# Calzone > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Calzone > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Calzone.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calzone > Source revision: 1345873238 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Baked Italian folded pizza}} {{Distinguish|canzone}} {{redirect-for|Calzoni|the cyclist|Walter Calzoni}} {{Infobox food | name = Calzone | image = Wikimania 2016 Deryck day 0 - 07 calzone.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Simple calzone in an Italian [pizzeria](/source/pizzeria), cut in half | alternate_name = | country = [Italy](/source/Italy) | region = [Southern Italy](/source/Southern_Italy) (particularly Campania and Apulia) | creator = | course = | type = Folded [pizza](/source/pizza) | served = | main_ingredient = [Prosciutto](/source/Prosciutto)/[salami](/source/salami), [mozzarella](/source/mozzarella)/[ricotta](/source/ricotta), [Parmesan](/source/Parmesan)/[pecorino](/source/pecorino) | variations = }} {{Pizza}} '''Calzone'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|UK|k|æ|l|t|ˈ|s|oʊ|n|i|,_|-|n|eɪ}} {{respell|kalt|SOH|nee|,_-|nay}}, {{IPAc-en|US|k|æ|l|ˈ|z|oʊ|n|(|eɪ|)|,_|-|n|i}} {{respell|kal|ZOHN(|ay)|,_-|ee}}; {{IPA|it|kalˈtsoːne|lang}}, {{literally|stocking|trouser}}; {{plural form}}: {{lang|it|calzoni}}.}}{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/calzone |title=Calzone |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |access-date=2012-11-07}} is an [Italian](/source/Italian_cuisine) oven-baked folded [pizza](/source/pizza).{{cite web |url=https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/recipe/pizza/salami-stuffed-calzone |title=Salami Stuffed Calzone |date=15 July 2020 |publisher=La Cucina Italiana |access-date=18 June 2024}}{{cite web |title=Calzone |url=http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes/calzone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102065539/http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes/calzone |archive-date=2013-01-02 |access-date=2012-11-07 |website=jamieoliver.com}}{{Cite book|last1=Gosetti|first1=Anna|title=Le Ricette Regionali Italiane|last2=Salda|first2=Della|publisher=Casa Editrice|year=1967|pages=785–787|language=it|asin=B002FIQ5YA}} A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and stuffed with [prosciutto](/source/prosciutto) or [salami](/source/salami), [mozzarella](/source/mozzarella) or [ricotta](/source/ricotta), and [Parmesan](/source/Parmesan) or [pecorino](/source/pecorino), as well as an [egg](/source/Eggs_as_food). Different regional variations in or on a calzone can often include other ingredients that are normally associated with pizza toppings. The term usually applies to an oven-baked folded pizza rather than a fried folded pizza (i.e. [panzerotti](/source/panzerotti)), although calzones and panzerotti are often mistaken for each other.{{cite web |url=https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/recipe/pizza/classic-recipe-for-panzerotto |title=Classic Panzerotto |date=19 September 2023 |publisher=La Cucina Italiana |access-date=18 June 2024}}Minchilli, Elizabeth (December 11, 2014). [https://www.elizabethminchilli.com/2014/12/making-panzerotti-in-barivecchia/ "Making Panzerotti in Barivecchia"], Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome. Retrieved February 13, 2016.Sarkar, Suhashini (June 29, 2015). [http://www.saveur.com/panzerotti-empanadas-secret-cousin "Panzerotti: The Empanada's Italian Cousin"], ''Saveur''. Retrieved February 13, 2016.[http://www.food.com/recipe/deep-fried-panzerotti-262162 "Deep Fried Panzerotti"], food.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016.{{cite web |last=Lorenza |first=Barletta |date=2009-03-03 |title=La vera ricetta dei panzerotti pugliesi |trans-title=The real recipe for Apulian panzerotti |url=http://www.gustoblog.it/post/4249/la-vera-ricetta-dei-panzerotti-pugliesi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208114926/http://www.gustoblog.it/post/4249/la-vera-ricetta-dei-panzerotti-pugliesi |archive-date=2015-12-08 |access-date=2015-12-05 |website=Gustoblog.it |language=it}} [Stromboli](/source/Stromboli_(food)), an Italian-American rolled pizza, is similar to calzone, and the two are sometimes confused.Shuster, Jim (May 10, 2012). [http://patch.com/california/gilroy/bp--stromboli-verse-the-calzone "The Stromboli vs. the Calzone"], ''Gilroy Patch''. Retrieved August 14, 2016.{{cite news |last=Daley |first=Bill |title=Calzone v. Stromboli|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/26/calzone-v-stromboli/ |work=[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune) |access-date=March 29, 2013|date=March 26, 2013}} Unlike strombolis, which are generally rolled into a cylindrical or rectangular shape, calzones are always folded into a crescent shape, and typically do not have [tomato sauce](/source/tomato_sauce) inside.{{Cite web|last=Delany|first=Alex|title=What Is the Difference Between a Calzone and a Stromboli?|url=https://www.bonappetit.com/story/difference-between-a-calzone-and-a-stromboli|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Bon Appétit|date=2 May 2018 |language=en-us}} ==In Italy== Sandwich-sized calzones are often sold at Italian lunch counters or by street vendors, because they are easy to eat while standing or walking.{{cite book|last=MacKenzie|first=Shea|title=The Pizza Gourmet|year=1995|publisher=Avery Pub. Group|location=Garden City Park, N.Y.|isbn=089529656X|pages=Preface iv|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/pizzagourmet00mack}} Fried versions of the calzone are typically filled with tomato and mozzarella; these are made in [Apulia](/source/Apulia) and are called "[panzerotti](/source/panzerotti)".{{cite web |last=Settanni McDonald |first=Annamaria |title=Puglia panzarotti |url=http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/italian/panzarotti-pugliese-italian-fried-pizzas.html |access-date=2012-11-07 |publisher=Justapinch.com}} In [Basilicata](/source/Basilicata), a variety of calzone is known as ''[u' pastizz 'rtunnar](/source/u'_pastizz_'rtunnar)'', which originated between the 18th and 19th century.{{cite web|title=U' Pastizz 'Rtunnar Calzone|url=https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/u-pastizz-rtunnar-calzone/|access-date=July 26, 2020|publisher=fondazioneslowfood.com}} ==See also== {{Commons category-inline}} {{Portal|Italy|Food}} * [Panzerotti](/source/Panzerotti) * ''[Scacciata](/source/Scaccia)'' * ''[U' pastizz 'rtunnar](/source/U'_pastizz_'rtunnar)'' ==Notes== {{Notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Cheese dishes}} {{Street food}} Category:Calzones Category:Neapolitan cuisine Category:Street food in Italy Category:Stuffed dishes Category:Pizza styles --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Calzone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calzone) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calzone?action=history)). 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