Each year introduces fresh gastronomic fads to the realm of pizza, and 2023 has ushered in its own distinctive tastes. At DailyPantry, we keep a close watch on the flavors that enthrall pizza aficionados worldwide. Here is our digest of top garnishes enhancing pizzas this year.
1. Fermented Veggies
Fermented veggies have taken pizzas by storm, as gut health gains more attention. Kimchi, sauerkraut, and pickled onions impart savory notes that balance the opulence of cheeses and tomato bases, and offer benefits for gut flora as well as introduce a new texture to classic pizza preparations.
Our Fermentation Fiesta pizza is generously topped with home-grown sauerkraut, kimchi, and gorgonzola, lightly drizzled with regional honey to offset the sharp flavors, a combo that's quickly earning a high place in our most sought-after pizzas.
2. Plant Proteins
As more people adopt plant-based diets, we've observed a notable surge in pizzas donned with innovative meat substitutes. Plant-based Italian sausage, marinated tempeh, jackfruit, and pea protein pepperoni-like substitutes are now a fixed part of our offerings, appealing even to meat-eaters with their distinct tastes and ease of digestion.
3. Distinct Chili Types
Lovers of spicy food are incorporating distinct types of chilis from various regions over the common red pepper flakes. Favorites like Calabrian chilis are still well-liked, and newcomers like Aleppo pepper, Spanish ñora, Peruvian aji amarillo, and Korean gochujang are also adorning pizzas with their individual zest.
The Global Heat pizza presents a quartet of these diverse chilis, each lending its own unique spice profile to the dish, making it a hit among our more daring customers.
4. Wild Harvested Ingredients
Wild edibles making their way from woods to pizzas is an emerging trend. Varieties of mushrooms such as chanterelles and morels are topping pizzas in season, while wild leeks, seaweed varieties, and even aromatic spruce tips are being experimented with for their inimitable flavors that have no farmed equivalents.
5. Unique Honey Infusions
The combination of honey with savory ingredients has become more than a fleeting preference. In 2023, a variety of unique honeys are being used to garnish pizzas, including ones like truffle, fermented garlic, smoky mesquite, enhancing the taste of pizzas with their distinctive flavors.
Honorable Mentions
Other toppings that are worth mentioning but did not make our top five include:
- Preserved egg yolks, grated over the crust, offering a snow-like appearance
- Pickled stone fruits such as peaches and cherries
- Whole grain additions, like crispy spelt or popped sorghum, for texture
- Gourmet butter variations, specifically those with a rich culture or mixed with garden herbs
Pizza remains a highly versatile and adored dish, whether you favor the timeless classics or are willing to challenge your palate with avant-garde choices. At DailyPantry, we revere traditional practices while also embracing the new, which is why our menu boasts both the original Margherita and innovative gourmet pizzas.
Have any of these trendy toppings won your interest, or do you have a particular preference you would like to see us implement? Drop a comment or tell us when you drop by!