 Homemade stromboli | |
| Type | Turnover |
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| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Created by | Nazzareno Romano |
| Main ingredients | Bread dough, cheese, meat or vegetables |
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Stromboli are a type of baked bread filled with various Italian cheeses (typically mozzarella) and Italian cold cuts (typically salami, capocollo , and bresaola) or vegetables, served hot. The dough is either Italian bread dough or pizza dough. Stromboli are an Italian-American dish invented in Philadelphia by the mid-20th century. [1] The dish is ultimately named for the volcanic island off the coast of Sicily, by way of the 1950 Roberto Rossellini film of the same name. [2]
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Stromboli are similar to a calzone or scaccia , and the dishes are sometimes confused. [3] [2] Unlike calzones, which are always stuffed and folded into a crescent shape, stromboli are typically rolled or folded into a cylinder, and may sometimes contain a thin layer of tomato sauce on the inside. [4]
