Originally Posted by
Sweet Willie
Italian sausage is the #1 pizza topping in the Chicago area (thankfully IMO), Pepperoni is #1 elsewhere in the US. I must be a true Chicago raised person as pepperoni is a pale second topping compared with sausage.
A toast to whoever invented deep dish, another slice please^
Not sure the story is completely correct, however, as one of the things I love about deep dish pizza in Chicago, is that it doesn't have "sauce," but crushed tomatoes (although the parlors themselves refer to it as sauce).