestors are not from 1 of the 20 political regions of Italy. All of mine immigrated from to the USA and I was raised on Italian food that is found in the South and Sicily.

    • @rockyrock4796
      @rockyrock4796 Год назад +1

      So ur utah meat lovers pizza is suddenly all pizzas?

  • @RusticShadow
    @RusticShadow 5 лет назад +29

    Now you must try Chicago style! The rivalry shall be fought!

  • @brasteen1
    @brasteen1 5 лет назад +3

    I like thick crust pizza. I live in the midwest near Chicago so we have plenty of places that serve very good thick crust pizza around me. I love how it's both crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside as well as pilled high with plenty of cheese and my favorite toppings which include sweet peppers, onions, pepperoni and ground sausage.

  • @shredman59
    @shredman59 Год назад +2

    I've spent a lot of time in Sicily and also the Naples area over the years and can honestly say I've never had a bad meal, pastry, coffee or wine (even table wine). The ingredients used are so much fresher and the expectation of the food and drinks to be of high quality is just a given. You could stop for fuel on the highway and in the small shop get a cappuccino and pastry and it will be very delicious. Service can be hit or miss for sure BUT the staff is always very friendly...they just may not be in any hurry. TLDR, never had a bad meal in italy.

  • @bornassassin2111
    @bornassassin2111 Год назад +2

    You can make any regular discussion a serious one like you could be talking about seasoned chicken and I'd feel like we were at a war meeting :DDD Love your channel man~

  • @Riverthekidrs
    @Riverthekidrs 5 лет назад +52

    My favorite pizza comes from Lou Malnatis in Illinois, it’s so good!

    • @AlternateKek
      @AlternateKek 5 лет назад +11

      I live right next to it and I love it. Def best pizza of the world

    • @proudtitanicdenier4300
      @proudtitanicdenier4300 5 лет назад +1

      Probably cause you've never tried any other pizzas

    • @SD-uf9jx
      @SD-uf9jx 5 лет назад

      @@AlternateKek 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
      NO!!!

    • @seanmccurdy80
      @seanmccurdy80 5 лет назад

      Lou's is good, but not so sure it's the best.

    • @LarryGarfieldCrell
      @LarryGarfieldCrell 5 лет назад +7

      Chicagoan here. Yes, Malnati's is great. I'm also a fan of Giordano's, which is a different variant of Chicago style.
      Metatron, if you stop by Chicago look me up. Chicago style pizza is on me. :-)

  • @OfficialNinjaSkillz
    @OfficialNinjaSkillz 5 лет назад +28

    Soft pizza sounds incredible odd looking from the outside in

    • @cobraglatiator
      @cobraglatiator 5 лет назад +4

      also,why fold it tho? doesn't that make it basically a calzone? why not just eat a calzone?

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar 5 лет назад +6

      @@cobraglatiator more compact than a calzone

    • @cobraglatiator
      @cobraglatiator 5 лет назад +1

      @@SonsOfLorgar it is eh?

    • @youtubevoice1050
      @youtubevoice1050 5 лет назад +11

      @cobraglatiator. Calzone is softer, because it's baked in the folded form. So everything on the inside remains soft. Not ideal for eating with hands.

    • @cobraglatiator
      @cobraglatiator 5 лет назад +2

      @@youtubevoice1050 i see.

  • @spaganini653
    @spaganini653 4 года назад +5

    I love italian pizza! You should come to Argentina and try the pizza here. There is this place in Buenos Aires called "El Cuartito", that is the best pizza in Argentina in my opinion.

  • @provocase
    @provocase 5 лет назад +1

    Had pizza at Lombardi 1892 in Napoli (Via Foria 12/14) last october. We were fortunate our b&b was just around the corner of Lombardi's. I've forgotten the name of the one I had, but it was just tomato sauce, diced bacon (lardons), buffalo mozzarella and some leaves of fresh basil, served on the typical soft pizza dough... it simply was pure pizza HEAVEN ! ! ! (as Italy is basically food heaven in general, I would say) Best pizza I have ever had, it reigned supreme... even over some other very good pizza's I've had in other parts of Italy.

  • @jolobor6686
    @jolobor6686 5 лет назад +11

    Recently been to Italy and had the best pizza ever in Bologna. The next day went to San Marino thought I'll get pizza and thought it was gonna be just as good as the one in Bologna. left disappointed...

  • @Within_Cells_Interlinked
    @Within_Cells_Interlinked 5 лет назад +31

    Tennessee? I hope you do a whiskey review!

    • @rylanbovetsky932
      @rylanbovetsky932 5 лет назад +7

      And moonshine*cough*

    • @arx3516
      @arx3516 4 года назад

      And tgen a comparison between bourbon and original sottish and irish whisky!

  • @spaghettitexan9514
    @spaghettitexan9514 5 лет назад

    Glad you are here. Hope you have a wonderful stay.

  • @zipp4everyone263
    @zipp4everyone263 Год назад

    This is great! Im going to Napoli in October to have a nice relaxing vacation and celebrating the 10 year anniversery with my wife. I have read about italy since i was 10 and this is a huge moment for me. So, whom else to listen to than our international hero: The Metatron!
    When comparing dishes that are beloved all over the world, comparing them to international and national standards are really important. Just because Pizza in Italy is made a certain way, doesnt mean that thats the only way pizza can be made. Its the same with sushi, curry, meatballs and whatever you can find. Local variations can be wonderful as well in their own ways.
    Ive had napolitan pizza in Tokyo (the Sumo ward) and it was wonderful. Can barely wait to try the authentic deal!

  • @LarryBonson
    @LarryBonson 5 лет назад +52

    An Italian guy favors his own countries pizza,😱😱😱

    • @thebenis3157
      @thebenis3157 5 лет назад +20

      Imagine thinking that any type of American pizza could really be better than the original...

    • @Elkarus
      @Elkarus 5 лет назад +1

      @@thebenis3157 Italy would make him renounce of his nationality..

    • @ghostmedic86
      @ghostmedic86 5 лет назад +3

      @@thebenis3157 That's honestly not hard to imagine.

    • @amenthegreat3761
      @amenthegreat3761 5 лет назад +2

      @@Em-hm6jp I like American pizza better than italian pizza.

    • @amenthegreat3761
      @amenthegreat3761 5 лет назад +2

      @@Em-hm6jp Actually I'm one of the many that does, you can't just say pizza is better because of the country it comes from, people in America will always claim American pizza is better (which I definitely think it is) and people from italy will always claim their pizza is better. The fact is that it is an opinion, and most people that I know would prefer American pizza.

  • @jeremymoseley7723
    @jeremymoseley7723 5 лет назад +8

    I hope you're enjoying good'ol southern hospitality in Tennessee would love to see you in Alabama

  • @MrGrayWulf
    @MrGrayWulf 5 лет назад

    That's the video we were all waiting for.

  • @rsacchi100
    @rsacchi100 2 года назад

    I'm surprised you were surprised about the buzzer. I like the details you put into it.

  • @orkwc3
    @orkwc3 5 лет назад +25

    I think the quintessential ingredient in New York Pizza sauce is dried oregano

    • @youtubevoice1050
      @youtubevoice1050 5 лет назад +6

      Oregano is a basic ingredient for pizza anyway. I doubt Raph wouldn't recognize oregano.

    • @koenma932
      @koenma932 5 лет назад +7

      RUclipsVoice it is not basic in Italian pizza.

    • @ermocrate
      @ermocrate 5 лет назад +1

      Nobody ever uses origano in Italy on pizza.

    • @youtubevoice1050
      @youtubevoice1050 5 лет назад +10

      @Ko Enma, @ermocrate. What are you guys talking about. I am from Italy. If we exclude the few old traditional pizza types, oregano is "just" the third most used ingredient after tomato sauce and mozzarella. It's nearly on every pizza, at least here in the north.

    • @KeetMWorth
      @KeetMWorth 5 лет назад +2

      @@youtubevoice1050 in realtà l'origano va solo sulla marinara insieme all'aglio e al pomodoro e la marinara è una pizza classica, più vecchia della Margherita.

  • @littlesalvo000
    @littlesalvo000 5 лет назад +4

    Nice background bro. I love all kinds of 🍕 pizza 🍕!!!!!!!!! Pizza❤❤💘❤❤

  • @sststr
    @sststr 5 лет назад

    Being from NJ and having been to NYC many times, your appearance in this video is very typical of a NY Italian guy. You fit in perfectly!

  • @Dudmaster3
    @Dudmaster3 5 лет назад +2

    I never had Neapolitan pizza, but the best pizza I ever tried was in this small town Pesaro near Rimini. I absolutely loved it and I can't wait to get more the next time I am in Italy! ^^

  • @andrewnewton-evans2362
    @andrewnewton-evans2362 5 лет назад +3

    Joe's on Bedford Avenue, Scarrs in Manhattan and Spumoni Gardens for the Sicilian slice!

  • @leonardocarrion1996
    @leonardocarrion1996 5 лет назад +16

    Walking on the streets of new york without an armor ? Thats true viking (the stereotype)
    Awesome video man

  • @michaelmccarty1327
    @michaelmccarty1327 5 лет назад

    Your commentary as you waited in line was hilarious.

  • @DocMadfox
    @DocMadfox 5 лет назад +1

    A bakery in my home town (that sadly burned down and was never rebuilt) made awesome pizza with this sweet tomato sauce that was amazing. I miss that place.
    It was also a square cut into smaller squares because Pennsylvania is weird like that.

  • @burymycampaignatwoundedkne3395
    @burymycampaignatwoundedkne3395 5 лет назад +4

    Welcome to Tennessee from Nashville!

  • @Archaeonomy
    @Archaeonomy 5 лет назад +32

    Maybe some day you should try the 'traditional' New Zealand pizza made using tinned spaghetti instead of tomato sauce! (Good luck with that)

    • @laurentderrien
      @laurentderrien 5 лет назад +22

      omfg. I'm sick just picturing this thing

    • @John-sz7vf
      @John-sz7vf 5 лет назад +13

      Excuse me but what the fuck

    • @Psycorde
      @Psycorde 5 лет назад +5

      ...
      Sorry, can you say that again?

    • @Elkarus
      @Elkarus 5 лет назад +2

      Oh boy...

    • @SonsOfLorgar
      @SonsOfLorgar 5 лет назад +3

      @waddietwo I bet that could be arranged too... XD

  • @coltrinculo703
    @coltrinculo703 3 года назад +1

    I am from NYS and my dad is too, he once went to Donald Judd’s studio in Texas he said the worst pizza he ever had was from a gas station in the Texas Dessert (this was in the ‘90s)

  • @SuperAsefasef
    @SuperAsefasef 5 лет назад +2

    To answer your question on the sauce traditionally, New York and American pizza sauce in general is made with roasted garlic, dried oregano, and red pepper flakes. There are other things that can be added but these are the basics.

  • @Lord_Raymund
    @Lord_Raymund 5 лет назад +8

    Im getting hungry, luckly for me i will be having pizza today👌🍕

  • @baddgerpaw
    @baddgerpaw 5 лет назад +9

    I find it interesting how in Italy pizza is softer. As an american I LOVE crispy pizza with extra mato sauce and cheesy. Glad you did like american pizza though.

    • @kraigthorne
      @kraigthorne 5 лет назад +1

      As an American I cannot stand crispy pizza. When I was young thought that people who did not like the same things I did were stupid, now that I am older and thought about it I am glad people like differnt things than I do, because it means the things I like will not be overpriced and crowded.

    • @baddgerpaw
      @baddgerpaw 5 лет назад +1

      @@kraigthorne REEEE YOU'RE NOT A TRUE AMERICAN /s But yeah I agree I like having debates with people that I disagree with, it allows me to understand the opposition and find a common ground with those I disagree with.

  • @timschantz3233
    @timschantz3233 4 года назад

    The pizza I remember most from my trip abroad was in Assisi. It's been seven years. At this point, I'm not sure if it was the pizza or the context, but I remember being quite refreshed and revitalized afterward.

  • @mousey01261
    @mousey01261 5 лет назад +2

    I had a pizza in Naples a very long time ago, the first time I had seen a pizza folded. I remember that pizza, walking up Vesuvius and visiting the colosseum. Don't remember much else of the trip but I can say the pizza was very good.

  • @antoniomele4830
    @antoniomele4830 5 лет назад +35

    22 dollari per una Margherita? D:
    Comunque come vi siete conosciuti tu e la tua ragazza?

  • @Ratchetfan321
    @Ratchetfan321 5 лет назад +25

    Chicago Style, New York Style, Detroit Style, and California Style are the big 4 in America.

    • @AlejandroHernandez-bh7br
      @AlejandroHernandez-bh7br 5 лет назад +7

      Ratchetfan321 there is no such thing as Californian style, I live in California

    • @CrazyNikel
      @CrazyNikel 5 лет назад +9

      The only two that really matter in this war. *New York vs Chicago*

    • @Ratchetfan321
      @Ratchetfan321 5 лет назад +3

      @@AlejandroHernandez-bh7br ive met plenty who would disagree. Cali style,is basically all the "innovative" new stuff is from most people who like NY or Detroit style cant stand the cali pizza

    • @mirkocutura9882
      @mirkocutura9882 5 лет назад

      ALL SHITE

    • @avgvstvs7
      @avgvstvs7 5 лет назад +2

      New haven>all

  • @grandmaangela6469
    @grandmaangela6469 4 года назад +1

    Beatiful video!

  • @TripleMoonPanda
    @TripleMoonPanda 5 лет назад

    Tennessee, what a great place to visit and stay for a while. I've lived in TN my whole life and cant imagine living anywhere else. Hope you enjoy your stay. Love from Johnson City!

  • @vinnythompson1
    @vinnythompson1 5 лет назад +30

    buddy if your in TN you have to come to where I work in Sevierville TN Smokey Mountain Knife Works if you haven't been before

  • @codeydewey8924
    @codeydewey8924 5 лет назад +12

    Come out by Chicago, the pizza's pretty good though fair warning; the pizza is cut into squares...

    • @proudtitanicdenier4300
      @proudtitanicdenier4300 5 лет назад +1

      He already said he's not going to Chicago...

    • @brasteen1
      @brasteen1 5 лет назад +1

      It depends where you go. Some places that do Chicago style thick crust pizza do cut it in triangles

    • @proudtitanicdenier4300
      @proudtitanicdenier4300 5 лет назад

      @@brasteen1 And those people need to be labeled as terrorists

    • @brasteen1
      @brasteen1 5 лет назад

      @@proudtitanicdenier4300 Lol

  • @F1ghteR41
    @F1ghteR41 4 года назад

    Very enlightening, thanks.

  • @andrewlustfield6079
    @andrewlustfield6079 4 года назад

    Metatron, I'm glad you're enjoying your stay. As a guy who likes making his own pizza, I enjoy making Chicago deep dish pizza most. As for the spices and herbs you're tasting in the sauce, in all likelihood it's a combination of oregano, garlic, basil, fennel seeds, and red pepper flakes with sugar and dry red wine cooked with crushed plumb tomatoes. Or some similar combination. That being said, I'm going to have to try my hand at a Naples style pizza with buffalo mozzarella.

  • @furtherdefinitions1
    @furtherdefinitions1 5 лет назад +12

    You need to go to DiFara's on Avenue M in Brooklyn for the best NYC pizza.

  • @RavnVidarson
    @RavnVidarson 5 лет назад +3

    The only part of Italy I've visited is Rome, and I had some really nice pizza there.
    I would love to visit Naples and try their pizza one day, though.

  • @torgrimmyt3549
    @torgrimmyt3549 5 лет назад

    Great. Suddenly I'm very hungry...
    Thanks for sharing your opinion on various pizza variations! :)

  • @Synochra
    @Synochra 3 года назад

    Bro...travelling around the world and commenting in that style seems like a great idea for a whole new show

  • @BrianHall33
    @BrianHall33 5 лет назад +3

    Hay I’m in Tennessee right now, came from Arkansas to see Shiloh

    • @andrewp8284
      @andrewp8284 5 лет назад

      Brian Hall as in the battlefield? I dropped in at just the right time a few years ago to see an artillery battery demonstration, with 3 cannons firing 2 salvos. It was pretty awesome.

    • @BrianHall33
      @BrianHall33 5 лет назад

      Andrew Penman yeah the battlefield. I hope I’ll be able to see that, I doubt it with my luck lol

  • @adamamaru4535
    @adamamaru4535 5 лет назад +12

    4:40
    I M P A C T F O N T

  • @TheJoeyboots
    @TheJoeyboots 5 лет назад

    Very good commentary!

  • @momqabt
    @momqabt 5 лет назад

    Hey Ralph! I'm currently in Roma visiting my sister and fam and today I'm going to my youngest nieces dance final exam then to kraftwerk concert, tomorrow to my oldest nieces ballet final exam!
    Enjoy USA while I enjoy some of the best things Roma has to offer ;)

  • @Galda95
    @Galda95 5 лет назад +5

    Near "Pizzeria da Michele" you should have written "The Holy See"

  • @wristsniper0552
    @wristsniper0552 5 лет назад +7

    I had Italian pizza in pisa IT WAS AMAZING! pizza funghi thin crust so good! ITALIANS ARE THE BEST AT PIZZA

    • @Sozick_
      @Sozick_ 4 года назад +1

      No shit

  • @Demane69
    @Demane69 5 лет назад +1

    There is an Italian owned pizzaria in our nearest city. It did have a softer crust by I've never been to Italy to compare. The owners however were yelling at each other in Italian and one cook left out of disgust and anger. They have an open kitchen so everyone could hear and see this and pretty much were entertained by it. In that regards, it did seem like an authentic Italian experience. ;)

  • @mireem7583
    @mireem7583 4 года назад

    Metatron editing: lemme present pizza in the most badass way. *battle music starts*

  • @royrob2387
    @royrob2387 5 лет назад +5

    Yes Italian pizza Naples style is on a totally different level, a much better experience.... As an American I freely admit this

    • @letsgomets002
      @letsgomets002 4 года назад

      I dont like NYC pizza much better

  • @AvrahamYairStern
    @AvrahamYairStern 4 года назад +5

    It makes me happy to know Metatron came to Tennessee. Aside that, I was meant to be in Napoli by July but the virus stopped that, but next year hopefully, I am dedicated on getting to Napoli, seeing Pompei and eating official Napoli pizza.

  • @peterlyall7488
    @peterlyall7488 3 года назад

    Metatron is a master at using swords I ve seen use them he knows how to slice and dice things.

  • @akaaumoana
    @akaaumoana 4 года назад

    Aloha Metatron ,
    Awesome perspective. I love the conversation on Foods original style compared to a foreign version.
    In what cases did the foreign version of a food get it better than the original ?

  • @heroicdefender9747
    @heroicdefender9747 5 лет назад +4

    Fun fact for you Metatron: in the canon Marvel Comics continuity, Frank Castle aka The Punisher is of Italian descent
    : )

    • @lieutenantkettch
      @lieutenantkettch 3 года назад

      I remember the family name was originally Castiglione.

  • @TommyCol31
    @TommyCol31 5 лет назад +8

    I had quattro formaggi pizza in Napoli last spring and it was without a doubt the best pizza I'd ever had.

  • @Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation
    @Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation 5 лет назад

    This is what I subscribed for

  • @david01879
    @david01879 5 лет назад

    I love the crispy crust of the New York pizza. I think many places in NYC actually give their pizza a second toast to re-heat and get the crust crispier. I wonder if you could make a Naples style pizza in America with the available water, flour, cheese etc. I'm pretty sure you could not get the same results.