...why would you do it in a pan? OVEN TOASTER, SON! THAT'S how you make a good sandwich!
Seriously though, it might be
"classic, timeless and the foundation upon which all other pizzas are built", but it is boring. There's a reason why we build houses on-top of foundations - because living in basements is not preferable. Boring pizza, but hey! It's your pizza.
Anywho, my favourite pizza
(which I failed to mention earlier for some reason) is definitely composed of the following: pepperoni or salami
(depending on which one's available/nicer in a joint. If I make it myself, it's always spicy salami), Jalapeño peppers and onions
(if I want to dish out extra, but they're not a 100% necessary) on a thin, preferably stuffed crust and plain tomato sauce
(it usually works out better than the "hot" or "mild" varieties - just good 'ol marinara), moderately sprinkled with herbs
(Provence, son!) with a side of garlic sauce to break the heat if needs be
(half-cream half-mayo all garlic - that's the way you dunk, son). Occasionally I'll experiment with BBQ-style pizza
(chicken on sweet BBQ sauce) or a carbonara-style one
(creamy sauce, chicken), sometimes I'll sprinkle some mince beef
(BEEFCAAAAKE!), I generally like some bacon bits, but I rarely deviate from my personal favourite
too much. Experimentation is fine, but don't f*ck with what works too much or you'll end up with a clusterfuck.
Speaking of clusterfuck, the best pizza I've ever had was at Pizza Hut's. We went there with my dad and, as an experiment, we ordered a pizza with every single meat ingredient they had, minus all the seafood nonsense. They said that it was
"impossible all over", but they could
"divide it into two sides". We agreed. What came back was so f*cking good I don't think it even classified as
"food" anymore - it was elevated to Ambrossia territory. All the delicious meat juices created a uniform gravy, mixed in with the tomato sauce beneath them and gave birth to the most savoury thing you could imagine. The dough just barely held it together, but that didn't matter as it soaked in so much flavour that you could eat it by itself. It was... amazing. Only did it once though, as it could kill the lesser man, or even a great man such as myself when abused.