GDT: Feb 9th - Flames @ Sharks: 8:30pm (SNW)

[InfinityIggy]

Oh man this thread is hilarious, flames fans are the best! What's the story behind the pizza?

We just love pizza.

 

[MuffinMerc]

Oh man this thread is hilarious, flames fans are the best! What's the story behind the pizza?

Pizza tastes good

 

[BigBush*]

Pizza tastes good

Pizza tastes good, winning tastes good, I get it now

 

[StreakingRed]

Oh man this thread is hilarious, flames fans are the best! What's the story behind the pizza?

I'm more interested in the pizza behind the story.

 

[Johnny GODreau]

Oh man this thread is hilarious, flames fans are the best! What's the story behind the pizza?

 

[Lunatik]

Oh man this thread is hilarious, flames fans are the best! What's the story behind the pizza?

Foods similar to pizza have been made since the neolithic age. Records of people adding other ingredients to bread to make it more flavorful can be found throughout ancient history.

In Sardinia, French and Italian archaeologists have found bread baked over 7,000 years ago. According to Professor Philippe Marinval, the local islanders leavened this bread.[4]

The Ancient Greeks had a flat bread called plakous (πλακοῦς, gen. πλακοῦντος - plakountos)[5] which was flavored with toppings like herbs, onion, and garlic.

Like pizza, these flatbreads are from the Odyssey area. Other examples of flatbreads that survive to this day from the ancient Mediterranean world are focaccia (which may date back as far as the ancient Etruscans), coca (which has sweet and savory varieties) from Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands, the Greek Pita, Lepinja in the Balkans, or Piadina in the Romagna part of Emilia-Romagna in Italy.[6]

Foods similar to flatbreads in other parts of the world include the Indian Paratha (in which fat is incorporated), the Central and South Asian Naan (leavened) and Roti (unleavened), the Sardinian Carasau, Spianata, Guttiau, Pistoccu and Finnish Rieska. Also worth note is that throughout Europe there are many similar pies based on the idea of covering flat pastry with cheese, meat, vegetables and seasoning such as the Alsatian Flammkuchen, German Zwiebelkuchen, and French Quiche.

In 16th century Naples, a Galette flatbread was referred to as a pizza.[7] Known as the dish for poor people, it was sold in the street and was not considered a kitchen recipe for a long time.[8] This was later replaced by oil, tomatoes (after Europeans came into contact with the Americas) or fish. In 1843, Alexandre Dumas, père, described the diversity of pizza toppings.[9] An often recounted story holds that on 11 June 1889, to honour the Queen consort of Italy, Margherita of Savoy, the Neapolitan pizzamaker Raffaele Esposito created the "Pizza Margherita", a pizza garnished with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, to represent the national colours of Italy as on the Italian flag.[10][11][12]

Pizza is now a type of bread and tomato dish, often served with cheese. However, until the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, the dish was sweet, not savory, and earlier versions which were savory more resembled the flat breads now known as schiacciata.[13] Pellegrino Artusi's classic early twentieth century cookbook, La Scienza in cucina e l'Arte di mangiar bene gives three recipes for pizza, all of which are sweet.[14] However, by 1927, Ada Boni's collection of regional cooking includes a recipe using tomatoes and mozzarella.[15]

don't thank me, thank Wiki

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Oh man this thread is hilarious, flames fans are the best! What's the story behind the pizza?

Umm, Hello Pizza is awesome..

Pizza = Awesome
We eat pizza
We love the Flames
Flames = Awesome
Pizza = Flames GDT

 

[Anglesmith]

Oh man this thread is hilarious, flames fans are the best! What's the story behind the pizza?

Well, just like your neighbourhood pizza establishment, this thread delivers.

 

[Lunatik]

Well, just like your neighbourhood pizza establishment, this thread delivers.

and here you come to ruin an awesome GDT with one of your jokes

 

[Anglesmith]

Well, AS did over the weekend.

Hey AS, think this will fly with the missus?

[Pizza/wedding mashup]

Hah, somehow I missed this earlier.

I feel like she may not be keen, though.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Hah, somehow I missed this earlier.

I feel like she may not be keen, though.

Time to pull the favour card. Remind her she owes you from that one time you got her a ring

 

[1989]

Hah, somehow I missed this earlier.

I feel like she may not be keen, though.

I have bad news.

She's not the One.

 

[Danny__K]

Last 10 minutes of the game Gaudreau, Monahan, and the fourth line were basically benched. Hudler was being mixed in with the other two lines.

ehhh what?

Monahan played 3:29 in the last 10
Hudler played 2:35
Gaudreau played 1:17

 

[Anglesmith]

ehhh what?

Monahan played 3:29 in the last 10
Hudler played 2:35
Gaudreau played 1:17

Weird, I thought their minutes were being cut for sure. I was just going by observation.

 

[Razzdazzle*]

Engelland is funny to watch when guys drive wide on him. Whenever he accelerates backwards he tilts his head back, and it looks like a really exaggerated groan, like "ugggggggh effort."

LOL! Nailed it

 

[WhereIsIt]

Yah so I didn't catch the game and was looking for some insight, so I came here s read about the history of pizza instead. I should have known better.

Never change though guys.

 

[Florian]

Awesome Flames! Hiller really solid and strong as what one would expect of him. Loved the third goal, Johnny Hockey's assist is what wet dreams are made of....

Glad to see Wolf back in the line-up. Less than 8min TOI but delivered the most hits of the entire team!

 

[DCDM]

Love waking up to a hard-earned win! Keep it up guys, the playoffs are so close I can taste it!

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

I feel vindicated for sticking by the Flames these last five years.

 

[DCDM]

I feel vindicated for sticking by the Flames these last five years.

Tell me about it.

 

[Anglesmith]

Yah so I didn't catch the game and was looking for some insight, so I came here s read about the history of pizza instead. I should have known better.

Never change though guys.

Hey man, posts #91-330 got you covered.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Really looking forward the The Kings game now. With a win we could deliver a real death blow to their playoff chances.

 

[Johnny GODreau]

Wins in LAK and VAN would be huge.

 

[Volica]

Really looking forward the The Kings game now. With a win we could deliver a real death blow to their playoff chances.

That Kings game is a big one for us.
It's crazy to think in what-ifs; but if Calgary had gone 4-4 instead of that 8 game losing streak, we'd be at 71 points and knocking on the Ducks door.

That effort last night was great. I wasn't too sure about the 4th line being Jooris, Colborne and Wolfie; but they played great. I love this team though; no real mega stars, all hard work, all 200 foot play and still giving it to top teams this year.

 

[CraigsList]

I don't even think we can say we had a 4th line last night.

We may not have a legitimate 1st line, but I am enjoying that fact that we sometimes have the ability to roll out all 4 lines.