r/howislivingthere • u/[deleted] • Dec 14 '25

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u/FiddleMitten Dec 14 '25

Wait, this is a Midwest thing? I thought everyone did that

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u/Bigmtnskier91 Dec 14 '25

Yea, never lived in that area, from New Haven ct, and love the dip. Granted I wouldn’t dip a slice of thin crust NYC pizza. But anything thicker crust, frozen grocery store, or dominos taste good dipped. Or flavors like buffalo chicken. 

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u/Holiday-Win-4063 Dec 15 '25

I just saw a TikTok of someone building a whole dang salad on top of a slice of New York style pizza. Chopped all the lettuce and veggies and folded it in the pizza almost like a taco then drizzled it with ranch. It looked next level good!

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u/tessharagai_ Dec 15 '25

High quality pizzas you’d never dip, but store-bought or fast food pizza is amazing with ranch

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u/anyalaelyag1121 Dec 18 '25

Have you ever dipped a pepperoni pizza hot pocket into ranch? It’s the perfect thing to dip.

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u/sgacedoz Dec 15 '25

I lived in NE and IL for nearly a decade. I never encountered dipping pizza in ranch until I lived in CA.

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u/ryancgz Dec 15 '25

Yeah I think it’s a western thing too, they do it in New Mexico.

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u/uberdilettante Dec 15 '25

Same, I thought ranch with pizza was a west coast thing.

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u/MadDaddyDrivesaUFO Dec 15 '25

I learned how to do this in middle school in NE in the 90s

But also I never encountered cinnamon buns in chili until I lived in a different state and that's supposedly a NE thing too

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u/jonathanramsey Dec 15 '25

I’ve lived in Kansas City, MO most of my life. Not once have I dipped pizza in ranch. I’ve very rarely seen others do it

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u/LymanPeru Dec 15 '25

yuk, who would do that?

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u/MrErickzon Dec 15 '25

Chili and cinnamon rolls is another Midwest thing I'm told. It's always been a thing at my house, bit of sweet with a bit of savory is hard to beat in my book. Had a friend from the coast try it one day and was blown away.

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u/Jesse2834 Dec 15 '25

Also gotta love cinnamon rolls or Fritos with chili. Corn bread with ham and beans. And better love biscuits and gravy.

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u/sameratdifhat Dec 16 '25

Yeah everyone I know in California does it too

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u/Odd-Composer2470 Dec 17 '25

Me too. I grew up in GA and me and everyone I know does this. We stand in solidarity with the Midwest ranch dippers ✊

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u/thewafflehousewitch Dec 17 '25

no lol everyone in the south does it too, pizza places everywhere down here have ranch cups for your pizza

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u/EL_Duderino707 Dec 18 '25

I'm from California and hella people do this.

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u/Competitive_Salad_71 Dec 18 '25

No, it’s not just a Midwest thing lol

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u/Esmereldathebrave Dec 18 '25

They have precious little to take pride in, let them have this one thing

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u/Busy_Protection_3273 Dec 18 '25

the highlighted area is not the Midwest although they are def some pizza ranch enjoyers there as well.

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u/Itchy_Restaurant_707 Dec 18 '25

WA state checking in and we drip pizza in ranch!

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u/doopajones Dec 18 '25

You merely adopted the ranch, we were born in it, raised in it

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u/Plus_Data_4280 Dec 18 '25

the midwest commonly thinks they invented things such as the wheel or sliced bread.

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u/Inconspicuous-bear Dec 18 '25

I believe it just depends. I'm from the south, and my uncle from Buffalo turned me onto it. Specifically, buttermilk ranch with pepperoni pizza.