tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post5291847171232465105..comments2024-01-31T14:00:21.139-05:00Comments on The Rochester NY Pizza Blog: When and Why Did Pizza Take Off in the U.S.?Pizza Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-52215056801496691822011-12-21T14:06:21.953-05:002011-12-21T14:06:21.953-05:00The irony is that the success of pizza in the US c...The irony is that the success of pizza in the US caused thousands of pizza places in Italy to open up, some amazingly tasty, some ok, some downright bad.<br />Its funny to hear American tourists in Italy choose a bad pizza place, only to claim "Oh pizza in Italy sucks!"... well if american tourists are chasing pizza in italy, its no wonder so many amateurs in italy opened up pizza places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-50535621391136229592011-12-21T10:22:10.556-05:002011-12-21T10:22:10.556-05:00I spent time in Italy and Sicily over a 7 month pe...I spent time in Italy and Sicily over a 7 month period while deployed in the US Navy in 2003. I never saw pizza in the form that I think everybody including my self at the time expected to see. I saw dough wrapped items, similar to Stromboli, but never a commercial style pizza.<br />I learned there is Italian food, and then what what we have here Italian/American food.<br />Food can be regional, what is served on the coast of Italy, would be different then what is served in Northern Italy..If you go to a Restaurant on the coast and order pasta, don't expect Meatballs and red sauce, more then likely you will receive pasta with some type of a clear sauce with seafood on it, such as fish or squid on... Not chef boyardee...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com