After I first stumbled upon the brand new Ragu Frozen Pizza at an area grocery retailer, my first thought was, “Oh, now why is that this a factor?” A random couple standing close by echoed my confusion. The man stated, “Honey, look— Ragu frozen pizza.” To which the girl replied, “Um, nasty. No.”
And, like, I get it. Although the concept of the world’s hottest (or second hottest? I don’t understand how Ragu stacks up towards Prego, sales-wise) jarred spaghetti sauce placing its pizza sauce on a frozen pizza shouldn’t be repulsive, it’s a little — pardon the pun — jarring. However the factor is, that is really a Palermo’s pizza product.
If you happen to’re not aware of Palermo’s Pizza, properly, really you might be, I promise. You’ve most likely seen — if not eaten — both a Screamin’ Sicilian, a Connie’s, an City Pie, a Surfer Boy (lo of the Stranger Issues tie-in), or, god forbid, the not too long ago launched Cheez-It Pizza. I’ve had and loved many Screamin’ Sicilian pizzas (they used to have some nice specialty ones), and a few the City Pies and the Surfer Boy pies typically obtain fairly favorable opinions. The purpose is there’s an honest observe file.
However, so, what does the Ragu convey to the desk on this engagement? Is no matter it provides any higher (or worse) than commonplace frozen pizza sauce?
The brand new Ragu Pizzas are available in 4 flavors — Cheese, Mixture (Italian sausage and pepperoni), Pepperoni, and Supreme (Italian sausage, pepperoni, inexperienced, yellow and crimson peppers, onion, and black olives) — and all are served on “a flaky, pizzeria-style crust.” Weirdly sufficient, they ensure to name out that every one use a “Ragu-inspired” sauce, and never simply, you realize, Ragu. Fascinating distinction! For this evaluate, I attempted the Supreme.
This was probably the most boring, uninspired frozen pizzas I’ve ever had. It wasn’t dangerous; it wasn’t good. It was completely unforgettable. The crust was bland, of medium thickness, and devoid of any actual taste. The cheese was the identical. The toppings had been commonplace, mid-tier frozen pizza fare; I didn’t discover any punch from the onions or peppers — they had been principally simply mushy. The pepperoni and sausage chunks had been salty and chewy. I believe the entire thing had, like, 5 black olives on it. Ho-hum. However what in regards to the star of the present, the Ragu-inspired sauce? It was… there. It tasted crimson. It was a bit candy, I assume, however not oppressively so. It was, in a phrase, generic.
And actually, that’s the story of this pie: probably the most generic-tasting frozen pizza I’ve had in fairly a while. I wouldn’t purchase one once more; with 8,000 frozen pizza alternate options out there — a few of which are literally good — there’s no level on this one present. Sorry, Palermo’s. Higher luck subsequent time. (PS. How about “subsequent time” means bringing again the Screamin’ Sicilian that had jalapeños and bacon and hen with a ranch sauce? That factor was value shopping for.)
Bought Value: $5.99
Measurement: 23.15 oz
Bought at: Hy-Vee
Score: 4 out of 10
Diet Information: (1/fifth pizza) 320 energy, 16 grams of fats, 6 grams of saturated fats, 0 grams of trans fats, 30 milligrams of ldl cholesterol, 680 milligrams of sodium, 32 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar, and 12 grams of protein.
