Stromboli (food)

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| name = Stromboli

| image = HomemadeStromboliAug05.jpg

| caption = Homemade stromboli

| alternate_name =

| country = United States

| region = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

| creator = Nazzareno Romano

| course =

| type = Turnover

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| main_ingredient = Bread dough, cheese, meat or vegetables

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A stromboli is a type of baked turnover filled with various Italian cheeses (typically mozzarella) and usually Italian cold cuts (typically salami, capocollo, and bresaola) or vegetables, served hot. The dough is either Italian bread dough or pizza dough. Stromboli is an Italian-American dish invented in the Philadelphia area in the mid 20th century.{{Cite web|last=Vadala|first=Nick|title=The stromboli: A Philly original, courtesy of Romano's|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/food/The-stromboli-A-Philly-original-courtesy-of-Romanos-.html|access-date=2021-01-05|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|language=en-US}} The name of the dish is taken from a volcanic island off the coast of Sicily.

A stromboli is similar to a calzone or scaccia, and the dishes are sometimes confused.Shuster, Jim (May 10, 2012). [http://patch.com/california/gilroy/bp--stromboli-verse-the-calzone "The Stromboli vs. the Calzone"], Gilroy Patch. Retrieved August 14, 2016. Unlike calzones, which are always stuffed and folded into a crescent shape, a stromboli is typically rolled or folded into a cylinder, and may sometimes contain a thin layer of tomato sauce on the inside.{{Cite web|last=Delany|first=Alex|title=What Is the Difference Between a Calzone and a Stromboli?|url=https://www.bonappetit.com/story/difference-between-a-calzone-and-a-stromboli|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Bon Appétit|date=2 May 2018 |language=en-us}}

Preparation

Many American pizza shops serve a stromboli using pizza dough that is folded in half with fillings, similar to a half-moon-shaped calzone.{{cite news |last=Daley |first=Bill |title=Calzone v. Stromboli|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/26/calzone-v-stromboli/ |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=March 29, 2013|date=March 26, 2013}} At other establishments, a stromboli is made with a square-shaped pizza dough that can be topped with any pizza toppings and is then rolled into a cylindrical jelly roll shape and baked. Other variations include adding pizza sauce or deep-frying, in a similar manner as a panzerotto.

Origins

There are several claims regarding the origin of the usage of the name stromboli for food in the United States.

Romano's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria claims to have first used the name in 1950 in Essington, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia, courtesy of Nazzareno Romano, an Italian immigrant. The pizzeria owner had experimented with pizza imbottita, or "stuffed pizza", and added ham, cotechino, cheese and peppers into a pocket of bread dough.{{Cite web |first=Nick |last=Vadala |date=June 17, 2014 |title=The Stromboli: A Philly Original, Courtesy of Romano's |publisher=Philly.com |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/food/The-stromboli-A-Philly-original-courtesy-of-Romanos-.html |access-date=April 16, 2016 }} His future brother-in-law suggested he named it after the recently released movie Stromboli, notorious for an off-screen affair between married actress Ingrid Bergman and married director Roberto Rossellini, resulting in a love child.

Stromboli (food)

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Origins

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