Cup and char started as a Buffalo thing, but you can find it almost anywhere now if you know what to look for.
The home of cup and char. Almost every Buffalo pizzeria puts it on their pepperoni pie by default. Joe has reviewed hundreds of them.
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YouTubePizzerias call it a lot of different things. Look for any of these:
Buffalo-style: thick, airy crust, sweet sauce, cheese to the edge, and a sea of small charred cups.
Detroit-style: square pan pizza with crispy cheese edges. Many Detroit-style shops use cupping pepperoni, sometimes tucked under the cheese and sometimes on top.
Craft and New York-style shops: more and more independent pizzerias list cup and char as a premium topping.
Call and ask, "Is your pepperoni cup and char?" Any shop that uses it will be proud to say yes.
Own a pizzeria? If you serve cup and char, make sure your listing on review.pizza says so. And when customers call to ask, PizzaPhone can answer every call and take the order for you.
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