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German pizza

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English

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Etymology

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From German +‎ pizza.

Noun

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German pizza (countable and uncountable, plural German pizzas)

  1. (slang, food) Synonym of flammkuchen, from the appearance of this Germanic dish, being similar to a pizza pie crust topped with pizza toppings.
    • 2015 December 20, “German pizza at the Vancouver Christmas Market”, in CBC:
      German pizza — or flammkuchen — is being cooked up at the Vancouver Christmas Market and its giving the better-known Italian kind a run for its money.
    • 2017 February 17, “Rhein Haus opens Saturday in Tacoma's Stadium neighborhood”, in The Suburban Times:
      The Rhein Haus menu offers a variety of options, ranging from appetizers, soups and salads, to sandwiches, gourmet house-made wurst plates and Flammkuchen, or “German pizza,” on house-made sourdough.
    • 2018, Rick Steves, Rick Steves Germany 2018, →ISBN:
      They have several varieties of Flammkuchen (German pizza—a flatbread dish from the French borderlands).
    • 2018 December 18, “German-style gastropub Bierhaus moves from Mountain View to Temescal”, in Berkeleyside:
      You'll find both Teutonic fare, including sausage sandwiches, schnitzel plates with spaetzle, currywurst and fries, flammkuchen (German pizza),
  2. (colloquialism) A pizza where the toppings, and sometimes the sauce replacement and cheese, are of German ingredients and flavours.