apizza
noun/əˈpiːts/ · /əˈbiːts/
Etymology Borrowed from Neapolitan pizza (“pizza”), with the feminine definite article 'a.
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A style of pizza endemic to New Haven, Connecticut, incorporating a thin, oblong crust, charring, oregano, and tomato sauce but only a small amount of grated parmesan cheese.
- NICK’S New Haven Style Brick Oven APIZZA “Always “Done Well” / Reopening September 15th / Beer & Wine Bar / APIZZAS / CALZONES / GRINDERS / SALADS2010 September 3, Palm Beach Sun, page 10:
- Authentic apizzas are larger and more irregularly shaped than their New York relatives, and have deeply charred crusts, a result of traditional coal burning ovens.2014 April 8, “Dude Food: Pizza: The hungry man’s go-to”, in The Black & White, volume 52, number 8, Bethesda, Md.: Walt Whitman High School, page 12:
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- And don’t sleep through the house-made pastas: pillowy ricotta gnocchi, tucked into a lemony mascarpone and artichoke sauce, are good enough to steal the apizzas’ show.2016, The Michelin Guide: San Francisco, Bay Area & Wine Country, Michelin, →ISBN, page 256:
- Pepe’s was founded by Frank Pepe in 1925 and they have made millions of their signature apizzas, topped with five ingredients: romano cheese, garlic, olive oil, parsley and clams.2020, Richard Taylor, James Watt, Martin Dickie, Brewdog: Craft Beer for the Geeks, Mitchell Beazley, →ISBN, page 162:
- Saucy Brew Works brews fresh local coffee and Ohio craft beer, served best with their award-winning apizzas.2022, Ohio On Tap, number 9, page 36:
- She ordered a New Haven classic, which also happens to be one of the most popular apizzas at Fantini’s — the white clam pizza.2022 April, Gabby Gregory, “The Place to Be: Fantini’s New Haven Style Apizza”, in Palm City Living, volume 538, page 28: