Wisconsin Cheeses Make Domino’s Pizza Extra Yummy

[Steve Mirsky]

The Wisconsin 6 Cheese pizza introduced by Domino’s last month takes their efforts of getting behind the pizza one giant step further. As part of Domino’s American Legends specialty pizza line, the Wisconsin 6 adds cheese head fanaticism to Domino’s new
hand-tossed crust and tasty herbed sauce proving once again that only
top quality fresh ingredients are used to make each and every pizza.

As European settlers migrated west across the United States, Wisconsin’s climate and rolling grasslands made it perfect for farming. First it was wheat, hops, and other grains and then in 1841, dairy
farming blossomed yielding an abundance of top-quality milk. In order to
preserve the ever increasing quantities of excess milk, farmers made
cheese on family farms but it didn’t take long for commercial production
to catch on. Swiss
was among the first Old-World cheeses produced in Wisconsin. Then
Italians brought their popular Mozzarella and Provolone as well as the
blue-veined Gorgonzola. The French produced creamy, soft-ripened
Camembert & Brie and from Germany came the delights of Muenster and
Limburger. The English contributed Cheddar, and the Dutch, Gouda and
Edam. Innovative new cheeses like Colby were also created.

Today, nearly 13,000 dairy farms throughout Wisconsin supply milk used in the 2.6 billion pounds of cheese produced annually. No other State has more skilled and licensed cheese makers or offers a Master Cheesemaker Program
that matches European standards. Domino’s taps into this heritage with
their Wisconsin 6 by combining a healthy cross-cut of Wisconsin
Mozzarella, Feta, Provolone, Cheddar, Parmesan and Asiago on a crust
sprinkled with oregano. In fact, their promotional video shot on location in Blanchardville, Wisconsin
opens with real consumers assuming they are attending a focus group
within an office building but are shocked when the walls collapse
revealing they are actually in the middle of a dairy farm. As a special
treat, I’m offering a $20 Domino’s gift card to anyone who leaves the
best description of their favorite cheese and why it should be
on a pizza.

photo courtesy of Domino’s Pizza