- High-gluten flour
- Tomato sauce
- Low-moisture mozzarella
- Olive oil, oregano
New York-Style Pizza
A New York-style pizza slice. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
The New York slice is the city's defining food: a wide, thin, hand-tossed triangle with a crisp-yet-pliable crust, tangy tomato sauce and low-moisture mozzarella, sold by the slice and eaten folded in half, on the street, in about ninety seconds.
It descends from the Neapolitan pies of early-1900s Little Italy, adapted to coal and then gas deck ovens. The slice shop is the democratic institution: dollar slices still exist, and the great debates (Joe's vs. John's of Bleecker vs. your corner shop) never end.
Key ingredients
How it is eaten
It descends from the Neapolitan pies of early-1900s Little Italy, adapted to coal and then gas deck ovens. The slice shop is the democratic institution: dollar slices still exist, and the great debates (Joe's vs. John's of Bleecker vs. your corner shop) never end.
Where to try it
- Slice shops across Manhattan and Brooklyn (Joe's Pizza, John's of Bleecker Street)
- Any New York corner pizzeria; the slice should be wider than your hand