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Chef Garcia shared that his “passion for cooking is sometimes crazy” and said that his idea to use lava at the Pacaya volcano in Guatemala after he saw tour guides roasting marshmallows in the area with their groups.

Garcia shared with AccuWeather: “I took the idea and I wondered what else could be cooked with the lava. So one day I prepared a pizza, took it to the volcanic rocks and in 14 minutes it was ready. The high temps from the nearby lava gave it an exclusive taste and an amazing crunch. I told myself, ‘This needs to continue.’”

Of course, getting everything right is no simple feat. The chef told AFP: “It was difficult for me to learn the technique here so the pizza doesn’t [get] burnt. And it is also a risk to be on the shore because it is at a high temperature of 1,500 to 2,000 degrees, so I have to watch the wind direction so it doesn’t affect me.”

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Cook Pizza On Volcano

How To Cook Pizza On Volcano?

Another thing to worry about? Lava moves — meaning that he has to make sure that his rectangular pizza pans don’t get swept away by the flowing lava. That’s definitely not something that most pizza makers have to think about.

While it might seem like Chef Garcia is totally bonkers to be trying this out, he’s not the only person who has taken advantage of lava in order to create delicious concoctions. Scientists in Iceland took to Mount Fagradalsfjall in order to cook hot dogs in the wild.

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Cooking Pizza On Volcano

Garcia first launched his volcano-top pizzeria Pizza Pacaya in 2019 and has since optimized it to the point where he really has it figured out to a science (literally!).

Nowadays, he’s become part of the attraction and people flock to the unique pizzeria in addition to wanting to visit the volcano itself. One visitor shared: “You don’t see this anywhere else, and the fact that there’s a pizza chef in the heart of the volcano is impressive and unique in the world.”

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Enjoying “Volcanic Pizza” In Guatemala

Here’s how to make black iron sheet pizza – great taste

the pizza:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup brown flour
2 tablespoons of powdered milk
pinch of salt
1 tablespoon yeast
1 tablespoon of butter
1/4 teaspoon of crushed black pepper
1 1/2 cups warm water

Pizza sauce:
1 large tomato
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 can of tomato sauce (1/2 cup)
salt
black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon of olive oil

the face
:
12 mushrooms
24 pitted black olives
2 sliced tomatoes
4 cups of mozzarella cheese

How to prepare:

Mix the dry ingredients.

  • Add butter and warm water. Knead it well in the electric mixer for 10 minutes, or by hand for 15 minutes.
    The dough will be very soft and sticky to your hands. Cover and leave until doubled in size, about an hour
    Divide the dough into 4 parts, and on a floured surface, knead the dough.
    Roll it thin. Hamriha on the sheet a little.
  • Turn it over, remove it from the heat, wipe the sauce over it, put mushrooms, tomatoes and olives on it, and sprinkle it with cheese.
  • Return it to a very low heat, covering the surface, until the cheese melts completely and the pizza is browned from underneath.
    Put it on a serving plate and cut it into triangles.

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