I was thinking
@Spaceman Spiff had a post that made me wish I could assign multiple reactions with the roller coaster it took me on then
@Fall of Epic pops in here like he is some kind of pizza tough guy.
@SFH - where you at? I want to hear about crawdad or gumbo pizza
Gumbo pizza is actually a thing at a few independent places here. And off the top of my head, the only shellfish I've seen on local pizzas is the shrimp offering Dominoes trots out every spring.
The gumbo pizza at both places I know about is basically the seasonings, meat and vegetables (sans okra) on top of standard hand tossed dough and white cheese (I assume it's mozz but I can't swear to it as I have to order no cheese when I have it as a calzone). With apologies to Freud, hot andouille sausage tastes great on a pizza. Throw in red onions, green onions, bell peppers, and all that damn pepper, holy hell, it's strange but delicious.
Copied and pasted information below:
From the lesser joint's menu (very grease spoon diner style place)
Gumbo Pizza, A Spicy Roux with Red and Green Peppers, Spanish Onions, Chicken Breast & Andouille Sausage, with Mozzarella Cheese
Redfish Pizza, Thin and Crispy Crust, Home-made Mayo Sauce, Creamy Crab Mix, Grilled Shrimp & Mozzarella Cheese.
Seafood Alfredo, House-grilled Shrimp, Green Peppers, Onions, Alfredo Sauce with Mozzarella Cheese.
Build your own Pizza/Calzone Toppings : Pork Sausage, Pepperoni, Italian Sausage, Taco Beef, Canadian Bacon, Breakfast Bacon, Salami, Yellow or Red Onions, Green or Red Peppers, Fresh Mushrooms, Fresh Basil, Black Olives, Kalamata Olives, Muffuletta, Jalapenos, Pepperoncini, Roasted Garlic, Fresh Tomatoes, Pineapple, Artichoke, Spinach, Eggplant, Mozzarella, Feta, Ricotta, Cheddar Cheese, Anchovies
Special Toppings:
Home-made Meatball, Andouille Sausage, Italian Beef, House-grilled Chicken, House-grilled Portabella
Shrimp, Creamy Crab Mix
The higher end pizza joint here that started out in the nearby college town has:
Jambalaya: Cajun smoked sausage, grilled chicken, tomatoes, red onions, roasted garlic, green peppers & extra hot spices. Aayeeeee!
Seafood Stromboli: Gulf shrimp & crawfish, red onion, yellow & green peppers with a side of Monica sauce
Build your own toppings:
CLASSIC TOPPINGS
House Red Sauce, House Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Almonds, Bacon, Banana Peppers, Black Olives, Burger Beef, Canadian Bacon, Green Olives, Green Peppers, Italian Sausage, Jalapeño Peppers, Mushrooms, Pepperoni, Pineapple, Red Onions, Spinach, Tomatoes, Yellow Peppers
10″ +.99 | 12″ +1.79 | 16″ +2.79
GOURMET TOPPINGS
Artichoke Hearts, Cajun Smoked Sausage, Candied Jalapeños, Chopped Philly Steak, Crawfish Tails, Genoa Style Salami, Grilled Chicken, Gulf Shrimp, Italian Meatballs, Italian Olive Mix, Mexican Chorizo, Portobello Mushrooms, Roast Beef, Roasted Garlic, Roasted Red Peppers
There's a whole list of other food cultures that get attacked by creative Cajuns that I could rant about, but I'll keep it to the pizza.