£2.99 for a "hand-stretched" medium sized pizza in Aldi's Specially Selected range. The shape is a little different, and adds to the initial attraction, but was a little awkward to cut as I'm more used to round pizzas. The base is a bit heavy and doughy, which reminded me of why pizzas are round - they are thrown into the air to ensure that excess moisture is removed so the dough doesn't become, well, heavy and doughy..... So, nice shape, shame about the taste!
There's not a lot going on here. There's a lot of dough, and not much in the way of flavour. Yes, there is attractive tomato paste flavour - quite sweet and tomato tasting, and the pats of cheese are nice, but it doesn't add up to much. I'd appreciate some herbs and a bit more seasoning and a bit more cheese. Sometimes we buy cheap cheese and tomato pizzas for around 50p and add our own herbs, olive oil, and topping - that works well. And sometimes, being lazy, we'd just heat up the cheap pizza and eat them without adding anything. They work well enough as a snack, as picnic food, and as part of a larger meal. If paying £2.99 I'd expect the pizza to pretty much stand up for itself. This doesn't.
If you like heavy doughy pizza with some sweetness on top, but not much cheese or flavouring, then this'll work for you.
Score: 3
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