If you're for some reason not a fan of traditional dough-based pizza crusts, consider this Ramen Crust Pizza, which substitutes the dough for Ramen noodles. Ramen-infused foods have ranged from burgers to tacos, and pizzas were bound to come next.
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt at Serious Eats created this masterpiece. Kenji notes that the preparation and cooking time takes a total of 30 minutes and can be crated with basic ingredients: Ramen noodles, olive oil, mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, pizza sauce and any additional toppings of your choice. Kenji notes that it looks like pizza and tastes like pizza, but is certainly not pizza. I suppose that depends on how one defines 'pizza.'
Check out the Ramen Crust Pizza recipe online if you're feeling a bit adventurous.
What's Driving This Trend
- Ramen-inspired Foods
- Opportunity for food innovators to create new and unique dishes by infusing Ramen noodles into different cuisines.
- Alternative Pizza Crusts
- Potential for pizza chains and restaurants to offer alternative crust options, like Ramen noodles, to cater to diverse consumer preferences.
- Non-traditional Pizza Varieties
- Chance for chefs and pizzerias to experiment with unconventional pizza toppings and crusts, such as the Ramen Crust Pizza.
Who This Affects Most
- Food and Beverage
- The food and beverage industry can explore using Ramen noodles as an ingredient in various dishes to attract adventurous consumers.
- Restaurant and Fast-food
- Restaurants and fast-food chains can capitalize on the trend by introducing Ramen-based pizza crusts as a unique menu offering.
- Culinary Arts and Cooking Supplies
- Kitchen supply stores and cooking equipment manufacturers have an opportunity to promote specialized tools for making alternative crust pizzas, like Ramen Crust Pizza.
