Pizza might be the mostcontentious foodin America . States ca n’t seem to agree on whatconstitutes a pizzato begin with , let alone who makes the best Proto-Indo European . AsFood & Winereports , Connecticut ignited a new disputation around the old subject when state legislator put forth a bill to make pizza the Constitution State ’s official country food . Predictably , both New York and New Jersey had something to say on the subject .
The propose statute law comes from Connecticut representative Patricia Dillon and senator Gary Winfield . Winfield is in the beginning from New York , and even he ’s convinced that Connecticut ’s pizza offerings are something special . New Haven , one of the pizza capitals of the world , is known for its crispy , thin - crust pie , locally known asapizza . Connecticut ’s famous white pies topped with littleneck clam boodle have also facilitate put the country ’s pizzeria on the map .
Even if the new bill is justified , that did n’t intercept neighbor states from taking it as a challenge . The official@NJGovTwitter bill retweeted the news with a simple statement : " No . "
Connecticut lieutenant regulator Susan Bysiewicz was straightaway to stand up for her land ’s ( still unofficial ) state food , squeeze , " Do n’t worry , we ’ll send you a piece . In the meantime , stick to the pork axial rotation . "
New Jersey lieutenant governor Sheila Oliverreplied , " Call it porc axial rotation or Taylor ham — just do n’t call pizza Connecticut ’s prescribed province food . Stick to the grinders . "
It was only a matter of time before New York — perhaps the State Department that ’s most defensive of its pizza credentials — got involved . New York lieutenant governorKathy Hochulstepped into the ring when she squeeze , " As a former [ pizza ] cook and someone who has see many pizza joints across New York State — I can confidently declare that New York IS the pizza pie Washington of the world . "
irrespective of whether the Connecticut bill passes , the matter of which state has the best pizza belike wo n’t be settled anytime soon . Consideringthe first statesto start selling pizza were New York , Connecticut , and New Jersey , all three can at least take partial credit for the dish ’s American theme .
[ h / tFood & Wine ]
