Pizza can become the official food of this unexpected state
New York is not the only state to claim the pie as its own.
New York, New Jersey, orMichigan I'm probably coming to mind when you are invited to name the country's best pizza house. But there is another state of the east coast that wants to claim a pizza as itself.
Rep. Patricia Dillon and Sen. Gary Winfield, both of New Haven, proposed legislation to make pizza to the official Food of Connecticut, according to theCURRENT HARTFORD. The bill, which is only a sentence of long sentence, aims to "recognize the contribution of pizza to the cooking and the state economy". If passed, it would mark the first food element officially attributed to the state of the Constitution. (In touch:More Saddes restaurant closures in your state.)
The Connecticut pizza is not only delicious and unique, according to Dillon. It is also a community building company propelled by local artisans. "For one thing, our pizza is excellent. For another, when you go to some states, you can get a pizza in chain restaurants, but the pizza in Connecticut tends to be a family fondition, she said .Press publications. "They have their own identity, their own suite, and they are small businesses that really have a big footprint in their communities."
If you are looking for a pizza in Connecticut, do not be surprised if you meet a lot of Apizza. The term is the local slang for a new Neapolitan Neapolitan pizza with the thin crust of new hook - the greatest contribution to the colorful American pizza scene out of the state. It has a crispy oblong crust, made of long-term dough, hand-crushed tomato sauce and a fully milk mozzarella trim.
If you make a pilgrimage to New Haven trying what will soon be the official dish of Connecticut's state, you would love to not go with one of the oldest original Apizerias, which go up nearly a century . According toEaterThey include Pepe's Napoletana pizzeria nicknamed the grandfather of New Haven's pizza scene, the Sally Apizza and the modern Apiizza.
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