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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 PizzaTen Speed Press