Published • loading... • Updated
What Is Regina Pizza? It’s Greek, Good and Gets Under the Crust of Rider Rivals
Greek immigrant brothers created the square-sliced pie to stand apart from thinner-crust pizzas, and local shops now ship hundreds frozen each week.
- The Blue Bombers recently mocked Regina-style pizza on social media, sparking debate ahead of Sunday's Labour Day weekend clash between the Bombers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina.
- In 1970, Greek immigrant brothers George, Gus, John, and Tony Kolitsas opened Houston Pizza on Hill Avenue, establishing the Regina-style pie as a local staple about half a century ago.
- Western Pizza president Spiro Bonis attributes the pizza's thickness to Greek culture and Saskatchewan's agricultural roots, saying, "You need hearty meals, you need to keep everybody warm and fed."
- Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace dismissed the criticism, asking, "I don't know how you hate a pizza," while Tumblers Pizza owner Jim Baiton called the dish a "cheesy goodwill ambassador."
- Tourism Regina recently launched merchandise featuring the four-sided slice, with director Teale Orban noting the pizza is a "natural fit" for the city's brand, helping scale the local delicacy.
Insights by Ground AI
34 Articles
34 Articles
Winnipeg Free Press+25 Reposted by 25 other sources
What is Regina pizza? It's Greek, good and gets under the crust of Rider rivals
REGINA - It's a two-fisted, square-shaped, greasy-cheesy piece of goodness that has become an official symbol of Saskatchewan's capital city.
·Winnipeg, Canada
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources34
Leaning Left24Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Left
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources lean Left
75% Left
L 75%
C 22%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
