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That’s right, the stromboli isn’t actually from Italy! The originator of the stromboli is hotly contested and could have been invented by Romano’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, Mike Aquino of Mike’s Burger Royal, or Pizza Pete’s. So how did the stromboli and calzone get their names?
Originally known as calzoni which means “pants legs” the calzone is basically a portable pizza that can be eaten without utensils and while you’re on the go. Created by Italian Americans, stromboli originated in Philadelphia in the 1950s.
Burritos and stromboli are always rolled. You seal a calzone by folding it in half and crimping the edges. You seal a stromboli by rolling it in a spiral and folding some extra dough back over the stromboli. Both get an egg wash to make sure the dough stays out. Calzones, sliced in half, are smaller and shaped like half-circles.
The rectangle is rolled to create a long, skinny, cylindrical pizza cigar. Stromboli is meant to be sliced for multiple people. Another difference is where they come from.
What is a Stromboli?
Stromboli, albeit a portable pizza variant, is actually an Italian pinwheel sandwich. It consists of pizza dough stuffed with cold cuts or Italian meats, different cheeses, and sauce. Like an Italian hoagie, stromboli might also contain various vegetables.
At its core, calzone, also sometimes called pizza turnover, is akin to a pizza but folded in half and shaped like a crescent moon. Its ingredients are similar to what you usually put in a regular pizza, including tomato sauce, various cheeses, and Italian deli meats. Other versions might also contain tomato, salami, and onions.
The calzone vs stromboli comparison is a tad confusing for some people. After all, they both involve pizza dough, cheeses, and Italian meats. So, here’s how to distinguish them from one another:
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