Iranian pizza (

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US Fed News Service, Including US State News. 2012. HighBeam Research. August 15, 2016. refers to the various styles of pizza and its preparation rather than its toppings. It is characterized by its thick bread and large amounts of cheese. Iranian pizza is served in

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and places affected by the

Iranian diaspora Iranian diaspora refers to Iranian people or those who are of Iranian ancestry living outside Iran.minced meat,

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, bell pepper,

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, and Persian spices.

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Persian pizza has a unique taste because of the variety of the ingredients used in it. Iranian/Persian pizza can have a base that is thick or thin. Thin versions are imitations of Roman pizza with fewer toppings. However, the major characteristic of traditional Persian Pizza is the abundance of the toppings which usually include a mixture of different type of meats, sausages, cold cuts, vegetables (especially bell pepper, mushroom and white onion) covered with thick layer of ''panir-e-pizza'' (pizza cheese) which is usually spread over a hand-made dough with a medium thickness. Almost every Persian pizzeria offers major Persian Pizza varieties: Makhloot (Mixed: Ground beef, different types of sausage, mushroom, bell pepper and onion) and Makhsoos (Special: same ingredients as Makhloot without the ground beef) pizzas. Recently chicken pizza varieties (e.g. Chicken Pesto, BBQ Chicken) and vegetable pizza (bell pepper, mushroom, corn, tomato, etc.) have become popular. Major spices that are used in Persian Style pizza are Avishan ( Oregano), Red pepper powder, black pepper, and Dried Garlic Powder. Some pizzerias in

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serve Iranian pizza without tomato-based sauce. In that case, unlike Italian pizzerias, ketchup is widely used as a must-have condiment.

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