Chicago-style pizza

A Chicago-style pizza

Meaning

Noun

  • A casserole-like deep-dish pizza, the crust of which has a characteristically high edge, on which the toppings are often layered "upside down" (first cheese and meat or vegetables, then tomato sauce).

Origin

  • Chicago + pizza.
  • From being a style of pizza that originated in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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