What’s nostalgia worth? B.C. men make $600 pizza order from Windsor, Ont.
Global News
Two men from Victoria, B.C., spent more than $600 this week to have Windsor pizza, known internationally for its distinctive style, shipped all the way to the west coast.
How far would you go for a taste of your youth — and how much would you be willing to spend.
For two Victoria men, the answer is about 4,000 kilometres and more than $600.
The taste they were seeking? Pizza from Windsor, Ont., a regional specialty known for several distinctive qualities.
“Some of the unique features are that they use canned mushrooms, which for most pizzerias are a real taboo, they want fresh everything,” explained pizza aficionado and transit worker John Palmer.
“Another unique feature is they shred peperoni instead of the round disks, that way you’re guaranteed to get a mouthful of peperoni every bite. And the cheese is different as well, it’s made locally … and it gives it a very unique flavour.
“Of course the biggest variable is that its from my childhood, so of course it’s going to have a fond place on my taste buds.”
Palmer grew up in Windsor, leaving at age 17 to join the military. His colleague Nigel Couch emigrated to Canada in 2005, and Windsor was his first stop.
When the pair met at work, they bonded over the famous pie.