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If you\u2019re not hip to the lingo, Papa John\u2019s defines its Papadia as \u201ca delicious pizza sandwich calzone combo.\u201d Previous Papadia flavors, featuring stalwarts like Philly cheesesteak and Italian meats, were pretty squarely on the \u201csandwich\u201d side of the spectrum. But there\u2019s no question which of those three words the new Pepperoni Crusted variety most evokes.<\/p>\n
You may be able to tell that this is not my first Papadia rodeo, but it is the first time I can remember distinctly thinking, \u201cWait\u2026 isn\u2019t this literally just a personal pizza folded in half and with extra pepperoni added to the outside?\u201d It\u2019s also possible that I\u2019m more observant than usual today on account of being three cups of coffee deep and so highly caffeinated that I\u2019m hearing colors. But in any case, any potential pretense that you might be eating something healthier than you actually are is out the window with this one.<\/p>\n
Sure, it doesn\u2019t look THAT much different than the previous Papadias, but somehow, seeing that familiar exterior festooned with pepperonis so red and round they\u2019re nigh cartoonish just makes the same triangular shape, smattering of parmesan, and rounded crust-like edge scream \u201cPIZZA!\u201d so much louder.<\/p>\n
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You probably already have a good idea of what this tastes like just by looking at it. The crust is buttery, the cheese mild, and the pepperoni zesty (plus there\u2019s a side of Papa John\u2019s signature sweet sauce if you feel like making a dish that\u2019s advertised for its portability slightly less convenient to eat on the go). All of those flavors are wonderful, but they\u2019re not really what I want to focus on, because to me, what\u2019s just as, if not more, important for a pizza or pizza-adjacent product is its texture. I want my crust chewy, my cheese dense, and my pepperoni tough enough for a primitively satisfying give when I tear into it. How does this Papadia live up to those super-specific standards? Well, I am not exaggerating when I say that that first bite was a near-religious experience (though again, that might just be the three-times-my-usual-caffeine-intake talking).<\/p>\n
As a native New Yorker, I\u2019m used to folding a slice of pizza before I eat it, and I hope this delicious Papadia officially validates that behavior for all the out-of-town friends who\u2019ve made fun of me for it. Because, like I said, a folded pizza is basically what this Papadia is and that improves the experience tenfold (yes, emphasis on the \u201cfold\u201d).<\/p>\n
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To test this assertion, I took a small bite of my Papadia after I\u2019d opened it up, and it just didn\u2019t hit the same way. Perhaps the crust was a bit thinner and the layer of cheese and toppings a bit thicker than I\u2019d usually expect from Papa John\u2019s, but the dissected Papadia still didn\u2019t feel like anything extraordinary. There\u2019s just something about biting into those two thick layers while they\u2019re squished up against each other and masterfully enveloped by a crisp bready crunch on either side that\u2019s so gratifying that I can barely put it into words, even as someone who is literally paid to put food into words. And maybe that\u2019s not such a bad thing, because that means that in order to really understand the magic of the Pepperoni Crusted Papadia, you\u2019ll just have to try one yourself.<\/p>\n
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Purchased Price:<\/strong> $7.99 If you\u2019re not hip to the lingo, Papa John\u2019s defines its Papadia as \u201ca delicious pizza sandwich calzone combo.\u201d Previous Papadia flavors, featuring stalwarts like Philly cheesesteak and Italian meats, were pretty squarely on the \u201csandwich\u201d side of the spectrum. 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\nRating:<\/strong> 9 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> 1080 calories, 61 grams of fat, 29 grams of saturated fat, 2710 milligrams of sodium, 77 grams of carbohydrates, 7 grams of sugar, and 50 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"