An open jar of honey with a honey dipper.
Why Honey Is Necessary To Properly Taste Colorado-Style Pizza

NEWS

By ELIAS NASH
A person holding a slice of Colorado-style pizza in the Rocky Mountains.
Colorado-style pizza — also called "mountain pie" because it's made with a thick, braided crust reminiscent of the Rocky Mountains — is actually meant to be eaten as a dessert.
A closeup of a honey comb and a jar of honey on a table.
With a crust made using whole wheat flour and sweetened with honey rather than sugar, Colorado-style pizza is always served with extra honey for dipping.
A closeup of a Colorado-style pizza.
Colorado-style pizza should really be called Beau Jo's-style pizza, because that's the only place that makes it. They have seven locations across Colorado.
A variety of Colorado-style pizza.
This is partly due to Colorado-style mountain pie being rather controversial, since the crust comprises a significant portion of the pie. That's why the extra honey is essential.