On Friday we tried out the Meltdown pizzas kindly donated by Dominos.
On the positive side, chilliheads will love the heat – if you go for the max strength it’s certainly hot. The downside of all the heat is that no actual flavour comes through, or maybe the flavour needs upping, or balancing with the heat. Mind you – let’s be honest – no-one’s going to buy this pizza for its subtle flavour tones – but, just because I like heat that doesn’t mean I don’t like taste. But, my major problem however is the American hot mustard – which is completely unneccessary, once heated it gets a plastic feel and taste and dominates the overall taste. From the first bite to last (and we did work our way through them) all I really got was the mustard taste.
Verdict: I wanted to like this pizza, but for me it desperately needs two things if it is going to raise itself from the level of teenage ‘challenge’ / novelty food category: a bit more balance between flavour and heat (that doesn’t mean lose the heat) and keep the American mustard for burgers.
I do want to say thanks to Dominos for letting us try them out.
