Pizzeria Window · Foldable Slice
New York-Style Pizza Slice
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New Yorkers famously fold their slice in half lengthwise before eating it on the move — a habit born from a thin, floppy crust that would otherwise sag and spill its toppings.
A wide, thin-crust triangle of cheese pizza is reheated on demand and handed over on a paper plate, folded in half for eating standing up or walking down the sidewalk. Corner pizzerias across the five boroughs sell slices this way around the clock.
Why it's made this way: Italian immigrants opened New York's first pizzerias in the early 1900s, and later gas deck ovens made it easy to bake large, thin pies and reheat single slices to order.
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