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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 originDetroit Free Press
  • Chicago Tribune — history of Chicago deep-dish and tavern-style pizzaChicago Tribune