I love New York Style pizza! The crust is thin but chewy. Love to fold it like a taco.
That sounds good, do you know anything about the history of that style of pizza?
A little bit. It started in the U.S. in the early 1900s and it's based on the pizza pie from Italy.
That makes sense, can you tell me anything else about New York style pizza?
The slices are large and floppy. But the crust is still crisp and tasty.
Interesting, that sounds great. Do you know how many pizza stores are in New York?
Unfortunately I don't, but i know the first one was founded in New York's Little Italy in 1905.
That's cool, can you tell me more about New York's Little Italy?
Little Italy, Manhattan
Little Italy () is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, once known for its large population of Italian Americans. Today the neighborhood consists of only a few Italian stores and restaurants. It is bounded on the west by Tribeca and Soho, on the south by Chinatown, on the east by the Bowery and Lower East Side, and on the north by Nolita.
History.
Little Italy on Mulberry Street used to extend as far south as Worth Street, as far north
New York-style pizza
New York-style pizza is pizza made with a characteristically large hand-tossed thin crust, often sold in wide slices to go. The crust is thick and crisp only along its edge, yet soft, thin, and pliable enough beneath its toppings to be folded in half to eat. Traditional toppings are simply tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese.
This style evolved in the U.S. from the pizza that originated in New York City in the early 1900s, itself derived from the Neapolitan style