On Friday, July 21, 2017 at 7:45:11 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> news
> > "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> > news > >
> >> Angela messaged me earlier and said that her aunt got her the best pizza
> >> made by real Italians. Heh. There are a lot of Italians in PA and the
> >> area that they're in has really good pizza.
> >
> > Yes, I imagine there are some wonderful pizzas in different places, not
> > too much not to like about a good pizza like Angela had.
>
> Alas, I don't think we have any really good places here. My husband's cousin
> who used to work for a bakery surmised that it has something to do with the
> air. Some people wanted to hire her to make pizza on Cape Cod but she
> refused because it just wouldn't come out right there. I heard similar
> comments from a neighbor on Cape Cod who was an Italian from NY. Something
> in NY just makes for really good pizza.

The microorganisms in the air might indeed play a role in dough fermentation. I have seen how mold or yeast in the air can affect rice in vastly different ways. The effect is quite surprising.