{"id":21458,"date":"2015-06-29T09:31:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T13:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=21458"},"modified":"2015-06-29T09:32:18","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T13:32:18","slug":"hot-dog-pizza-primer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/hot-dog-pizza-primer\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Dog Pizza Primer!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So let\u2019s talk Hot Dog Pizza for a minute.<\/p>\n<p>As if Americans&#8217; health and waistlines aren\u2019t being put through the paces enough, Pizza Hut, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to import and \u201cembellish\u201d a pie hybrid that it previously introduced in its Korean market. The original Hot Dog Pizza consisted of full-sized wieners wound around a pizza periphery and securely rolled into the crust. Some marketing and product development geniuses were no doubt thinking, \u201cHow can we create the ultimate all-in-one food that capitalizes on a foreign audience&#8217;s love for American kitsch?&#8221; There are those who might call it genius. Others (including me) would opt for the words \u201cdespicable\u201d and &#8220;vile.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cYeXUeGThXU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>After watching the Korean commercial, I&#8217;m left with many questions that I&#8217;m not so sure I want answers to. I&#8217;ll say this for it: I&#8217;d never thought I&#8217;d see someone shoot a hot dog arrow into a pizza target (a new Olympic sport?). And while the Korean version of the pizza is certainly nothing I would eat (consentingly), it\u2019s a beaut&rsquo; compared to the pizza that debuts here on June 18.<\/p>\n<p>Enter the <em>Hot Dog Pizza Bites Pizza<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This re-engineered pizza\u2013hot dog hybrid consists of 28 mini hot dogs&mdash;looking a bit like kid digits or that ultimate &rsquo;70s party food, pigs in a blanket&mdash;encircling the pizza proper, to be torn away as desired by the eater. You can choose from a regular or (extra salty) pretzel crust. And as if that weren\u2019t all enough to digest, it comes with a side of neon yellow mustard.<\/p>\n<p>Better (and certainly healthier) than experiencing this monstrosity myself, is watching <cite><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/posttv\/lifestyle\/food\/the-post-taste-tests-pizza-huts-new-hot-dog-pizza\/2015\/06\/16\/18b0b704-13b8-11e5-8457-4b431bf7ed4c_video.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Washington Post&#8217;s<\/a><\/cite> taste test panel tackle this beast of a pizza. The Post approached the subject in a very scientific way, assembling 12 tasters (7 men and 5 women). The pizza arrives in a box marked &#8220;The Flavor is Now.&#8221; (Yeah, it&#8217;s okay to roll your eyes. I did.)<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: -40px;\"><iframe width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/posttv\/c\/embed\/18b0b704-13b8-11e5-8457-4b431bf7ed4c\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>One particularly trepidatious tester, after taking her first bite (and stifling a gag reflex) proclaimed, \u201cThis is a bad choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other quotables?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cI think the handling is awkward because if you want to get the hot dog and pizza at the same time, you end up holding it by the side.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThat\u2019s what this pizza is about, YOLO\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe\u2019re eating pizza hot dogs on camera. When do we get our Pulitzers?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ultimately, this pizza is a failure on all levels, according to the esteemed panel of tasters. The pizza ranked pretty low for taste: one taster generously gave it an F+. Presentation was even worse, as one taster called it \u201cterrifying looking,&#8221; and another likened the hot dogs to four fingers. A third taster was more forward-thinking, noting that although his pizza slice resembled a foot, that was &#8220;a good thing.&#8221; Good for this guy, because I instantly got to thinking about toe jam, and there\u2019s no way I\u2019m reaching for a slice after that mental image. The pizza scored highest for creativity, with the YOLO commenter noting that \u201cI appreciate this, I\u2019m a busy woman, I can have it all, maybe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But do we want it all? In this case, probably not.<\/p>\n<p><small><em>Feature Photo Credit: Pizza Hut<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone somewhere was convinced that this was a good idea. Hmmm\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":21756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"coauthors":[799],"class_list":["post-21458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cheese-bites"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v24.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hot Dog Pizza Primer! - culture: the word on cheese<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/hot-dog-pizza-primer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hot Dog Pizza Primer!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Someone somewhere was convinced that this was a good idea. 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