Deep-fried pizza
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| Place of origin | Scotland |
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Deep-fried pizza is a dish consisting of a pizza that instead of being baked in an oven is deep-fried, resulting in a different flavor and nutritional profile. This technique is known in both Scotland and Italy, but there are numerous differences between the Scottish and Italian variants, which likely developed independently.
Scotland
Deep-fried pizza is available in many chip shops in Scotland.[1][2] The basis is an inexpensive fresh or frozen oven-ready pizza consisting of a thick par-baked base with toppings already applied. This is then fried until crisp. The dish can be served as a "pizza supper" (with chips) or single (without chips), in whole and half pizza portions. The dish may be served with salt and vinegar, or with "salt and sauce" (brown sauce) in Edinburgh and the surrounding area per local chip shop custom. Often the chips will be poured onto one side of the pizza, and the pizza then closed around them.
This pizza is deep fried without batter, although another variation known as a "Pizza Crunch" consists of a large, battered pizza/half-pizza deep fried, usually served with chips.[3]
Italy
The Italian dish of "pizza fritta" originates in Napoli, and is usually made by frying a disk of pizza dough before applying toppings and serving. Alternatively, the fillings may be enclosed in a pocket of dough like a calzone, which is then fried; this is known as a panzerotto. Frying allows one to prepare a pizza without a pizza oven, for example from a street food cart where an oven is impractical.
See also
References
- ^ Owen, James (28 December 2004). "Deep-Fried Candy Bars: Scotland's Worst Food?".
- ^ Alvarez, Lizette (7 December 2004). "Ah, Scotland! The Moors, the Braes, the Fried Pizza". New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Rimmer, Simon. "Sunday Brunch: Pizza Crunch Recipe". Channel 4. p. B1. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
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