Between 50 and 80 people reportedly died, but the poorest and most foolhardy locals ran barefoot over the burning lava crust towards the fire, desperate to salvage something useful or saleable.

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It is often richer, too, due to the occasional inclusion of egg in the dough, and sport a mottled beige-brown crust from baking in a wood-burning oven.

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Chicago Deep Dish Pizza: New York or Neapolitan style pizza does not ship well, but deep dish travels magnificently, losing very little in translation, and since the best deep dish pizza, unlike the best thin crust pizza, does not require a special ultra-hot coal or wood burning oven, it lends itself to heating at home.

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