Altoona-style pizza explained

Altoona-style pizza
Country:United States
Region:Altoona, Pennsylvania
Type:Pizza
Main Ingredient:Sicilian-style pizza dough, tomato sauce, sliced green bell pepper, salami, american cheese

Altoona-style pizza is a distinct type of pizza created in the city of Altoona, Pennsylvania, by the Altoona Hotel. The definitive characteristics of Altoona-style pizza are a Sicilian-style pizza dough, tomato sauce, sliced green bell pepper, salami, topped with American cheese and pizzas cut into squares instead of wedges.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Characteristics and preparation

Crust

The crust is made of a Sicilian-style pizza dough, giving the pie a thick and soft crust. Instead of the larger pie-like wedges typical of many pizza styles, Altoona Hotel pizza is typically cut into squares.[1] [3] [5] [4]

Cheese

While originally topped with Velveeta, Altoona-style pizza is popularly topped with yellow processed cheese known as American cheese. The yellow squares of American cheese are a staple of this dish, used instead of the mozzarella or provolone common to other styles of pizza.[1] [3] [5] [4]

Toppings

The traditional toppings included on a slice of Altoona-style pizza are a sliced green bell pepper and cooked deli style salami with peppercorns, notable for being underneath the pizza's cheese topping.[1] [3] [5]

History

Altoona-style pizza originated at the Altoona Hotel, which was noted as serving "a unique pizza" in 1996 by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.[6] Following the destruction of the hotel in 2013 by fire, other local restaurants began serving Altoona-style pizza.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deto. Ryan. Altoona Hotel Pizza: The slice with yellow cheese from Central Pa. you've never heard of. 2021-05-25. Pittsburgh City Paper. 2021-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210526234558/https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/altoona-hotel-pizza-the-slice-with-yellow-cheese-from-central-pa-youve-never-heard-of/Content?oid=17252638. live.
  2. Web site: Tracy . Jordan . 2020-05-05 . Jordan Does It All Wrong!! Will the real Altoona Pizza please stand up? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525043040/https://www.wearecentralpa.com/studio814/jordan-does-it-all-wrong-will-the-real-altoona-pizza-please-stand-up/ . 2021-05-25 . 2021-05-25 . WTAJ.
  3. Web site: DiFilippo . Bill . 2020-05-08 . Here's How To Make The Wonderfully Bizarre 'Altoona Style' Pizza . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525174036/https://uproxx.com/life/altoona-style-pizza-recipe/ . 2021-05-25 . 2021-05-25 . UPROXX.
  4. Web site: Hotel blaze hits home. 2021-05-25. Altoona Mirror. 2021-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525174423/https://www.altoonamirror.com/opinion/editorials/2013/01/hotel-blaze-hits-home/. live.
  5. Web site: Robicelli . Allison . 6 May 2020 . "Altoona-style pizza" baffles the nation—including Altoona itself . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210527030006/https://thetakeout.com/what-is-altoona-style-pizza-1843290816 . 2021-05-27 . 2021-05-25 . The Takeout . en-us.
  6. News: 1996-10-13. Altoona Hotel pizza. 78. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2021-05-25. 2021-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525174036/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50211877/altoona-hotel-pizza/. live.

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