Momling Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 When did this become a thing? I'd never heard of putting it on pizza until I started doing foster care and most of the kids we've had have demanded ranch salad dressing on pretty much everything including pizza. Is it a generational thing? Regional? Socioeconomic? Am I missing out on something delicious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 On the pizza itself? When I was in grad school at Texas A&M during the late 80s, dipping pizza crust in ranch dressing was A Thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 The local pizza chain gives you little cups of dip (for the crusts, I guess), one of the choices being ranch. It's pretty good. Not being particularly in the take-out pizza loop, I noticed this first maybe 10 years ago? Not sure how long it's been a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Ew. Some of our youth at a former church did that. I had to start keeping ranch on hand because they ate it on everything. One of them ate hot sauce on his food, instead. blech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I started putting ranch dressing on pizza (or rather dipping my pizza in ranch dressing) nearly 30 years ago because a friend of mine was doing it. But he was not originally from my area so I don't know if it was a regional thing from where he originally came from or not (and i don't recall where that was). Now my kids love ranch dressing on their pizza, but I don't remember teaching them to do it since I don't usually do it anymore. Maybe they got it from friends at school or their cousins? I honestly don't know. All this to say that I think it has been around in certain areas for a while but perhaps it is just now becoming more common in your area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Some people put ranch dressing on everything, some people put catsup on everything. I put sriracha or tapitio on everything, so I am in no place to judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMi 4under3 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Dipping pizza in blue cheese dressing is even better. Hot wing sauce and blue cheese dressing is even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Elle Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 When I was a teenager, 25 years ago there was a pizza place that would serve pizza with Ranch Dressing on the side so you could dip it or pour it on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I had the BEST pizza the other day. It was called "Chicken in a Pickle" and it had a garlic sauce instead of the tomato sauce. Then it was topped with chicken, cheese, ranch dressing and chopped dill pickles. It sounds really weird but it was really really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Dh and dd1 eat pizza with ranch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 A local chain in college delivered pizzas with ranch for dipping. Pepperoni rolls too. So good. Mellow Mushroom pizza is really good dipped in their Esperanza dressing. Try a bite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I have never seen or heard of such a thing until this thread. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Yummy!!! I have had it on pizza in 2 different states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 On the pizza itself? When I was in grad school at Texas A&M during the late 80s, dipping pizza crust in ranch dressing was A Thing. It was a big thing with bread sticks and pizza crust when I was in college in Texas in 87/88. It's pretty tasty but I don't think it would be good on the actual sauce/cheese part of the pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I've eaten pepperoni pizza that way. My cousin from Texas convinced me to try it a long time ago or the idea would have never occurred to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I've had chicken ranch pizza before. I hate it - dh loves it. If a pizza has to take on an alter ego I would prefer alfredo sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applethyme Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Putting ranch on everything seems to be a way to get kids to eat new foods. When ds was going through feeding therapy that was one of their suggestions. Since ds gags when anything like salad dressing or such touches his food it didn't work for us. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 My sister prefers French dressing on her pizza. I've never tried it. Sounds very nasty to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acsnmama Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Love pizza + ranch! Just not the same without it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It's been a thing around here since I was in jr. high school at least. So... Late eighties, early nineties minimum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I abhor ranch dressing anywhere, anytime, on anything. But yes, this does seem to be a thing. My niece and nephew love it. One more layer of fat. As if pizza isn't already full of fat. I don't get it but admittedly I am seriously biased against ranch dressing in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It was a big thing with bread sticks and pizza crust when I was in college in Texas in 87/88. It's pretty tasty but I don't think it would be good on the actual sauce/cheese part of the pizza. You totally think wrong! ;) It's delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It has been popular since the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It was known and popular in my areas of NJ in the 1970's and 1980's, in NC in 1984 - 1988, and in FL, AZ and TX from 1991 to present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I've had chicken ranch pizza before. I hate it - dh loves it. If a pizza has to take on an alter ego I would prefer alfredo sauce. I got some pizza from a buffet once thinking it was alfredo. Nope-ranch. I do not like ranch anything. It was hard to be a grown-up and not spit it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 My all time favorite pizza is a BBQ Chicken Ranch. Sublime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad 4 Boys Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I used to get bacon chicken ranch pizza at a local pizza place. It was my favorite. Unfortunately it went out of business. I also get a toasted chicken bacon ranch sandwich at a local place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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