Scattegories Debate

[Brainonska511]

Would you consider Ranch Dressing to be a pizza topping?

I was voted down as it not being a topping, but my arguement is, if you can put it on top of a pizza (excluding the cheese, sauce, and dough), then it qualifies as a topping.

 

[Wreckem]

Id say yes, I know plenty of people who slather it on. Is a traditional topping? No but it is a topping commonly used by a lot of people.

 

[platinumike]

Roast beef, Red peppers, Radish, Relish

 

[jlee]

Just about anything (edible) could be a pizza topping, no?

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

...and in Alaska, Reindeer sausage.

and, roasted garlic?

 

[Excelsior]

Uh..do you put ranch dressing on the pizza before you bake it (excluding delivery)?

Because when I think of pizza toppings, I think of ingredients that go on the pizza BEFORE it is put in the oven.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

before/after baking can be a grey area though... some things like fresh garlic can't really be baked or it turns into roasted garlic. But if it can't count as a topping, when the heck is it? What's parm. cheez and crushed peppers?

 

[Quasmo]

scooby doo's toppings all start with R

 

[OrganizedChaos]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
before/after baking can be a grey area though... some things like fresh garlic can't really be baked or it turns into roasted garlic. But if it can't count as a topping, when the heck is it? What's parm. cheez and crushed peppers?

seasoning

 

[edmicman]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
before/after baking can be a grey area though... some things like fresh garlic can't really be baked or it turns into roasted garlic. But if it can't count as a topping, when the heck is it? What's parm. cheez and crushed peppers?

I would call those "sides" or "condiments".

Originally posted by: Excelsior
Uh..do you put ranch dressing on the pizza before you bake it (excluding delivery)?

Because when I think of pizza toppings, I think of ingredients that go on the pizza BEFORE it is put in the oven.

I think this is a good point. Go to any pizza place and look at their list of available toppings. Do you ever order a pizza with pepperoni and heavy ranch? No, you order ranch on the side, or marinara on the side.

 

[Captante]

Anything you put on top of a pizza becomes "pizza topping" ... wether you would want to eat it or not is another question!

 

[FoBoT]

ranch dressing is dressing, it has nothing to do with pizza

Red Onion is the only thing i can think of that fits that

 

[Xstatic1]

ranch dressing an actual pizza topping? uh, no. more like, ewwwwww. good one for creativity...for scattergories, though.

 

[Platypus]

Pizza Slut used to make a pizza with ranch instead of marinara so you're correct in some small way

 

[sandorski]

Dip, not Topping.

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
scooby doo's toppings all start with R

scooby snacks don't start with R

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Roadkill

- M4H

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Roadkill

- M4H

Rat

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Would you consider Ranch Dressing to be a pizza topping?

I was voted down as it not being a topping, but my arguement is, if you can put it on top of a pizza (excluding the cheese, sauce, and dough), then it qualifies as a topping.

I have had chicken pizzas with a ranch sauce, and used ranch as a dip. Does the sauce count as a topping?

To clarify in regards to the above posts, the ranch sauce is put on the pizzas before baking, just like regular sauce.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

It depends also on the pizza place... most carry the usual toppings but a local place offers black beans, gruyere cheese, carrots, lettuce, pine nuts, chorizo, halibut, lamb, chipotle sauce, and 100's of other oddities as toppings. REALLY GOOD STUFF.

 

[TheChort]

like many people already pointed out, my understanding of a pizza topping is something you add to the pizza BEFORE cooking
anything you add after it comes out of the over is a condiment, a side, or a dressing

BUT
according to the American Heritage Dictionary, a topping is:

A sauce, frosting, or garnish for food.

therefore ranch would be considered a topping

 

[benplaut]

Pirates!

 

[Dean]

What about Raurage and Repperoni?

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: Xstatic1
ranch dressing an actual pizza topping? uh, no. more like, ewwwwww. good one for creativity...for scattergories, though.

Ranch dressing on pizza is very good, but I don't know if I would call it a pizza topping.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511
Would you consider Ranch Dressing to be a pizza topping?

I was voted down as it not being a topping, but my arguement is, if you can put it on top of a pizza (excluding the cheese, sauce, and dough), then it qualifies as a topping.

I could put rat poison on top of a pizza, but I don't think it would count

It has to be something "traditionally" put on a pizza prior to baking. I've had pizzas with weird things on them like corn and beans, but I don't think they would count.