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Disastrous_Table_669 t1_j7v7j83 wrote

Reply to comment by Amaliatanase in Explaining the Rhode Island pizza strip: What is it and why does it exist? by Katie_Lan

Calling it tomato pie seems more reasonable.

I'm an RI transplant from NY (moved when I was 6). When I was 6 years old I went to a "pizza party" expecting a slice of NY pizza pie and instead they served up these "pizza strips"... I was seriously disappointed.My brother says that they are essentially old sponges slopped out of a sink that are topped with dollar-store Ragu and I have to agree with him.

Actually, the more I think about it, calling them "pizza_" anything is a travesty. Doing so is an affront to the natural order and should qualify for crimes against humanity.

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[deleted] t1_j7vr14g wrote

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Disastrous_Table_669 t1_j7wr2on wrote

If your friend from NY asks you to bring over a pizza and you bring pizza strips, they're not going to be pleased, is what I'm saying.

Also, to the part where you are questioning my identity: born-and-bred Rhode Islanders have unique, proud identities that I can't personally relate to, so yeah, having moved here at age six I do still feel like a transplant. I don't think that's unreasonable.
And, I'm 31, because apparently age matters?

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[deleted] t1_j7x2tc5 wrote

Damn right. That squared bread with sauce is not pizza. Lifelongers love to fetishize it.

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overthehillhat t1_j7vbw7f wrote

They were a secret in Cranston and Johnston for a very long time-

Then the tradition spread - -

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