Pizza bagel
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 Pizza bagel with pepperoni | |
| Type | Bagel |
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| Course | Lunch |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Main ingredients | Bagel, tomato sauce, cheese |
| Variations | Other additional toppings |
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The earliest known mention of a "Pizza Bagel" appeared in February 1952, when the Miami News credited Arthur Adler with creating the dish at the Allison Hotel's Buttery in Miami Beach, Florida.[1] Anthony DeMauro invented the pizza bagel in 1957 at Amster's Bagel Bakery (now closed) in South Euclid, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. It was not until May 26, 1970, when Amster Pizza Bagel, Inc. submitted registration for Pizza Bagels to the US Copyright Office.[2] On October 1, 1970, Amster Pizza Bagel, Inc. registered for a product that contains 6 frozen pizza bagels in folding cartons with a net weight of 11 ounces (310 g).[3]
In 1974, at a Western Bagel in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, 17-year-old store clerk Bruce Treitman began offering a flattened bagel with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese.[4][5]
In early 2014, Katz Bagel Bakery in Chelsea, Massachusetts, claimed that Harry Katz invented a variation of this pizza bagel in 1970.[6] Unlike traditional pizza bagels, Katz's version is similar to a miniature pizza. Katz uses bagel dough without the hole, topped with cheese and tomato sauce.[5][7]
Commercial distribution
The Bagel Bites brand was inspired by the pizza bagel. Bagel Bites are a miniature, frozen version of the pizza bagel sold in commercial grocery stores.[citation needed]
