Source: The Washington Post
NEW YORK — Pizza Hut has found a way to get more cheese into American diets — a pizza crust made of little cheese-stuffed bread bowls.
The chain on Wednesday will introduce a new pizza that comes surrounded by 16 semi-circles of cheese that can be pulled off and eaten separately. The “Crazy Cheesy Crust,” which will be available for several weeks, isn’t the first time Pizza Hut has incorporated cheese into its crusts.
In 1995, the chain introduced its Stuffed Crust Pizza as a limited-time offer but the pies were such a hit that they soon became a permanent part of the menu.
Even as fast-food chains increasingly look to cater to health-conscious diners, Pizza Hut’s latest invention shows Americans still have an appetite for indulgent new creations. Burger King, for example, recently rolled out its first turkey burger as part of a limited-time spring menu. But the menu also included a burger stuffed with bacon and cheddar cheese, as well as tater tots stuffed with bacon and sweet onions.
Pizza Hut has also offered variations of the cheese-stuffed crust with pepperoni and other toppings hidden inside. Fast-food fanatics may also notice that the latest pizza has a similar shape to the chain’s “Crown Crust” pie that was introduced in the Middle East a year ago. That pie, which comes surrounded by mini-cheeseburgers, isn’t available in the U.S. but images of it have circulated widely online. In Japan and Thailand, Pizza Hut has also offered pizzas with hot dog-stuffed crusts.
