Beach pizza explained

Beach pizza
Alternate Name:New England beach pizza
Country:United States
Region:New England
Creator:Tripoli Bakery in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Type:Pizza
Main Ingredient:Pizza dough, shredded cheese, tomato sauce, provolone slices

Beach pizza is a style of pizza popular in the coastal communities of New England north of Boston, particularly in northeastern Massachusetts and coastal New Hampshire.

The pizza has a very thin crust and is rectangular, being typically cooked on a baking sheet. The crust is topped with a noticeably sweet tomato sauce, a sprinkling of mozzarella cheese, and, traditionally, can include slices of provolone cheese (usually the delicatessen form typically used in sandwiches).[1] [2] [3]

History

Beach pizza was invented in 1944 at Tripoli Bakery in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a mill city along the Merrimack River in the Merrimack Valley, approximately twenty miles west of the Atlantic Ocean.[4] It was popularized during the touristic heyday of Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts, in the mid-to-late twentieth century.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Delicious Must-Eat Pizzas Of New England . Selinger . Hannah . 2019-09-27 . HuffPost . en . 2020-04-09.
  2. Web site: The Pizza Rivalry That's Keeping a Dying Beach Community Afloat. Doyle. Terrence. 2015-11-12. Vice. en. 2020-04-09.
  3. Web site: Tripoli Bakery put its stamp on 'beach' pizza . Jane. Dornbusch. 1 April 2014. The Boston Globe. en-US. 2020-04-09.
  4. Web site: New England Beach Pizza Is Not Very Good. Everyone Should Try It. Selinger. Hannah. 2019-06-13. Eater. en. 2020-04-09.