Why Chicago Revolutionized Pizza | DEEP DISH Explained

When it comes to Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza, there are many questions. Why is Chicago Pizza upside down? Why is Chicago Pizza the best? What's the story of Chicago Pizza?
Well, we had a look into the topic. We found that Chicago's iconic deep-dish pizza is traced back to the early 20th century, emerging from the vibrant culinary scene of the Windy City. While its inception is debated, it is commonly credited to Pizzeria Uno, which opened in 1943. Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo, the founders of Pizzeria Uno, sought to create a distinctly different pizza from the traditional thin-crust New York style. Their creation featured a deep, buttery crust that hugged the edges of a high-walled pan, generously layered with cheese, toppings, and a robust tomato sauce, creating a hearty, almost pie-like dish. Over the years, this indulgent creation gained immense popularity, becoming an emblem of Chicago's culinary identity and spreading its influence across the globe, delighting pizza lovers with its unique texture and flavor profile. Today, deep-dish pizza stands as a beloved symbol of Chicago's rich culinary heritage, celebrated by locals and sought after by visitors craving a taste of this deep-dish delight.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Chicago of 1943
00:40 - Working in a 1940s Chicago Pizzarea
01:13 - How to make Chicago Pizza Sausage
01:40 - The History of Dough
02:01 - The History of Pizza
02:15 - How Pizza came to America
02:33 - The History of Chicago Pizza
03:50 - Why Chicago Pizza went mainstream
04:27 - What happened to the inventors of UNOs?
05:03 - Taste Testing Chicago style Deep Dish Pizza
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Produced and hosted by Ryan Socash
Production by Kamil Krawiec
Script by Dillan Aultimate
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[@rbobinsky]

Two years ago, I brought my then-girlfriend (now fiancé!) to Chicago for her first trip to America from Holland. I took her to Lou Malnati's for deep dish. I had sent her a screenshot of Lou's deep dish so she knew what I was talking about, and she responded, "Oh, we have lasagna here too"...!! We still laugh about that, but when we went to Lou's, she absolutely fell in love with the best deep dish pizza in Chicago! Thanks for the history lesson, Ryan...!!!!!

[@EATSHISTORY]

Thanks for the comment! Well, my wife burnt the deep dish Pizza we tried to make for this video and we were in Poland at the time 🇵🇱 So maybe Poles and Deep dish aren’t an obvious mix :)

[@bingcoteeagle6932]

I enjoy your take on the cultural history of food. Keep it up.

[@EATSHISTORY]

Thank you! Will do!

[@drdiabeetus4419]

What a lot of people don't know about chicago(land) is that there's three different endemic types of pizza here. There's the iconic and delicious deep dish, which you spoke about, stuffed, which is similar but it's more pie-like since it the layers are dough-cheese-topping-dough-sauce instead of dough-cheese-topping-sauce, and then there's Tavern style, which is a thinner crust and the style you'll get if you go to a local pizzeria and just order a Pizza with no extra qualifiers. Tavern style is pretty standard as far as pizza goes, though the crust is a bit crispier and thicker than new york style and the pizza is cut into squares instead of triangular slices, which makes it a bit easier to share in my experience, though there's always a couple pieces that are mostly crust and a few that are no crust and therefore messier to eat.

[@keithswindell6212]

You say "I'm excused from doing the dishes", but the look at the end says "wanna bet?" 😉

[@EATSHISTORY]

you know, I was trying to show off for you guys, it didn’t mean it worked out in the end 😎

[@ronsorg2862]

Would you post the 1943 recipe for the viewers please. Looks amazing!

[@EATSHISTORY]

lol! Thank you! We had fun but it’s one of those things that are easier said than done:)

[@gerber8915]

@@EATSHISTORY Wait, the recipe is hard to post? Am I missing something?

[@libramagyk]

Anyone else notice how we got to see the guts but we didn't get to see the dough mix

[@olkarlsgarage]

“Since it’s 1943, im excused from doing the dishes 😀” *sprints off screen* My face dropped and I died. Thank you for this 🫡

[@KellyAnderson-ql3rf]

Cool video!!! :) love the sarcasm at the end.. followed by a quick "im outa here"! Lol! Im glad we live in the present time!.. granted we got our own problems though!!!!

[@mspetersen]

North American Pizza and Culinary Academy, which also has a KZbin Channel offers classes on making stuffed Pizza. Great fun!

[@dlsd1067]

Thank you for that post. I grew up in the south side of Chicago.

[@mannamedisaak3316]

I love Chicagoan style pizza 😋

[@Marc-zn7ok]

This guy talks about a variety of subjects.

[@subbu4]

some of the photos here show "stuffed" pizza, not deep dish pizza, fyi (including the thumbnail)

[@charlienevergold3654]

It was a Texan that gave Ike the idea of the deep dish pan.

[@fearga]

There is a print article briefly shown at 4:59. What are the author(s), publication, and date? If you could please provide a link to the article or a PDF file that would be great. Thank you!

[@Thomasjcolbert82]

Excellent channel I’ve been watching for a while I’m assuming that is your wife that does the cooking part of this show?

[@EATSHISTORY]

Yes it is!

[@Thomasjcolbert82]

@@EATSHISTORY very awesome! You should do one of these stories on ship hitting the bridge in Maryland.

[@So-CA_NV_AZ82]

(In Homer Simpson's voice) Mmmm.... Chicago deep dish pizza

[@timewave02012]

Did you misspell your name @5:10?

[@EATSHISTORY]

Nope.

[@thenryb]

Lou Malnati's or bust!

[@rebeldipper9990]

Its their own food... do you guys tie your hair when preparing dinner for your friends or family?? didnt think so sit down

[@EATSHISTORY]

No hair was found in this pizza:)

[@MultiPetercool]

Check out what John Stewart had to say about Pizza on his show

[@plcnoob]

Who is this girl?

[@tofu_golem]

Sigh. People outside Chicago blow pan pizza out of proportion. I get it. You guys are fixated on that because it's the most different from what you eat. But at most, I eat pan pizza maybe once a year. Usually if I'm entertaining someone from out of town. What we Chicagoans eat regularly is now being called "tavern pizza." I disagree with that. I think it should just be called "Chicago pizza."

[@libramagyk]

It's over cooked.. supposed to cover it in foil til almost done

[@gabrielebianchi8976]

Can we call it Chicago Pie, Chicago Pastry or something similar ? My Italian part of me is revolting in calling that Pizza.

[@libbychang413]

its not even from chicago either...its from TX...

[@h8GW]

Absolutely delicious, but it will be forever an affront to call it "pizza".

[@agnesrobakiewicz5639]

Her hair is going to end up in that pizza.

[@EATSHISTORY]

A little family gossip, I’m always asking Kasia why she doesn’t wear here hair down, she always says it would end up in the food !

[@razmo21]

Please please please do a little research to be sure you are pronouncing names correctly. Otherwise, love your videos so far.

[@IdgaradLyracant]

That isn't pizza, it's a casserole. It's awesome, don't get me wrong, but that isn't pizza. It is a casserole.

[@SodaPrezsing]

It’s not pizza, it’s soup 😂

[@EATSHISTORY]

Yes but “A for effort”😎

[@Cardan011]

As a Chicago resident deep dish is mutant monstrosity, not a fan, there are way better pizzas in Chicago.

[@CrocodileWhispers]

Thats lasagna

[@gerber8915]

Excuse me, it's not lasagna, it's a casserole

[@michaelschweitzer6718]

It’s casserole on bread, not pizza.

[@porcine83]

Chicago is a mess and has a lot wrong with it.....but pizza ain't one of those things.

[@EATSHISTORY]

👍

[@grendal616]

NY style is better

[@canieuwenhuis]

DEEP DISH IS NOT PIZZA!

[@donna8243]

the blonde puts gloves on, but no hair containment? ew.

[@EATSHISTORY]

Yeah, it’s a serious issue!!!!

[@martyzielinski1442]

Largely crappola....... The first pizzas in Chicago were served in TAVERNS after world war 2. They were not deep dish. I never saw deep dish here before the late 1970’s. It may have existed, but certainly wasn’t well known. It was predominantly (if not entirely) thin crust before that time.