An Unknown Eastcoast Pizza Destination
When we think about the pizza capital of the world, there are always a few places that come to mind. It might be Naples, Italy, Brooklyn, NY or even the Jersey Shore – but one of the best new hot spots in recent years has grown from one of the most unlikely of places. According to the team at Bella Pizza, the best pizza Carlstadt has to offer, the little known town of Scranton, Pa, has recently made its name in the world of pizza of late! A town of just 8000 citizens, Scranton, Pa, is more so known for being the figurative home of the Office television show, but of late, but according to the team at Bella Pizza, known as the best pizzeria Carlstadt has to offer, citizens have been making a ton of noise about their pizza offerings and putting it up agains the best pizza options in places across New Jersey, Brooklyn and Italy as well. In this article, we will be discussing the pride of Lackawanna County and their recent county-id Pizza Trail, and how it has put the small town of Scranton on the map for some of the best pizza in the country.
As a part of the former mining community of Old Forge, Pa, and what many consider to be the pride of Lackawanna County Pa, there is now a huge tourist attraction known as the pizza trail. According to the owners at Bella Pizza, known for the best pizza Moonachie has to offer, the locals of Lackawanna County were asked to name their absolute favorite locations from more than 160 different pizzerias. According to the team at Bella Pizza, the best pizzeria Moonachie has to offer, a list and map of 62 restaurants were created from the top vote getters in the county – many of these locations are right there on the trail within Old Forge. First popularizes by Donald Trump, as this was one of his most famous first stops on the 2020 presidential campaign trail. And according to the team at Bella Pizza, known for the best pizza Hackensack has to offer, many other celebrities as well – including the likes of Dr. Oz, and the Barstool Sports Founder/Owner and One Bite Pizza reviewer, Dave Portnoy!
What has attracted many within the area, is the distinct style of pizza, what has become known as Old Forge pizza according to the team at Bella Pizza, the best pizzeria Hackensack has to offer. What they have on offer at Old Forge isn’t anything close to what you might expect from traditional hotspots in New York or New Jersey, or even a Chicago deep dish style pizza. The pizza here is traditionally square in shape, and while it looks similar to a Sicilian slice, it’s still nothing comparable to a traditional NYC Sicilian slice either! According to the team at Bella Pizza, known for he best pizza Hackensack has to offer, this style of pizza is completely unto itself. In reality the pizza does get its roots in Italy, as in the early 1890’s Lackawanna County
drew many Italians in the 1890s looking for work in the then-thriving coal mines. Legend has it that, back in 1926, Grandmom Ghigiarelli (whose family for decades had a restaurant here) baked a rectangular-shaped pizza – and placed it inside a shirt box – for miners hankering for food on their way home from work. And according to the team at Bella Pizza, the best pizzeria Carlstadt hast to offer, before long, other pizza cafés (as they are known in Old Forge) started springing up along the town’s modest main street.
So what is the pizza actually like? According to the team at Bella Pizza, known for the best pizza Moonachie has to offer, Old Forge pizza has certain distinct elements: a whole pizza is called a tray; ask for a pie and you might get a strange response you’ve never heard before – but trust us, just go with it. If you want one piece, it’s called a “cut,” not a slice. According to the team at Bella Pizza, known for the best pizza Hackensack has to offer, Old Forge pizza also has a crust that is lighter in texture than a typical thick crust – it’s crispy on the bottom but with a chewy center – and it’s considered less “dense” than Sicilian. On a red pizza, the sauce may be a bit on the sweet side, and sometimes has chopped onions, depending on the restaurant. The cheese topping is a blend that can include mozzarella, cheddar, Cooper and American – a combination that varies from place to place. While the white pizza usually consists of a top and bottom layer of dough, filled with tons of cheese and occasionally other fillings. Another variation is known as black pizza, no tomato sauce, just cheese, black peppers, olives and onions. It’s a pizza that everybody has to try in their life, especially if you consider yourself an east coast pizza lover from New York or New Jersey. To try some of the best pizza in New Jersey, be sure to visit Bella Pizza today.