Italian tomato pie explained

Italian tomato pie
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Type:Pizza
Main Ingredient:Focaccia-like dough, tomato sauce

Italian tomato pie is an Italian-American and Italian-Canadian baked good consisting of a thick, porous, focaccia-like dough covered with tomato sauce.[1] It may be sprinkled with Romano cheese or oregano. It is not usually served straight from the oven, but allowed to cool and then consumed at room temperature or reheated. Like Sicilian pizza, tomato pie is baked in a large rectangular pan and usually served in square slices, although in Rhode Island it is cut into rectangular strips like pizza al taglio. Tomato pie descends from and resembles the Italian sfincione, although it is not the same dish. For instance, sfincione may have toppings, is usually served hot, and has a crust more like brioche than focaccia.[2] [3] [4]

A 1903 article in the New-York Tribune on the food of Italian-Americans described a "pomidore pizza", or tomato pie, made solely with dough, tomatoes, and powdered red pepper.[5] Tomato pie has been sold by Iannelli's Bakery in Philadelphia since 1910.[6] In Utica, New York, the family that would later found O'Scugnizzo's Pizzeria in 1914 sold tomato pies from their basement for several years prior, starting in 1910.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Berman, Eleanor. Away for the Weekend: New York. 2000. Crown. 9780609805961.
  2. Never tried tomato pie? Then get yourself to Utica right now. Hawk. Krall. February 13, 2017. Saveur. January 22, 2018. September 13, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913073834/http://www.saveur.com/tomato-pie-roma-utica-ny. live.
  3. Web site: Tomato Pie. J. A.. Reuscher. The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. January 22, 2018. January 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122073008/http://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/tomato-pie/. live.
  4. Web site: Philadelphia's Tomato Pie: Is it Pizza, or What?. Grand Voyage Italy. January 22, 2018. January 22, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122073051/http://www.grandvoyageitaly.com/piazza/philadelphias-tomato-pie-is-it-pizza-or-what. live.
  5. News: December 6, 1903. New-York Tribune. New York, NY. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.. December 4, 2017. December 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205195717/https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1903-12-06/ed-1/seq-35/. live.
  6. Book: Barrett, Liz . Pizza, A Slice of American History. September 2014. Voyageur Press. 978-0-7603-4560-3. 36.
  7. Web site: Never Tried Tomato Pie? Then Get Yourself to Utica Right Now. 2020-10-01. Saveur. March 18, 2019. en. September 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923035350/https://www.saveur.com/tomato-pie-roma-utica-ny/. live.
  8. News: Tomato pie, pizza made with Italian gravy, is a Philly staple . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171017042038/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2014/01/21/tomato-pie-pizza-made-with-italian-gravy-philly-staple/zyeofwljqVYR1VLzW5mssM/story.html . October 17, 2017 . 2017-07-13 . The Boston Globe.
  9. News: Olmsted . Larry . 3 April 2019 . No cheese? Rhode Island's 'red strips' are an odd take on pizza . USA Today . 7 November 2019 . November 7, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191107215956/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/greatamericanbites/2019/04/03/rhode-island-bakery-pizza-red-strips/3345050002/ . live .
  10. Web site: This Rhode Island Bakery Serves the Best Pizza Strips You've Ever Tasted. October 27, 2017. January 29, 2018. January 30, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091411/http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/rhode-island/best-pizza-strips-ri/. live.
  11. Web site: Rhode Island's Best Pizza Strips. GoLocalProv. Ann Martini . Michael Martini . February 16, 2012. December 10, 2017. December 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208005330/http://www.golocalprov.com/food/rhode-islands-best-pizza-strips. live.
  12. News: Explaining the Rhode Island pizza strip: What is it and why does it exist?. Katie. Landeck. Providence Journal. 2023-02-09. February 9, 2023. February 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230209203327/https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/food/2023/02/09/what-is-a-rhode-island-pizza-strip-what-it-is-and-where-to-get-some/69837876007/. live.
  13. News: 'It's not pizza:' Utica's Tomato Pie Day to celebrate iconic Upstate NY food. Teri. Weaver. newyorkupstate.com. March 8, 2017. November 29, 2017. October 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018095908/http://www.newyorkupstate.com/utica/2017/03/its_not_pizza_uticas_tomato_pie_day_to_celebrate_iconic_upstate_ny_food.html. live.
  14. Web site: Roma Bakery & Deli: the story of an enduring Hamilton icon. October 8, 2021 . 2021-12-02. December 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211203023743/https://urbanicity.com/hamilton/city/2021/10/roma-bakery-deli-the-story-of-an-enduring-hamilton-icon/. live.
  15. Web site: Shane Anderson . PIZZA . 2022-08-20 . Roma Bakery and Deli . en-US . April 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220424044046/http://romabakery.ca/pizza/ . live .
  16. News: 2021-03-31 . From Hamilton, with love and (cheeseless) pizza . en . The Hamilton Spectator . 2022-08-20 . 1189-9417 . November 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211121195644/https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2021/03/31/hamiltons-roma-pizza-offers-a-slice-of-home-to-the-homesick.html . live .
  17. Web site: Chabot . Amy . An Ode To Montreal Cold Pizza . 2024-01-11 . www.iheartradio.ca . en-CA . 2018-07-28 . January 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240111221835/https://www.iheartradio.ca/an-ode-to-montreal-cold-pizza-1.4389275 . live .

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