Originally Posted by
braslvr
For me it's just the double starch thing I guess. I don't do potatoes in burritos or pitas or shawarmas either. I found it strange in Brazil that french fries and white rice were very commonly served side by side on various plates. By the way, have you had the opportunity to witness Europeans eating hamburgers with knife and fork yet?
Originally Posted by
braslvr
I don't think it's fear. I've eaten quite a few pizzas over the years, and potato pizza aside from the double starch, just sounds incredibly bland. Pizza is a guilty pleasure for me, and I won't waste the calories on blandness. Case in point, I will not ever eat a plain cheese pizza, regardless of the type(s) of cheese. Oh I've tried, but never again unless I was starving. What sounds incredible is Corky's pastrami pizza which I still have not seen on any menu. It will happen.
Rice and potatoes is quite common in other places as well. HK has their curry beef brisket on rice that usually contains potato.... Penang (golden curry to some.... usually a coconut based) curry often has potato as well. Not a big fan of fries in a shawarma wrap, but lemon potatoes in a shawarma/gyro/falafel dinner isn't always a bad thing.
I've seen pierogie pizza as well (pierogies as a topping) so that would be triple carb if you consider the wrappers... never tried it before but I'd be willing to give it a go.
Now I'm kinda hungry.