I want a Pizza!

PopCulturePooka

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But one pizza. ONE MEDIUM PIZZA in Japan is 2100yen ($20.44USD, $26.81AUD or 15euro).

Gah

Sheer mind numbing bollocks.

In Australia I can score 2 large pizza, a garlic bread and a bottle of Pepsi for $21.95AUD ($17USD, 12euro or 1752yen).


Daylight freaking robbery!

 

Mike Cash

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And let's not forget how miniscule a "medium" pizza is in this country.

 

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okaeri_man

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are you talking a pizza hut type company pizza or a restaurant oven-baked pizza?

 

TwistedMac

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... does it really matter at 21 USD though?.. it's not like you'd buy it anyway :/

 

PopCulturePooka

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okaeri_man said:

are you talking a pizza hut type company pizza or a restaurant oven-baked pizza?

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Chain store style.

 

Nuala

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That blows, Pooka. Could you get a frozen one and cook it yourself? Would it be any cheaper?

 

mad pierrot

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Yep, it sucks.

I once spent 9,000 yen just getting a medium cheese pizza delivered to my house in Osaka. (about $90)

What I'd give for a slice of Chicago deep dish!

 

Nuala

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9.000 yen? Wow, I would never spend that much money on pizza. That's absurd, I thought pizza would be popular in the ever so quick Japan.

 

mad pierrot

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It's popular, just expensive!

 

PopCulturePooka

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I've done homemade before.
I jsut wanted quick and easy meatlovers.

Oh well I got me a convienience store bento instead. Gourmet all the way!

 

Suki-Yaki

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Before I came to japan , I was on a diet. And I kept thinking "Tomorrow I eat pizza in japan! Ganbare!!" seeing that pizza is one of my absolute favourite dishes.

And here came tomorrow throwing my dreams away ..

The store type Pizza is not delicious , it doesn't even LOOK like Pizza !

And the japanese Pizza hot is too expensive , god ,the pizza was created to be cheap.

So the other day , I found a conbini that sells those "man" breads only stuffed with the Pizza dressing. Well , I found that it really tasted like Pizza , only the shape is %180 different ..

These cost 100 en. So whenever you feel passionate to the old days ...

 

PopCulturePooka

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Oh yeah the Pizzaman!

Greatest thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!

 

神

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Is it truly cheaper to make your own pizza from scratch? And if so, by how much?

 

Nuala

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If pizza is going to cost $90 in Japan I won't even bother signing up with the exchange program.

 

神

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lol. you can always make it. plus pizza is american. i think i rather have sushi with soy sauce and wasabi over pizza. Plus they have tons of variations of pop. I still wonder what it costs to buy the materials to make a pizza from scratch. I use ragu sauce.. However if there is a cheaper method and it taste ok go for it. that'd be a neat idea.. sushi pizza. make super mini sushi rolls and put them on the pizza... have ginger inside of the crust..
Maybe the reason pizza costs so much is because of the ninja turtles running around....

 

Nuala

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Are Ninja Turtles popular in Japan? When I was like 5 I use to obsess over them!

 

PopCulturePooka

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Thor said:

Are Ninja Turtles popular in Japan? When I was like 5 I use to obsess over them!

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You can actually buy there goods at old collectors shops like Mandarake or in Nakano, three stops down from Shinjuku.


Regarding sushi et al. Valid point. But after two years here you want variation and some 'home' things.

 

TwistedMac

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ﾂ神窶罵 said:

pizza is american.

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AHAHAHA... do you really believe that, or are you just saying it? because if you really think pizza is american... my god...

 

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Boy I think I just found a lucrative form of employment when I move to Japan
I make a killer pizza
And I am sure I can build one and deliver it with a beer for less than that.
But then again I've never been to japan yet so what do I know

 

PopCulturePooka

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TwistedMac said:

AHAHAHA... do you really believe that, or are you just saying it? because if you really think pizza is american... my god...

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Well the Pizza most of the world knows and eats and gets hom delivered is more an Americanised version of the Italian dish.

 

lolife

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Hey now.

What about this?

 

TwistedMac

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FirstHousePooka said:

Well the Pizza most of the world knows and eats and gets hom delivered is more an Americanised version of the Italian dish.

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Over here we don't really have the americanized version.

There are big difference between our pizzas.

mostly it seems yours are way thicker, covered in cheese and generally contain a lot more fat.

website said:

Its existence is certified long before the discovery of the Americas around the year 1000 in the city of Naples. At that time pizzas were prepared with lard cheese and herbs. The pizza as we know it today was developed after the introduction of the tomato which originally came from the Andes. Brought back to Europe by the Spanish they set the stage for the modern pizza.

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source: Cooking with Patty – Just another WordPress site

I'm just saying... "most of the world" is a bit heavy of a statement as america as the father of pizzas...

 

Nuala

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What's the difference between americanized pizza and european?

 

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Timsan

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Pizza Pizza Pie, Every Minute, Every Second, Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy Buy

 

Suki-Yaki

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FirstHousePooka said:

Oh yeah the Pizzaman!

Greatest thing ever!!!!!!!!!!!

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lol yeah !! I agree !!!