Calzone
Baked Italian folded pizza
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Calzone[a][1] is an Italian oven-baked folded pizza.[2][3][4] A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and stuffed with prosciutto or salami, mozzarella or ricotta, and Parmesan or pecorino, as well as an egg.[4] Different regional variations in or on a calzone can often include other ingredients that are normally associated with pizza toppings. The term usually applies to an oven-baked folded pizza rather than a fried folded pizza (i.e. panzerotti), although calzones and panzerotti are often mistaken for each other.[5][6][7][8][9]
Simple calzone in an Italian pizzeria, cut in half | |
| Type | Folded pizza |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Italy |
| Region or state | Southern Italy (particularly Campania and Apulia) |
| Main ingredients | Prosciutto/salami, mozzarella/ricotta, Parmesan/pecorino |
Stromboli, an Italian-American rolled pizza, is similar to calzone, and the two are sometimes confused.[10][11] Unlike strombolis, which are generally rolled into a cylindrical or rectangular shape, calzones are always folded into a crescent shape, and typically do not have tomato sauce inside.[12]
In Italy
Sandwich-sized calzones are often sold at Italian lunch counters or by street vendors, because they are easy to eat while standing or walking.[13] Fried versions of the calzone are typically filled with tomato and mozzarella; these are made in Apulia and are called "panzerotti".[14]
In Basilicata, a variety of calzone is known as u' pastizz 'rtunnar, which originated between the 18th and 19th century.[15]
See also
Media related to Calzone at Wikimedia Commons
Notes
- UK: /kæltˈsoʊni, -neɪ/ kalt-SOH-nee, -nay, US: /kælˈzoʊn(eɪ), -ni/ kal-ZOHN(-ay), -ee; Italian: [kalˈtsoːne], lit. 'stocking' or 'trouser'; pl.: calzoni.