Detroit-style pizza
Pizza in a traditional-style pan | |
| Type | Pizza |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Main ingredients | Pizza dough, tomato sauce, brick cheese |
Detroit-style pizza is a rectangular pan pizza with a thick, crisp, chewy crust. It is traditionally topped to the edges with mozzarella or Wisconsin brick cheese, which caramelizes against the high-sided heavyweight rectangular pan. Detroit-style pizza was originally baked in rectangular steel trays designed for use as automotive drip pans or to hold small industrial parts in factories. It was developed during the mid-20th century in Detroit, Michigan, before spreading to other parts of the United States in the 2010s. It is one of Detroit's most famous local foods.