Papa John's Shaq-a-Roni Pizza is Back!!

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

This was a favorite of mine of the Papa John Special Pizzas. Good value with lotsa Cheese of Pepperoni.

 

[John_8581]

You're in Southern California -- don't you guys eat vegetable pizza with broccoli, sliced brussels sprouts, spinach and beets? And of course, desert style pizza with coconut and pineapple chunks? A white cheese pizza? Nothing else on it. Crazy!

As for me? Give me anchovies (more so than not, I crave the saltiness) as well as sausage (sliced length wise. No circles for me), pepperoni (illustrated like you have), onions and green peppers, and lastly black olives and fresh garlic (though black olives have no taste. Green olives are preferred.) I'll eat sausage or pepperoni before I eat pizza with sliced meatballs. Sicilian squares rather than Neapolitan triangles. Anchovies have to be eaten on Neapolitan triangles, bend it with the grease dripping into your hands, and onto the napkins makes for excellent stuff.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

I have to confess; I have never eaten anchovies on a pizza. I haven't even seen anchovies offered as a topping on pizza anywhere out here for years.

I would add a buncha jalapenos to the Papa John's Shaq-A-Roni Pizza.

 

[xfire]

You gotta ask for them, most places have 'em. I get them every now and then. My aunt introduced me to anchovies on pizza when I was a kid and they're great, but most people cringe at the suggestion, even though they've never tried them so I only order them when I'm hogging a whole pizza to myself.

 

[John_8581]

You gotta ask for them, most places have 'em. I get them every now and then. My aunt introduced me to anchovies on pizza when I was a kid and they're great, but most people cringe at the suggestion, even though they've never tried them so I only order them when I'm hogging a whole pizza to myself.

I worked in a pizza parlor when I was in college. The guy, Tony, making the pizza would not even touch anchovies, let alone look at them in the big refrigerator that the pizza parlor had. He asked me to grab a few. Now the anchovy can was an industrial large sized can. With plenty of fish oil that had congealed on top of the can (probably because of non-use). I had to take the can out of the refrigerator, peal back the saran wrap, and scoop up the fish (he said, "use a fork." I said, "really?" ... And I scooped them up in my hand ... No forks for me!) -- I said, "how many do you want? He said, "twelve." -- "Twelve it is, here you go." and I put them on the pie. I put the can back into the refrigerator. Tony was such a big baby!

 

[xfire]

I worked in a pizza parlor when I was in college. The guy, Tony, making the pizza would not even touch anchovies, let alone look at them in the big refrigerator that the pizza parlor had. He asked me to grab a few. Now the anchovy can was an industrial large sized can. With plenty of fish oil that had congealed on top of the can (probably because of non-use). I had to take the can out of the refrigerator, peal back the saran wrap, and scoop up the fish (he said, "use a fork." I said, "really?" ... And I scooped them up in my hand ... No forks for me!) -- I said, "how many do you want? He said, "twelve." -- "Twelve it is, here you go." and I put them on the pie. I put the can back into the refrigerator. Tony was such a big baby!

I buy them in tins at the grocery store, you can get them rolled, rolled with capers, flat, in jars and probably a bunch of other ways I'm not aware of, but they're addictive and I eat them right out of the can.

 

[John_8581]

I buy them in tins at the grocery store, you can get them rolled, rolled with capers, flat, in jars and probably a bunch of other ways I'm not aware of, but they're addictive and I eat them right out of the can.

Yes. Me too. I like flat in olive oil. Cento or King Oscar cans. I like sardines too in olive oil, Season Brand for those. Eat both anchovies and sardines with saltine crackers. I must be of Portuguese descent in a past life.

 

[xfire]

If you're ordering pizza which do you pick, 3 toppings for $10 or 5 toppings for $11.99? I'm having a thin crust with pineapple, ham, bacon, jalapenos, and anchovies. 😋 Here's a tip for people that haven't tried anchovies, have them put on after the pizza comes out of the oven.

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