Upside-down pizza
English
A pizza built with the cheese under the sauce rather than over it, so the sauce sits on top and the cheese is protected from the oven. Standard construction for Detroit-style and Chicago deep-dish, and for Utica and some Rhode Island traditions — a structural necessity for long bakes, not a novelty.
Region
United States
Also known as
sauce on top, inverted pizza, upside down
Related
Evidence
Strongly supported- Detroit Free Press — coverage of Buddy's Pizza and Detroit-style origin — Detroit Free Press
- Chicago Tribune — history of Chicago deep-dish and tavern-style pizza — Chicago Tribune