Complete and Utter Zebu

It’s a clever ploy of Pizza Express to offer a “dieter’s” pizza. The Leggara range contain only 500 calories, 30% fewer than usual. This is because there’s no middle to the pizza, giving you the pizza equivalent of a doughnut or bagel, with a few leaves shoved in the centre instead.

A nifty idea, perhaps, and one endorsed by WeightWatchers. What’s a little surprising is the price. Whereas a normal Margherita is £6.05, the Leggera Margherita, which looks to have about 30-40% less dough, costs £8.10. Less pizza, a green leaf or two and you’re paying £2.05 more.

I’m undecided if this is zebu or not. Fortunately, I’m not on a diet so I have no problems sticking to the conventional pizza and not worrying if I’m being ripped off or not.