ViLco wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> Hmmm... I was told by a pizza guy in Lynnwood some years ago that
>> there was no sauce on white pizza. Just the crust and cheese. The
>> guy was from NY or NJ. Can't remember which.
>
> Exactly as here in Italy. I agree with that guy
>
>> My husband had asked
>> if they had Stromboli and he laughed and said my husband must be from
>> the East Coast. At that point in time, Stromboli and Calzone were
>> unheard of here. I don't know that I have seen any Stromboli lately
>> but I think Pizza Hut does Calzone now. Anyway... Maybe the
>> sauceless kind is the NY kind?
>
> What's Stromboli? he name makes me think to the Vesuvio pizza, where
> a half of the pizza is covered almost like a calzone.

It's pizza dough with a filling but it is not folded in half like a Calzone.
It starts as a rectangle and both ends are folded over. I am not sure about
the fillings but I think they are more like pizza fillings and not ricotta
like Calzone.