Name: Why Philadelphians Love Tomato Pie | Legendary Eats
Uploaded: 2020-10-25T19:00:12.000Z
Duration: 3 min 36 s
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Taryn Varricchio: If you're visiting Philly

for the first time, this rectangular loaf of bread

might not be at the top of your food bucket list,

but locals will tell you it's a must-try.

This is tomato pie, and it's one of the city's

the Italian neighborhood of Philadelphia,

I'm not from this area, so we wanna know,

why are Philadelphians so into tomato pie?

It starts with a thick bottom layer of bread dough

ensuring the crust cooks all the way through

Customer: Been eating it since I was a little kid.

It's got good gravy on basically a loaf of bread.

Taryn: Lou sprinkles a handful of Parmesan cheese,

From just one look, this red sea of sauce

Customer: Whenever I tell people about it,

they're always confused, and they just go,

And it's not pizza. You know, it's totally different.

Customer: I started eating it really young.

with other people that maybe aren't from around here,

I think it's a really cool treat to bring them.

Jimmy Rubino: My grandmother made her own dough,

Friday's usually 'cause we didn't eat meat.

Taryn: I'm eating this room temperature right now,

and so, like, I can imagine eating this before a meal,

before I had pasta for dinner, or picking this up.

and began working at bakeries in the early 1900s.

Louis Sarcone III: What bakers used to do back then,

a little bit different than a normal pizza,

Taryn: It has much more of a bread-like texture.

It's not pizza dough, as Lou was telling us,

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Why Philadelphians Love Tomato Pie | Legendary Eats

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