Would you assume a restaurant pizza's "house cheese blend" contains some parmesan cheese?

[Anonymous]

Would you be surprised if you got the pizza and it had a pungent parmesan smell? I know some people like that, but our kids do not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you be surprised if you got the pizza and it had a pungent parmesan smell? I know some people like that, but our kids do not.

No, not surprised. Cheddar or feta, yes.

[Anonymous]

I’d probably be surprised if it didn’t. Sure I’d expect mozzarella but once you start “blending” other cheeses parmesan seems like the most likely option.

[Anonymous]

I would expect it. Mozzarella, asiago, romano, and parm are standard in blends

[Anonymous]

Of course I wouldn’t be surprised! I’d work on exposing my kids to the wonders of all cheeses. And lol re Parmesan being pungent.

[Anonymous]

Your kids don't like parmesan? Dang. My kids would eat a block of it.

[Anonymous]

What is a classic cheese pizza? Mozzarella and/or provolone, right? I don't get why restaurants monkey with a gold standard. Good fresh dough, good house sauce, good mild cheese, baked in a good oven.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would expect it. Mozzarella, asiago, romano, and parm are standard in blends

Interesting. Those are "fancy" cheeses, to me. I would expect a normal cheese or pep pizza to just use good mozzarella and/or provolone.

[Anonymous]

I thought you were writing about a place that didn’t have parm in it. Sadly, they exist but anywhere decent would have parm in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would expect it. Mozzarella, asiago, romano, and parm are standard in blends

Interesting. Those are "fancy" cheeses, to me. I would expect a normal cheese or pep pizza to just use good mozzarella and/or provolone.

Those are fancy? Did you grow up spraying cheese out of a can?

[Anonymous]

If it said blend, parm would be my 1st assumption after mozz and provolone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it said blend, parm would be my 1st assumption after mozz and provolone.

Aren't simply mozz and provolone also called a "blend"?

[Anonymous]

?? There is no rule for house blend. Just like there is no rule for house dressing. A house recipe is what makes them unique. Now you know you don’t like that pizzeria.

[Anonymous]

If it’s a ‘house’ cheese blend and they make it themselves why wouldn’t you ask them ? They should be able to rattle off what 4 are in there

[Anonymous]

I would expect Parmesan, Mozzarella and other Italian cheeses, yes.

Parmesan is not pungent. Maybe something was wrong with the cheese blend, or some other ingredient, OP.