Forget Boaty McBoatface – that’s so last week. Now it’s time for the ultimate naming challenge. If you somehow haven’t already seen – getting the internet to name things is all the rage right now – from Grumpy McNoisy Butt to Pantless Thunder Goose. We thought it was high time that the much loved friendly neighbourhood Manoosh Man got his very own name. And who better to think of a name than our loyal customers and social media followers?
We thought it was high time that our much loved friendly neighbourhood pizza mascot got his very own name. So let’s name the Manoosh Man!
If you have a great idea for a name for our little guy, please head over to our Facebook page and leave your idea in the comments. Once we have enough suggestions – we’ll pick the best ideas and put them to a pole. And if you haven’t already seen #TheInternetNamesAnimals – here’s a little treat for you:
If movies are a reflection of reality then it’s no surprise that you see pizza popping up on the big screen more times than you can keep track of. There have been some unforgettable pizza moments in movies and on TV in the last few decades, most that celebrate the comforting grasp of that classic bread, cheese and sauce combo.
From comedies to dramas, blockbusters to cult classics, here are 10 monumental pizza moments in movies (and television) that solidify pizza’s status as the greatest food of all time.
Dude, Where’s My Car?
A stoner comedy like this needs requires at least one scene involving pizza, and this one is a classic. After stealing a stack of pizzas that they were meant to deliver, Jesse and Chester (Ashton Kutcher and Sean William Scott) get a visit from their boss to see what the problem was. Of course, the best place to hide the evidence is to stick it to the roof, so that’s what they do. The only questions is, when it falls down, will it still be ok to eat?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Ninja Turtles were the original pizza aficionados. What better way to finish off a day of fighting evil than polishing off an entire pizza with your three best mates? There are too many classic pizza scenes throughout the TMNT back catalogue to count, but this one sums the Turtles up perfectly.
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is rife with metaphors that reflect the slow decent of Walter White from protagonist to antagonist, but there is one that was particularly poignant. Using the same black comedy motif that was present throughout the entire series, Walt throwing the large pizza on the roof – a violent act against something so symbolic of family unity – was moment where he was done. He’d lost his innocence. Heavy stuff.
Classic Mike Meyers – pure tongue-in-cheek, taking the mickey out of the movie industry. In Wayne’s World, Wayne makes it absolutely clear that he will not bow down any sponsorship endorsements, unless of course it’s Pizza Hut. Should’ve been OOSHMAN. Schwing.
Friends
A sitcom based in New York wouldn’t be right without pizza playing a central role. There are so many classic scenes in Friends where the characters could be seen eating an almost novelty-sized New York-style pizza – which is usually enough to get your stomach grumbling – but there was once scene where Joey absolutely nailed it.
Back 2 The Future
Coming in at # 2 in the list of Back-2-The-Future-things-that-we-wish-were-real (right after the hoverboard) is the dehydrated pizza. For those who don’t remember, the dehydrated pizza was the size of your hand, and only needed four seconds in the ‘oven’ before it rehydrated into a full-sized family pizza. Why this is not a thing yet, we still aren’t sure.
Saturday Night Fever
Lauded as the most famous bite of pizza ever. Is there anything cooler than John Travola in Saturday Night Fever, strutting his stuff with a mouth full of two pizza slices as he walks away from Lenny’s in Brooklyn with the Bee Gees playing in the background?
Crazy, Stupid Love
Ryan Gosling gives Travolta a run for his money in Crazy, Stupid Love though…
Home Alone
Pizza and Home Alone go hand in hand. The first Home Alone was essentially kickstarted by a pizza-related drama, with Kevin McCallister being sent to the attic when he gets into a fight with his family over a cheese pizza. It is here that his parents forget about him and leave for vacation. Without that debacle, this classic scene would have never happened.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Eating pizza in class; isn’t that the dream? You’ve got to give full marks to Jeff Spicoli in this iconic scene for pomposity. He almost gets away with it too, that is until his Mr. Hand puts his foot down before he even gets to take a bite. You’ve got to feel sorry for that face.
Watching a classic film tonight and feel like some pizza to go with it? Give OOSHMAN (formerly known as Manoosh) a call right now. Simply order from us online or drop by and see us in person – we guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Check out our list of the most expensive pizzas in the world too. Or if you’re looking for a laugh, check out our list of pizza puns.
Cartoons have a knack for making food and beverages look unimaginably delicious. Of course everybody loves pizza, but there’s something about its cheesy, droopy nature that makes it ripe for animation. It’s a dish that’s so ingrained in pop culture that it’d be no surprise if you found it referenced in just about every classic TV show ever; but it’s the animations that manage to make it look otherworldly. Here are 5 times cartoon pizza looked better than the real thing.
Sometimes fiction and reality don’t quite align, and when it comes to food, cartoons do a pretty good job of making you salivate. Here are 5 times cartoon pizza looked better than the real thing.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The original pizza nuts, there are few characters in history who loved sucking down a nice cheesy slice more than the Turtles. What better way to wind down after a day of fighting evil than eating an entire pizza to yourself with your three best mates?
Daria
Nothing says ‘angsty teen’ like oversized wireframe glasses, perpetual monotony and an obsession for pizza. Daria ate her fair share over the course of the show, and of course, it was always pure melty goodness.
Scooby Doo and Shaggy were both unstoppable eating machines, and when he wasn’t getting stuck in to Scooby Snacks, Scoobs could be found enjoying a pizza or three.
The Simpsons animators were kings of making foods and liquids look impalpably tasty, frosty beers being a case in point. But pizza also made an appearance fairly often and man, did it look good.
Garfield
Garfield was an absolute fiend for pizza with a bottomless stomach for food. It’s no wonder then that the classic pepperoni pizza made an appearance more than once during the duration of the show.
Hungry? Give OOSHMAN (formerly known as Manoosh) a call right now. Simply order from us online or drop by and see us in person – we guarantee you will not be disappointed.
The internet loves pizza almost as much as we do, so it’s no surprise that there is a universe of pizza GIFs out there on the web. Some are pulled from classic movies and TV shows, some revolve around the delectable cheesiness of pizza, and some are just plain weird. GIF-makers have nailed the art of creating continually looping GIFs so there are also some bizarrely mesmerising out there too.
You know you can’t resist pizza’s clutches. Bow down to the pizza gods with the 7 most hypnotising pizza GIFs on the internet right now.
Hungry? Give OOSHMAN (formerly known as Manoosh) a call right now for all that cheesy goodness. Simply order from us online or drop by and see us in person – we guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Check out our list of the most expensive pizza ever too! Or if you’re looking for a laugh, check out our list of pizza puns.
One month after we put Daiya Vegan Cheese on the menu we sold out. We had no idea just how popular this stuff was going to be. We import Daiya from the other side of the world so when we found out there were transport issues, it was a massive blow for us and our customers.
Finally, after a 3 month vegan cheese drought – our delivery arrived.
This time we’ve bought half a ton which should keep us going for a little while.
We import Daiya vegan cheese from the other side of the world so when we found out there were transport issues, it was a massive blow for us and our customers!
Daiya is pretty amazing, and even some our non vegan customers are starting to ask for it. If you haven’t tried it yet and your intrigued, drop by and try one of our vegan pizza’s.
If you wan’t to know more about the brand, their philosophy and their story, check out their website – it’s amazing stuff.
Also, for all our loyal vegan customers, we’re also partnering with Booza to supply us with vegan ice cream.
Drop by OOSHMAN (formerly known as Manoosh) or order online, and if you haven’t already, you can subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay in the loop. We are playing up some of the finest vegan and vegetarian food the inner west has to offer!
On 1st February 2016 our second store in Marrickville opened for business, and since then we almost can’t keep the pizza’s coming fast enough! Everyone has been amazingly supportive, and we’re extremely grateful to our loyal customers, new and old, for being so supportive and spreading the word about OOSHMAN (formerly known as Manoosh).
If you or anyone you know live in Wolli Creek, Earlwood, or Hurlstone Park, the great news is that we now deliver from our new Store! More OOSHMAN for more people!
Not only are our delivery times even faster with the new store, we now deliver to Wolli Creek, Earlwood, and Hurlstone Park!
Also, if you haven’t already heard, we’re also partnering with Booza to supply us with vegan ice cream and Ben and Jerry’s to supply us with ice cream.
The other big change is that we’ve now changed up the way we serve our classic Lebanese style pizza‘s!
A part of the pizza’s charm is that you get a wholesome, hearty meal for an honest price. Rarely do they stretch above the $20 mark, even if, like at Manoosh, they use the freshest, highest quality ingredients.
But like many classic takeaway dishes, the humble pizza has rolled its way into the fine-dining market, with some restaurants having a stab at making the modest dish something else entirely. You won’t find any shredded ham or pepperoni here, these are the 5 most ridiculously expensive pizzas in the world.
Got some spare change and feeling a little extravagant? Why don’t you lash out on one of the 5 most expensive pizzas in the world.
Gordon Ramsay’s Pizza – Maze, London – $250
The ‘Gordon Ramsay’ is featured on the menu at London’s illustrious Maze and is named after the restaurant’s infamous head chef. For a long time it was known in the Guisness Book of World Records as the most expensive pizza in the world, but in recent times has been surpassed. Considerably. This $250 pizza is a little fancier than what we are used to making (although we are not sure how it justifies its price tag), topped Italian onion puree, white truffle pasta, buffalo mozerella, fontina, fresh herbs, pancetta and cep mushrooms. The price is relative to how much truffle you want – we say the less the better.
The C6 – Stevestson Pizza, Richmond, BC, Canada – $450
This is a bit of a seafood delight (Canada is known for its extremely fresh and top quality seafood) – a major contributing factor to its massive price tag. The C6 costs almost double what Ramsay is charging for his glory pizza and features lobster thermidor, black Alaskan cod, prawns, smoked salmon and Russian Osetra caviar – one of he world’s most expensive caviars.
Nino Bellissima – Gino’s Restaurant, New York City – $1,000
A slightly different looking pizza, the Nino Bellissima will set you back a cool $1000. Created by Giovani Spatala, it features a thin crust, six different types of caviar, two lobster tails and is only 12-inches wide. Supposedly it costs them $720 to make – that’s a pretty reasonable markup.
Another 12-incher, the Pizza Royale 007 is, of course, inspired by the outrageous lavishness of James Bond. It features some ridiculously extravagant ingredients such as caviar soaked in Dom Perignon, lobster marinated in 100-year-old cognac, venison medallions, Scottish smoked salmon, prosciutto of the highest quality and vintage balsamic vinegar. It’s also topped with 24-carat gold flakes for that golden touch.
Louis XIII – Salerno, Italy – $12,000
The most expensive pizza in the world was created by Renato Viola for a select crowd in Salerno, a coastal city in Italy. At 20cm, it’s a pizza for two; so in a way this only $6,000 apiece – still the most expensive pizza on the list. The dough is made from organic Arabian flour, is dusted with Murray River pink salt and takes 72-hours to prepare, which allows it time to rest before being cooked.
The toppings are as excessive as you’d expect with three rare types of caviar –Â Oscietra Royal Prestige, Kaspia Oscietra Royal Classic from the Iranian coast, and Kaspia Beluga – Norwegian lobster and 7 types of cheese.
The pizza is served with a host of hand selected beverages including Champagne Krug Clos du Mesnil 1995 which compliments the lobster and caviar, followed by Carta Real Sanches Romate Finos brandy and Louis XIII cognac – a revered spirit, commonly known as the rarest, most expensive cognac on the market.
The pizza is also prepared and served at your house.
If you’re looking for the best pizza in the world, head on over to OOSHMAN (formerly known as Manoosh) in Enmore or Marrickville. You won’t find a healthier, more delicious or authentic version of modern pizza than right here. Simply order from us online or drop by and see us in person – we guarantee you will not be disappointed.
The classic pizza as we know it today started gaining massive popularity around the end of the 19th century. Although the exact origins of pizza are a little unclear, what is certain is the there are many different culinary cultures that have left their mark on what the modern pizza has become.
Each have injected their own personality into the dish and some cross-overs have yielded some absolutely incredible results – now there are hundreds of different variations of the dish. Feel free to salivate with us over these 9 different styles of pizza from around the world.
The modern pizza is a multicultural dish with many different variations cross-pollinating across the globe. Let’s have a look at some different styles of pizza from around the world.
American
While the Italians may have created the first ‘classic’ pizza, it was the Americans who brought it to the rest of the world in a very different way. Pizza first arrived in America at the end of the 19th century and took off massively mid-way through the 20th century when troves of European immigrants fled their countries during the World Wars. Now different cities in the States have their own sub-categories of pizza, each which can in some way be traced back to the original – dough, sauce, cheese.
• Californian style: Similar crust to the Neapolitan original – thin and airy – but with an array of strange ingredients. A style that took off in the 1980s.
• Chicago deep dish: Developed by Pizza Uno in the 1940s, the Chicago deep dish pizza has a thick doughy crust – almost like a cake. Cheese is usually under the sauce so that it doesn’t burn.
• Detroit style: A square pizza, similar to classic Sicilian pizzas, with caramelised, deep dish crusts.
• New Jersey ‘pizza pie’: Similar crust to classic Neapolitan or New York style pizzas, however the cheese and toppings are placed on top of the pizza sauce, making the tart flavour of the sauce the most dominant. Said the be the second-oldest pizza style in the US.
The Turkish variation of the pizza, named lamacun, is quite similar to traditional Lebanese lahembajin. It often features a thin crust with minced meat, with chopped herbs and vegetables on top.
Zapiekanka is a Polish street food somewhere between a pizza and a sub. Grated cheese and chopped vegetables are melted on top of a long baguette-style roll and topped with tomato sauce.
Greek pizza tends to have quite a different crust than traditional Italian pizza. It is generally cooked in a heavily oiled pan and is puffy, oily and chewy, similar to focaccia. Toppings tend to be Greek favourites like fetta, olives, red onion.
Tarte Flambee or Flammkuchen, is a Western European cousin of the pizza. It features thinly rolled bread (usually rectangular) covered with either fromage blanc or crème fraîche, very thinly slced white onions and lardons (small slices or chunks of pork fat).
Georgian
Khachapuri is a distant cousin to the pizza, a little more like pide, however its cheesy core makes it family all the same. Made from a flat bread ‘shoe’ the middle is filled with cheese and egg, typically with other ingredients scattered on top.
Coca is a Spanish pastry, very similar to pizza. Made up of very oily, sometimes sticky flatbread, it is usually topped with Spanish sausage and grilled vegetables. It can be closed (like a pie) or open like a pizza.
Paratha is an Indian dish very similar to the classic Neapolitan pizza base – thin and crispy. It has many different variations with traditional pizza-style ingredients like meats, vegetables and egg often being placed on top or cooked inside.
Finally the Lebanese ‘pizza’. Manakish, or man’ousheh, is a delicious dish made from dough topped with oil and zaatar. It has been modified in many ways, being topped with cheese, minced meats, vegetables and egg. Lahembajin is another popular pizza-type dish from Lebanon – it roughly translates to ‘meat on dough’  with a delicious mixture on herbs, veggies and spices being mixed in with ground meat and spread on to flatbread.
Pizza, and the various offshoots of pizza, are beautiful foods. Simple and versatile, its no wonder that so many different cultures scattered across the globe developed a dish which is inherently so similar. You won’t find a healthier, more delicious or authentic version of modern pizza than right here at OOSHMAN (formerly known as Manoosh). Simply order from us online or drop by and see us in person – we guarantee you will not be disappointed.
The origins of pizza are cloudy. There are claims that it dates back to the Ancient Greeks who used to put oil, herbs and cheese on flat bread in a crude version of the modern dish. Other purists say Italians invented the ‘classic’ pizza, and though the universal term for the dish stems from the their interpretation, the truth is, it is almost impossible to trace the exact origins of pizza, and even harder to resolve who actually ‘invented’ the pizza.
The Greeks, the Italians, the Lebanese – so many different nations claim to have invented the pizza. But there is one who is quite unexpected, a dark horse in the pack. Is pizza Chinese?
The Scallion Pancake
Traditional Chinese food is often associated with a combination of sweet and salty flavours, with rice, vegetables and soybeans at the heart of many dishes. These staples don’t indicate any correlation with the modern pizza with its cheese and tomato sauce base. However, when you think of the different origins from which pizza has stemmed – such as Lebanon with its man’oushe – then it might seem possible that the Chinese may have developed a form of pizza long before anybody else. Let’s break pizza to its most simple definition – a baked dough crust with toppings. And consider for a moment what a scallion pancake looks like. Despite its name, a scallion pancake is made with dough, not batter, and is garnished with oil and green onion. Baked goods of this kind can be dated back almost 5,000 years.
This throws a new player into the game. Most believe that early forms of pizza either came from the Mediterranean or the Middle East, which then made their way to Italy – eventually evolving into the classic modern pizza. What if, in fact, it was the scallion pancake that made its way to Italy to be revamped and given to world? Would this make China the official inventor of pizza?
Marco Polo, the famed Italian explorer, spent a lot of time in China in the early-mid 13th Century, and is often (incorrectly) referred to as the first European in China. Although there were Europeans in China before him, Polo was the first to write widely about his experiences and influenced many famous explored after him.
Legend has it that it was in fact Polo that brought the pizza to Italy – or the scallion pancake at least. The story goes that he missed the pancake so much that he convinced a chef at a friend’s dinner party to try to recreate it for him. To no avail, Polo suggested that the fillings be put on top rather than inside the ‘pancake’ dough. The dish, the first ‘pizza’ per se, was a hit and the chef returned to Naples with a mission to improve it – the rest is history.
Like all legends, sources are shaky at best for this version of the pizza story. But like all good myths, it could very well be true. That being said, in all of Polo’s revered recounts of his travels in the East there are none that talk of the scallion pancake, though it is most likely that he ate them.
So then, are we back to square one? Though it is plausible that Polo brought the idea of the pizza back to Italy, the reality is that it is most likely that the groundwork for the modern dish was done either in the Middle East (like man’oushe) or the Mediterranean (the etymology of the word does point to some sort of Latin connection with pita bread).
Luckily the modern Australian pizza takes all of this into account, and has elements from around the world ingrained into its unique personality. We don’t really mind where pizza actually came from, we just care that our pizza is great.
If you’re in Sydney and want to try a great modern Aussie pizza or our Lebanese take on the dish, drop by OOSHMAN (formerly known as Manoosh) or order online. Or if you’re after top quality mobile pizza catering, get in touch today!
