Ballard, WA restaurant Veraci Pizza is the Pacific Northwest’s original, award-winning traveling wood-fired pizza company. They also have their ovens in Portland, Bend, Spokane & Coeurd’Alene.Veraci Pizza features a delicious ultra-thin artisan crust made from their secret recipe. Each batch of dough is hand-prepared in a mixing bowl, never by machine.
The science behind the art is fascinating: especially the relationship between the extreme heat and their hand-mixed artisan dough. The intense energy released from the burning apple wood is transferred to the pizza three ways: through convection, conduction and radiant energy. When the pizza hits the bricks, the molecules of water in the dough turn to water vapor and escape upwards through the crust. Miniature steam vents form all over the pizza as it is transformed by the intense heat. This change of state from water to steam generates pressure and uplifts their special dough, creating a puffy, hollow, golden brown and slightly-charred, crisp and chewy outer crust (the “cornicione”) and a deliciously thin, melts-in-your-mouth soft inner crust.
The transformation is dramatic. In a matter of seconds, the pizza is ready to devour; their thin crust becomes adorned with beautiful textural contrasts and the subtle smoky flavors combine with the delicious meats, veggies and cheeses to create “Veraci magic!”
Wood-fired Pizzas at Veraci
