Italian Chef Reacts to $5 vs $135 Pizzas 

Which Pizza did you like the most?

For the price of the $135 pizza you could buy the $23 and a truffle (and have some truffle leftover.)

That squash blossom and burrata pizza at Mozza is legitimately incredible. It is one they've kept for their whole history, while changing some others. Also, it does have passata on it.

Cheese is not burned come on, looks beautifully crispy. For sure 10/10.

I put olive oil on my crust also - two reasons, it really helps golden the crust, and it helps create a barrier that any wayward sauce or cheese doesn't wanna climb while cooking.

Theres a Part two of this video and the most expensive pizza in that video is even crazier! Would love to see you react to this. 🙏

I really enjoy those burnt cheese bits on the crust. To each their own

The crispy (not burnt!) cheese on the crust is so delicious. Why the hate on that?

Spago is a Michelin star restaurant opened as well as owned by Wolfgang Puck (or was owned at one time). 😊

I went to Spago in Budapest; there they have a “pizza” that is topped with smoked salmon and caviar. It is very good, but I don’t understand it as a “pizza” - to me it’s something a drunk Michelin chef makes after a night out or as a hangover meal :)

The squash blossom pizza looked incredible. I can see you have some ideas to make it even better👍😊

Usually swap between Pizza Margherita, Pepperoni Pizza, Diavola Pizza. But if I fancy something different then I’ll have the odd Chicken Pizza, not the best but it’s ok if you’re after a change

Great video chef! 😉 Chicken on pizza... I wish I could share the picture of my homemade Buffalo Chicken Pizza on the comment section. Chef, your probably going to call it a hot sandwich. Lol! But it is so delicious! (I put herbs and garlic in my pizza dough, when baked, not thin, but not too thick, so soft, lots of flavor.) After I stretch out my dough, I put extra virgin olive oil, asiago, parmesan, provolone cheese, off the bone shredded chicken, a sprinkle of minced celery, real mozzarella cheese, sauteed onions, sliced black olives, then bake on a baking stone in my oven. When done, I drizzle homemade buffalo sauce over the pizza and brush butter on the crust. 😋 It's my son's favorite pizza. 🤗 My husband's favorite is easy, pepperoni pizza. Lol! Mine I call Greek pizza... homemade pesto sauce (with pistachios not pine nuts) first, parmesan and fresh mozzarella cheese, off the bone shredded chicken, spinach, sweet basil, kalamata olives, feta cheese, sauteed onions. 😍😋 Soppressata is a good substitute for chicken on it too. It's fun to experiment with different ingredients and find out what works and doesn't on pizza. I have food allergies, shellfish, mushrooms. So the middle pizza would be my favorite in that video, and I agree with you about the cheese. 😁😉 God bless from Kentucky, one pizza lover to another. 🍕✝️🇺🇸

Hi Vincenzo. I'm a subscriber in USA /Connecticut. There is a lot of talk around here about New Haven Pizza. I don't think you have been to New Haven. Have you looked at videos about New Haven Pizza? Thank you.

I feel deprived I'm 65yrs-old and never tasted truffles.

The danger of using shredded mozzarella is that it will cook too fast compared to the crust and burn at over 400 degrees Celsius. I would use what is called "Cubetti" instead. Larger cubes will handle the cooking temperatures better. Another trick I was taught by a Naples pizza chef was adding some Manitoba flour. It will strengthen the dough and make it more elastic. He told me that anyone can learn to make a good pizza if they have the passion and drive to learn it. Some of the best Sushi chefs are from Scandinavia. Here in Oslo, we have one of the best sushi chefs in the world, who is a Soviet Korean. So anything is possible if we really put time into it.

When I visit Los Angeles, I always go to Mozza if you ever get to LA you should check it out. You will be surprised. All the food is very good.

I know Vincenzo that you disagree, but I adore grilled chicken and love it on pizza, pasta, frittata/omelette and many other dishes.

I dont like truffle so when i see these kinds of videos its like i see money getting burned. Also i prefer my pizza simple. It is supposed to be poor man food. I will gladly pay for a well made pizza and service but not for fancy ingredients on it.

I would go with the squash blossom pizza. I do wish toppings went a little closer to the edge... For me, pizza is mostly about the toppings. Vincenzo 's thoughts about ideas that might make this even better are worth testing.

Italy has nothing on New Haven… Shots fired 😂

You could also react to really dough series on pizza

I've eaten 25-30€ freshly made pasta with a lot more white truffle shavings than this. Definetly extremely overpriced. Most of it is paid for the location, i guess.

Enjoyed the video. You should react to their New York Pizza video. It will be quite...interesting. I'm not going to spoil anything. But I would love to see your reaction to that.

I had the pleasure to have eaten at Pepe in Grani last month, and it was a awesome food experience. It is well priced, as you mentioned, and has a fantastic variety on offer. The only letdown was the service. It was a pity as it left a sour taste in the end. Nonetheless, it was very late as our booking was brought forward to 11.30pm, so I could imagine the workload catching up with the floorstaff 🇦🇺🇮🇹

I could never justify spending $135 on a pizza, irrespective that they used Truffles. So for me the 2nd one was the best value and nicest looking pizza. Personally, I like truffles with eggs. Now that is a wonderful experience.

every pizza you have is the best pizza you ever had in your life

Great to see my local restaurants featured and approved! :)

He doesn't like burned cheese? Is he mad? Best part of any pizza.

Just so you know japanese and Korean people like mayo and Corn on the pizza also 🤣 don't pass out after reading this. That is truth

Agreed on chicken not being a good pizza topping. It dries out too much. Pineapple is more acceptable on a pizza than chicken.

"Why you like chicken on pizza" we like meat on our pizza. Chicken is just a leaner meat. Aort of why we also put chicken in pasta. Usually its a pasta thats made wity a lot of butter. Butter goes really well with chicken. Especially with garlic. I can hear the crying from here. But my personal preference since the lockdowns is just keeping it simple and making it at home. You and vito lacopelli deserve credit for that

If you’re putting white truffle on pizza or for flavour, you’re doing it for the money. Him just saying it’s not about the money, tells me it really is.

Hi Vincenzo, I’ll only eat Dominos when I’m in a financial bind, but other than that, I choose to make my own pizza. Nothing better than making it yourself!

Hey, Vincenzo, I made Ragu alla Genovese from Naples last week and was wondering if you have made it.

2:55 Yeah the price is more like $10 or perhaps a bit more. The video you are reacting to is a couple years old.

Vincenzo, I totally agree with you about the crust on the truffles pizza, it's not ok at all for that price point and they should've used fresh bits of mozzarella instead of shredded...Great video.

Remember theres the another video about pizza from there playlist

I would *LOVE* to see Vincenzo react to the whole 'Really Dough" series from Episode 1 to the end. They're short and I'd love to get his take on each one.

Get truffle, shaver, and go to best pizza restaurant you can find. Then buy cheese only pizza and shave the truffle yourself or ask chef to do it ;D

While I LOVE pizza, I have serious difficulty finding a pizza I can eat in the States. As I cannot suffer sauce, with the tomato SKIN still attached. The LOOK I get when I walk into Pizzarama asking to SEE the sauce, before I order, is precious.

Hi Vincenzo! In Malta we have tray pizza cut in squares which sell between 1.50 euro to 2.50 euro. It is a soft dough, similar to a deep pan pizza. Nothing artisan about it, but tastes incredible! You should check it out in one of the Maltese pastizzerias there are in Australia, along with our famous pastizzi!

Great video, Chef Vincenzo! I actually alergic to broccoli, and a few other vegetables. I did send this video to My Vegetarian Friend at Work! Keep up the great work! Bellisimo!

Wow the guy from Communiry got younger 😊

I'm not from Rome but the best pizza looked like the first one. Meh I'm traditionalist i guess. Second pizza looked like every now and again you'd get to much mozz thats not cooked. I have not tried it so i don't know. Just off looks off for pizza.

Interesting test! I liked the $5 pizza the most. Great value for money! I don't like truffles at all, no matter what dish they go with. The smell is reminiscent of boars in heat.

Pizza's this cheap in LA? The price of a pizza in the US is the price of a slice here in Canada. I'm talking Montreal. This is absurd!

I believe Spago is the restaurant started by chef Wolfgang Puck… It’s quite famous.

I dont like chicken on pizza either! The second pizza I would for sure try

Love pizza, even these fancy California versions. But the best pizza in the world comes out of New York City.

ANY pizza at $135 is obscene and automatically garbage. Don’t care WHAT is in it, on it or who made it.

i like chicken on pizza, it pairs very well with the cheese and tomato sauce, garlic too of course, i usually order a margherita and then i add chicken and garlic on it. best pizza ever.

The reason why BuzzFeed disappeared is it went from cool and edgy channel for young people into extremely hardcore left wing politics, which alienated not only those who have opposing views, but also a huge chunk of audience who just wanted some entertainment and not constant political messaging.

this video is from a few years ago; nowadays even the most basic pizza at Blaze Pizza costs at least $7.95 ..... Blaze is a chain in US & Canada, but their pizza is still better than Domino's or PapaJohns; it is thin and crispy, a little closer to a Napolitano pizza

Hipsters doing to pizza like they do to everything else: taking something already practically perfect and ruining it.

For reference, that video is like 8 years old, so that $5 pizza ain't $5 anymore. I miss pre-COVID food prices.

PIZZA HUT AND DOMINOES are pretty bad but PAPA JOHNS IS THE WORST. - A random Italian person

Don't hate on pizza hut. They used to be awesome in the 80's.😁

Thanks for the video Vicenzo. Do you have a recipe of a pasta with truffle? I really want to make a pasta with truffle but I don’t want to ruin such a beautiful ingredient and I trust your recipes

Jeeez, the guy in the video speaks X2 speed, unbearable xD

nice video, i think that's indeed the price isn't worth it for sure, the truffle is good but the pizza looked like good but not life changing, sound like a "salt bae" pizza otherwise isn't that guy at the start of the video behind the laptop the same guy that did the omurice video with Motokishi dai-sensei ? I don't remember his name. Edit : ah found him he's Andrew from the Tasty YT channel and he was also on buzzfeed.

I never understood why young men and women would go out of their way to make their hair gray. I don’t think it looks how they think it will

What type of red or white wine would be your go-to with pizza Vincenzo?

Love the reacting video vincenzo love your content your a amazing RU-vidr I love watching your videos they are the greatest and the best and the coolest your content is the greatest and the best and the coolest it always brings a smile to my face watching your content your a amazing and fantastic cook vincenzo😊❤️

I’m sorry but I love chicken on pizza if u cook breaded chicken on a cheese pizza it tastes like a chicken Parmesan grinder. 😂

In Indonesia, sometimes chicken become a substitute for beef, for those who don't eat beef (like me, because of religion reason as a Hindu), chicken for me is the best substitute, also in Indonesia, pork is sell limited due to religion reason for Moslems. And i never see someone sell or made pizza with meat topping from pork. Vincenzo, is anyone in Italy use pork as meat topping for pizza, or only in pasta?

If think that cheese is burnt, then don't try Detroit pizza. Burnt cheese edge is essential to Detroit pizza 🍕.

$135 for a pizza??? 😲 You can’t be serious! 🤦🏽‍♀️ Even if it had Wagu A5 and truffle on it you’d be pushing it - it’s a bloody pizza! 🙄 It’s for people with more money than sense!!!

Blaze Pizza...no no no. I've had it. The crust is cardboard. Look at how exactly perfect the ring of crust is.

Chicken, like pineapple, doesn't belong on pizza. Domino's has a pizza worth trying. Their hand made pan pizza. That's it. The only one.

You should do a reaction video to a man called Pasquile Sciarrpa I think I spelled it right, but he's a RU-vid Italian Chef just want to know what u think !!!

The second pizza looked most appetizing. I think I don't care that much about truffle. I'd rather want spinach and ricotta or something like that.

I think you should do some actually traditional italian recipes, and not these newfangled chinese/american fusion foods. noodles, tomatoes, and rice aren't traditional, those are imports from china and america.

Think you should compare the same pizza in every place. Not fair to compare a truffle pizza with a Margherita pizza.

Love this show. Watched worth it starting at the second episode til they ended it recently. Wait til you see the video with the $2000 pizza. You need to come to the u.s. and film food content. Try the pizza and the bbq. Try the pasta. For the love of God Try a buffalo chicken pizza and you'll understand chicken on pizza

How old is the pizza video you were watching Vincenco? 5 dollar Blaze pizza feels like a decade ago. 😂

Sorry, no way I'd pay $135.00 for a pizza.

Vencinzo, have you seen the channel “ pasta grammar “ ? Think you might enjoy.

Instead of the International Space Station, the Pizza hut should have been sent to a black hole in space 😂😂😂

As an American I want meat with or on every meal. I can do without sometimes but if I can work it in I will. Chicken is an easy fill. Boring but meat. That's all

THe second one. I'd choose a pizza napoletana any day, and number 2 was the one that came closest.

I’ll take the first two pizzas!

I like some color on the cheese

Well, USA's Pizza Hut and Domino's is better than Australia's. Like that Pizza you tried from Domino's in Australia; I wouldn't choose those pizzas either; they look like junk pizzas. But Pizza Hut IS better than Domino's here in the USA. Pizza Hut is better than Domino's for everything. My favorite Pizza is actually Taco Pizza from Pietro's Pizza, that's a USA, local, quality, Northwestern Pizza Chain. See, Pizza is my most favorite food, Taco Pizza is my most favorite Pizza. The top of the top of food for me. ☺

i think this is the first time i ever see someone reacting to a worth it video by buzzfeed i think...

Haha he sped up the first video.

Give me the cheap stuff and put some topping on it. $8 for that would be the best for me. You asked who orders Pizza Hut or Dominos? I don't do Pizza Hut anymore. Their customer service where I am is *terrible*. But I definitely order Dominos about twice a month. I work at a public high school. And Dominos delivers to my school. I can get on my phone, order through their web page, and have a pizza delivered to my school quickly.

@vincenzoplate you should Review worth pasta edition

i bet it was $5/slice, not 5 per pie.

I would go for the first pizza and not about the price. The second has a crust done a bit too much and will be harder to bite into. The third looks nice but I've never had truffles before. The price is way out of my budget range. Most of my cooking career has been in public soup kitchens and homeless shelters in a very low budget. My goal was to provide the most nutrition possible and fr the meal to be healthier than average middle class and on a low budget. Hard pizza crusts break filling and dental crowns. The poor don't get good dental care in America. These people are having a very hard time in their lives. The food is supposed to be a short break from extreme poverty. Breaking teeth, fillings or crowns doesn't provide that short break from a miserable life. In fact it makes their lives more miserable. I do make pourable pizza crust at the shelters. Pizza done in large sheet pans but with as much care as possible.

Vincenzo one thing I truly can't understand is why Italians really don't like the chiken on pizza. I mean, why is pork or beef okay and chiken is not?))

My nickname for Dominos is DreadBread.

Aaa yea, "worth it" was a good show 😁 Nowdays the same people are involved on other RU-vid channel and one of them got much flack for gatekeeping lately

Is the video speeded up?

How about ham,pineapple and truffles? 10 am

Second one hands down! I would just prefer a different cheese

Im sorry but we dont have proper italian resto in here and only pizza hut and domino pizza available. Though yummy, i want to know how the proper pizza taste is.

I will make my own 😂

Really wanna try that zucchini pizza. Cool video as always chef ❤

5$ - one looks proper, but its clear the crust not airy, the dough is like commercial one, a bit cardboard. The whole process seems like they only left ths forniolo some skills but the rest automated 23 - yeah this is the real deal, maybe the crust too uniform color for my liking, but I understand how they achieve it, and nothing wrong with it. I would go for preferment and higher oven temp but its just personal preferences. The toppings and the quality of materials seems top notch. Nicely done. I remember Vito once filled zuccini flower with ricotta cheese, this pizza reminded me of that. 135$ - nothing justifies that price, pizza was invented in times when there was a great need for cheaper foods. And I think a good pizza should be affordable and enjoyable by everyone. But otherewise, the not ethical questions, technically yes the dough is elastic, not sure but might underfermented. Shredded mozzarella is a no go for me, yes the oven rather dries than bake that poor pizza. Even in my home electric all purpuse oven bakes in 3 min with a pizza stone (okay under its not well baked but least at top okay), baking for 5 min is way too much and even at the end it looks pale. I think the second place did the best job, and honestly the cheapest and most expensive is a tie for me because the most expensive had better dough, but the cheapest had better baking. Putting on expensive materials is something anyone can do so for that I can't give the extra for the expensive one. I will surely go and check Fraco Pepe video beacuse I missed that. I think thats more close to my style.