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Message: [QUOTE="RichZ, post: 1462668, member: 534"] Pronounced "Scamotze" when we were kids. I've been told by a couple native Italians whose word I trust, that scamorza is actually a smoked cheese that is a good bit chewier, stretchier and 'cheesier tasting' than mozzarella. I kind of doubt that's what all the apizza places in Bpt were actually using back in the day, but that's sure what we grew up calling it. I had relatives that lived in the Longview park neighborhood, so we ate Paradise a time or two. Might have been the first Greek pie I'd ever tasted. Didn't mind it, but didn't like it that much, either. But all I had to compare it to was real pizza, so I can't say how it stacks up within its own genre. It was tasty, but not pizza as I knew it. Then again, Paul's on East Main street was very different than the places I was most familiar with, and I flat out loved their pie. Jenny's, was a really popular place in Bpt. back in the 50s and 60s, but I was never really crazy about it. The sauce seemed too sweet and the crust was a bit undercooked for my taste. They moved to Monroe quite a long time ago. I live there, but I never tried them in that location until recently. Tasted exactly like I remember it. Not bad, but not a place I'd go out of my way to eat at. [/QUOTE]