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'It's not pizza:' Utica's Tomato Pie Day to celebrate iconic Upstate NY food
"Tomato pie - in Utica - is yeast dough covered with red sauce and, in some cases, topped with a sprinkling of Parmesan-style cheese. Some recipes stray further off the simple course - a brush of basil olive oil or, daringly, some caramelized onions and a handful of olives. But nobody, just nobody, puts mozzarella on his or her tomato pie in Utica. And almost everyone bakes it in a sheet pan..."
“Upside-down pizza, aka Utica Pizza, is made with tomato sauce on top of the cheese. It's backwards from your normal pizza, but there is some logic behind it. By putting the cheese on the bottom, in theory, it prevents the tomato sauce from making the crust soggy.
The recipe for upside down pizza first appeared on the streets of Utica over 100 years ago. O'Scugnizzo Pizzeria was founded in 1914 by Eugeno Burlino. It started with just tomato pie, but then the whole concept of dough, toppings, cheese, THEN sauce has been a favorite for generations of Central New Yorkers.”

23 Underrated Places To Order Upside Down Utica Pizza At
Only in Upstate New York is it completely normal to order Upside Down Pizza. Where are some places you wouldn't think about to order from? Here's 23 places.