Grandma pizza
A thin, square, olive-oil-crisped pan pizza style originating on Long Island, New York, said to be named for its home-style, quickly-made preparation resembling how Italian-American grandmothers made pizza at home rather than in a commercial pizzeria oven.
Region
Long Island, New York, United States
Common misuse
The specific naming origin story is popularly repeated but not independently well-documented beyond oral tradition.
Related
Evidence
Limited evidence- Slice (pizza history and culture writing) — Slice / First We Feast
- American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza — Ten Speed Press