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    Stromboli Vs. Calzone: How Are They Different?

    Brittany Baxter
    by Brittany Baxter
    February 15, 2019

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    When you’re looking over the menu of your favorite local pizza joint, it’s likely that you’ll come across two classic entrées: the calzone and stromboli. Although these dishes are similar in appearance and contain many of the same ingredients, they are not the same thing.

    What Is A Calzone?

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    Made from one layer of pizza dough, a calzone is filled with various types of cheese, vegetables, meat, and sauce. The pizza dough is tightly folded over the filling, and the final product resembles a turnover.

    The calzone’s classic half-moon shape makes the meal conveniently portable. The dish was born in the city of Naples, Italy, and it was originally called the calzoni, or “pant legs,” a name which suggests that the calzone was meant to be enjoyed en route.

    What Is Stromboli?

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    Unlike the calzone, stromboli does not have Italian roots; it was born in Philadelphia in the 1950s. A calzone consists of only one layer, while stromboli consists of several layers — a result of the pizza dough being rolled into a pinwheel. While a calzone resembles a turnover, stromboli resembles a loaf of bread. Like the calzone, however, stromboli is stuffed with cheese, vegetables, meat, and sauce.

    Calzone And Stromboli Fillings

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    Although these two dishes differ in appearance and origin, they contain similar ingredients. You’ll find both of them on pizza-shop menus with many of these delicious filling options:

    Cheese

    • ricotta
    • mozzarella
    • Parmesan
    • provolone
    • fontina

    Meat

    • ground beef
    • salami
    • prosciutto
    • pepperoni
    • sausage
    • bacon
    • Canadian bacon

    Vegetables

    • baby spinach
    • broccoli
    • shredded onions
    • mushrooms
    • roasted red peppers
    • kale

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    These delicious dishes are perfect for quiet weeknight family dinners or for celebrations when you need to feed a crowd. Make a point to try these two similar but different classic Italian-style dishes the next time you have the opportunity.

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