I'm from Chicago. We're known for a few different foods, like the Italian beef sammich, the Chicago-style dog and deep-dish stuffed pizza.
My favorite, though, is one most people aren't familiar with: Chicago-style thin crust pizza. Most people equate Chicago with deep-dish, but we have a badass thin crust, too. Here's wikipedia's description, which is pretty accurate:
"There is also a style of thin-crust pizza unique to Chicago. The crust is thin and firm enough to have a noticeable crunch, unlike a New York-style pizza. The crust is topped with a liberal quantity of Italian style tomato sauce, which usually has quite a lot of herbs or is highly spiced, and typically contains no visible chunks of tomato. Next, a layer of toppings is added, and finally a layer of mozzarella cheese. This pizza is cut into squares, also known as party cut, as opposed to a pie cut into wedges. However, the consistency of the crust and the quantity and choice of the tomato sauce and cheese are what separate this style from East Coast- and Roman-style pizzas, and it makes the pizza from most neighborhood pizzerias immediately distinguishable from that offered by national chains such as Papa John's or Pizza Hut."
SO GOOD. Definitely better than our deep dish, IMO.
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