Christina mentioned Fong's Pizza on the inside of the card which means she's been to DSM. We have a bar/restaurant that was a Chinese restaurant for many, many decades. Mr Wilson and I went there on dates circa 1976-78. In 2009, new owners wanted to preserve the vintage Asian decor but they wanted it to be more of a bar. They also had a large collection of tiki style bar ware - so they came up with a fusion of Asian and pizza. The crab rangoon pizza in sooooo good. Alton Brown raved about the place.
When they first opened (and the crab rangoon pizza was a sensation) - I did extensive research online trying to find a recipe for crab rangoon pizza. There was nothing. Now, there are all kinds of recipes. There are probably all kinds of stories about the origin and all kinds of not-very-close recipes. Unless the story starts with Fong's Pizza in DSM, Iowa, it's not the true story.
I looked at a couple recipes and will link to one that I think is pretty close. The only thing they forgot (or did not know about - because they never had the original) is the crunchy topping -- crispy won ton - crunchy little strips of fried wonton noodles that you can buy in a bag.
Here is what they list as the ingredients on the website:
Crab Rangoon base, surimi, green onion, mozzarella, and asiago topped with crispy wontons and sweet chili sauce.
Actually - their whole menu is pretty cool. I'll link to that. And I've made the crab rangoon pizza on top of a flour tortilla in a toaster oven and it is delicious. If you are not opposed to the fake crab (surimi) - it works just fine. I suppose you could use real crab - and it would be delicious.
Link to crab rangoon pizza recipe
Link to Fong's menu - with so many ideas. if you like to make fun pizzas or flatbreads
And don't get me started about how many terrible recipes there are for the original Buffalo chicken wings. I've been to the Anchor Bar -- and it's just butter and hot sauce. Anything other than that should not be allowed to say *Buffalo.* Grrrr
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