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OT: Best Pizza in CT

Is it time to get rid of the pizza thread?

  • Yes. It's past it's useful time here.

    Votes: 10 12.2%

  • No. I can't live without it.

    Votes: 59 72.0%

  • Move it to another board.

    Votes: 13 15.9%
  • Total voters
    82
'pie' = pretty much every northeastern, coastal, factoryish city, where the whole pizza napolitano thing began. apizza pie!
'za' = kali. apparently, everybody there is always pressed for time, so words often get shrunkified, even their own name, California. take 'rad,' 'kix,' 'shrooms,' or 'bolt,' for examples. the one-syllable state!
some would say 'pop' or 'hoagie' for other outstanding foods, but those are always soda and sammiches for me.
that list including juniper, gremolata, heirloom broccoli (whats wrong my stuff growing out back? it's not on the mayflower registry?), and gorganzola made me ill. good thing that they dropped 'whipped chive creme fraiche.' dodged a bullet on that one...
 
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8893 said:
If you are ordering from any of the New Haven joints, they will will expect you to use the former and have no idea what you are talking about if you use the latter.
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I would love to see someone order a ‘za at Pepe’s or Zeneli’s. Matt at Bufalina would roll with it.
 
8893 said:
If you are ordering from any of the New Haven joints, they will will expect you to use the former and have no idea what you are talking about if you use the latter.
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Anyone from new haven area calls it a pie that's just what it is.
superjohn said:
Have no idea what these guys are talking about, everyone calls it a pie.
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Seriously it's been called a pizza pie since its inception. What else do you call it? My whole life it's let's get some pies

 
superjohn said:
Have no idea what these guys are talking about, everyone calls it a pie.
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Yeah, “pie” as a way to describe a pizza is almost as old as American pizza itself. There are a few good write ups on the origins of it: Why Is Pizza Called Pie? All About The Other Name For Pizza - Crust Kingdom

But in short, Italian immigrants were referring to “tomato pies” over 100 years ago. My great grandparents, who were both born in New Haven in 1916 called them that since they were born. Their parents arrived there a few years before that from Italy, not sure if they would have used the word since English wasn’t their native language.

‘Za, on the other hand, is a ridiculous term that best describes pizza acquired from a mall food court.
 
Balker said:
Yeah, “pie” as a way to describe a pizza is almost as old as American pizza itself. There are a few good write ups on the origins of it: Why Is Pizza Called Pie? All About The Other Name For Pizza - Crust Kingdom

But in short, Italian immigrants were referring to “tomato pies” over 100 years ago. My great grandparents, who were both born in New Haven in 1916 called them that since they were born. Their parents arrived there a few years before that from Italy, not sure if they would have used the word since English wasn’t their native language.

‘Za, on the other hand, is a ridiculous term that best describes pizza acquired from a mall food court.
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outstanding post, til the 'harshin on the za' part. 'galoshes' and 'knickers' aren't too common anymore, or 'wooing and courting' either. in kali, sometimes they call it 'knocking boots.'
i hope that these comments do not make me seem old school 'ludibrious.' lol.
Definition: Adj.—”Apt to be a subject of jest or mockery”
Usage: Joan’s classmates found her ludibrious because of her cassette tape collection.


they should have a 'half like' button here.
 
8893 said:
Some love for Mikey Nuzzo here; I rate it just a notch below the Big Three, but these guys have them at the top:

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Lately they’ve been way too inconsistent but when they are on they can make a good pizza.
 
imno1 said:
I'm old enough and I've never heard anyone order or even refer to pizza as za. Abeetz yes za no way.
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I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say it seriously before. Ben in Parks and Rec refers to ‘za when trying to be cool with his interns. That was the last time I heard it said.
 
Balker said:
I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say it seriously before. Ben in Parks and Rec refers to ‘za when trying to be cool with his interns. That was the last time I heard it said.
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haha forgot about P&R
 
Balker said:
I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say it seriously before. Ben in Parks and Rec refers to ‘za when trying to be cool with his interns. That was the last time I heard it said.
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I think 'za was started by Millenials because they thought it sounded cool and they were too lazy to pronounce 5 letters. :)
 
I remember people calling it za in the late 80s in central PA, so it’s definitely not a “new” thing. I have called it pie my whole life.
 
8893 said:
Some love for Mikey Nuzzo here; I rate it just a notch below the Big Three, but these guys have them at the top:

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Nice! My brothers and I delivered the newspaper to the Nuzzo family when we were growing up in Fair Haven. Genuinely nice people. And Mikey is right, there were good pies being made all around New Haven back in the day... not just the big three. I regret not having my Grand Apizza ball cap from when I played for them in Dom Atro... we'd head down to Grand Avenue after a game and get free apizza! Nice to see the family keeping the business alive.
 
Mazhude said:
Nice! My brothers and I delivered the newspaper to the Nuzzo family when we were growing up in Fair Haven. Genuinely nice people. And Mikey is right, there were good pies being made all around New Haven back in the day... not just the big three. I regret not having my Grand Apizza ball cap from when I played for them in Dom Atro... we'd head down to Grand Avenue after a game and get free apizza! Nice to see the family keeping the business alive.
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It wasn't until later that I tried Grand. When younger we'd go to Palm Beach
 
Mazhude said:
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They have a few West Haven reviews and discussions also; they talk too much imo but fwiw they rate Zupp’s the best in West Haven, just above Mike’s, where they say they prefer the non-pizza items.

They also have reviews of Tipsy Tomato in Derby, Olde Word and Michelina in North Haven and Papa’s in Milford but I haven’t watched them yet.
 
hot off the press (and from the link above, thanks), Mikey Abitz and The Mona of Pizza!
respect!

check out his hand signs review at the end for 'new york, chicago, and detroit' pizza. :p
 
Count me in as one of those who thought apizza = pie. I learned something.

Still trying to understand the connection to the pies we always eat at Easter.
Excuse my phonetic spelling, but apizza gran and apizza gain were staples for Easter. So, I thought a pizza = pie.
Ham and grain pie. Very much traditional pie looks. Ham pie is also called pizza rustica.
Anyone have insight here?
 
David 76 said:
Count me in as one of those who thought apizza = pie. I learned something.

Still trying to understand the connection to the pies we always eat at Easter.
Excuse my phonetic spelling, but apizza gran and apizza gain were staples for Easter. So, I thought a pizza = pie.
Ham and grain pie. Very much traditional pie looks. Ham pie is also called pizza rustica.
Anyone have insight here?
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Easier read if you convert to “readers view”... (I had this bookmarked):
www.curiouscuisiniere.com

Pizza Gain (Italian Easter Pizza)

Pizza Gain (also known as Pizzagaina, Pizza Rustica, or Pizza Chiena) is an Italian Easter Pizza that is unlike any pizza you have ever tasted. Forget the tomato sauce, this filled pizza is more like a cheese and salami pie with a pizza crust.
www.curiouscuisiniere.com www.curiouscuisiniere.com
 
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