“40 years ago a young guy with a big smile and a taste for pizza didn’t set out to create a legend. Pep Simek just wanted a great pizza… But as soon as people tasted what he had created, a legend was born…”
- suggested cook time 17 minutes (right on the dot)
- $6.49
- 28.7 ounces
- 2100 Cal/FP
- Here you go: 323 Cal/$, 4.4 oz/$
Picked up this beaut down at the local FP$, (frozen pizza $tore) Pinkus McBride. Hadn’t seen it before and decided to give it a try.
FP review:
Appearance:
Oh boy. When I unwrapped this puppy, I could hear it barking louder than a dump truck. Just look at the mountains of meat.
Fairly thick crust for an FP. Real nice.
The cheese caramelized a bit, but it didn’t even matter. There is so much meat you can hardly see the cheese.
Top view. Check out the topping coverage on that FP. Sure is something else.
Bark bark. dump truck.
Porcine boulders waiting to be excavated. Slices of pepperoni covered with flecks of bacon and ham. Truly an FPE’s dream come true. Looks great.
Nose:
The scent of the sausage really gets you going. The fennel and thyme are the most discernible fragrance, but you can also smell the tomato a bit. You gotta try real hard though, and know that there is tomato sauce, and inhale really fast. Pleasant bouquet.
Mouth-feel:
Pretty good, but strange. The bites without the sausage perform extremely well. The crust is flaky, the sauce provides adequate moisture, and the cheese breaks apart with ease. When the sausage comes into play, it’s a different story. The giant agglomerations of pork and spice really overpower the texture. Each one requires a bite that you must dedicate solely to that gob of hog. And it’s not like the sausage itself is unappealing. It’s just not really what I expect or want when I’m eating an FP.
Overall:
I feel starstruck. Not sure what to say. I am in the presence of a legend. All in all, very happy with this purchase. It is a bit more expensive than your average FP, but it certainly is not meant to be taken down solo. Big flavors, big meat, Big Ben.
Ratings:
Value: 85/100 – Not bad numbers in terms of Cal/$ and oz/$. As mentioned above, this FP is meant to be shared. Take it to the beach and make some friends.
Taste: 93/100 – A heavy hitter in the taste department. Don’t have much bad to say here. A little salty at times, but you gotta cure your meat somehow.
Aura: 84/100 – Pretty straight forward FPP, They use green for the background color though, which seems very un-FP like.
Mouth-feel: 77/100 – Maybe I should give two numbers here. The mouth-feel on the sausage-less bites was up in the lower nineties, but the bites of all sausage were kind of unrankable. I guess a 77 will average it out somehow.
Overall: 85/100 – B Solid
Suggested wine paring – Viognier
I hope all of your FP dreams come true. I know sometimes it is hard to believe anyone else cares about FP’s, but we are all here for you.
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