- Sloppy giuseppe
Sloppy Giuseppe is a flavour of
pizza found primarily in theUnited Kingdom , made popular by thePizza Express chain of Italian style restaurants. The name is an Italianisation of theSloppy Joe , a type of meat sauce often served on ahamburger bun.It is most commonly a combination of green peppers and spicybeef , the spicy beef is usually ground, although some restaurants and pizzerias tend to use diced beef. According to news website The Post.ie, the Sloppy Giuseppe caused the average customer to spend an extra 11% in Pizza Express's Irish outlets [ [http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2001/02/11/story129768928.asp ThePost.ie article citing Sloppy Giuseppe as a winner for Pizza Express restaurant chain] ] .Variations
Variations of the recipe are slight, it is often small pizzerias that differ from the established ground beef and green pepper combination, with some pizzerias in England using local cheeses in substitute for the more traditional
mozzarella cheese, the same can be said for Italian pizzerias using local buffalos to produce the mozzarella.Availability
As well as being available in the United Kingdom, Sloppy Giuseppe is part of the menu in many multi-national food chains and so is found throughout the European Union and the United States. The recipe varies slightly from country to country.
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