Stuffed crust pizza facts for kids
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| Type | Pizza |
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| Place of origin | United States |
Stuffed crust pizza is a special kind of pizza. It has cheese or other yummy ingredients baked right into the outer edge of the crust. This makes the crust extra tasty! Pizza Hut made this style of pizza very popular when they first introduced it in 1995.
The Story of Stuffed Crust Pizza
How Stuffed Crust Pizza Started
Pizza Hut launched their stuffed crust pizza on March 25, 1995. A person named Patty Scheibmeir helped create this new pizza. To make it famous, Pizza Hut even had a special TV commercial with Donald Trump, who was a well-known businessman at the time.
Different Stuffed Crust Pizzas Around the World
After Pizza Hut, other companies started making their own versions. In 2001, DiGiorno began selling cheese stuffed crust pizzas in grocery stores. This meant people could bake them at home!
Pizza companies around the world have gotten very creative with stuffed crusts:
- In 2012, Pizza Hut started selling hot dog stuffed crust pizza in countries like Japan, China, and South Korea. It later came to Australia, Canada, the U.K., and the U.S.
- Domino's also sold a hot dog stuffed crust pizza in some countries.
- Pizza Hut New Zealand once sold a pizza with Marmite in the crust. Marmite is a savory spread popular there.
- In Japan, Pizza Hut offered a crust with pockets filled with different things. These included Camembert cheese, shrimp, sausage, and mozzarella.
- Another Japanese Pizza Hut pizza had shrimp and mayonnaise in the crust.
- Pizza Hut Germany offered a "German King" pizza. Its crust was stuffed with sausage, bacon, and cheese.
- Pizza Hut Hong Kong created an "abalone sauce Cheesy Lava" stuffed crust pizza.
- Pizza Hut Australia even made a pizza with tiny meat pies baked into the crust!
In 2020, Papa John's also released their own cheese-filled stuffed crust pizza. This shows how popular stuffed crust pizza has become all over the world.
