What’s With Lackawanna County’s “Old Forge Style Pizza,” Dave?
It’s called “The Pizza Capital Of The World.” The photos in the piece don’t even look that good, so whatzup wid dat?
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...To feed the influx of Italian immigrants, back in 1926, one woman, Nonni Ghigiarelli started baking a unique form of pizza that is now known as Old Forge style, based on the Lackawanna town she resided in. [near Scranton]
Like its Sicilian cousins, Old Forge style is baked in trays, and unlike its New York neighbors to the east, the individual servings are called ‘cuts’ instead of ‘slices.’ But Grandma Ghigiarelli is just the beginning of the story. Since her famous beginnings, Old Forge style pizzerias have exploded across the county. Today, there are more than 150 pizzerias in the county alone, and nine within Old Forge itself serving up the famous trays...
https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/tre...world-is-where
