Italian-American food in the US
From New York's Little Italy to New Orleans' muffuletta: the great Italian-American food cities and the dishes immigrants invented in America.
Italian-American sceneNew York CityNew York is the capital of Italian-American food: red-sauce joints, slice shops, pork stores and the Feast of San Gennaro.Italian-American sceneNew JerseyNew Jersey is the land of the Italian hot dog, pork roll, tomato pie and some of the best Italian delis in America.Italian-American scenePhiladelphiaPhiladelphia's South Philly gave America the roast pork sandwich with broccoli rabe, water ice and the Italian Market.Italian-American sceneBostonBoston's North End is a dense Italian neighborhood famous for cannoli, summer saints' feasts and sausage carts.Italian-American sceneChicagoChicago's Italian-American food means Italian beef, deep-dish and tavern-style pizza, and Taylor Street lemonade ice.Italian-American sceneProvidence & Rhode IslandRhode Island has the highest share of Italian-Americans in the US, with Federal Hill, pizza strips and stuffies.Italian-American sceneSt. LouisSt. Louis's Italian neighborhood, The Hill, gave America toasted ravioli and Provel-topped St. Louis pizza.Italian-American sceneNew OrleansNew Orleans' Sicilian community created the muffuletta and helped shape Creole-Italian cooking.Italian-American sceneSan FranciscoSan Francisco's North Beach is a Ligurian-rooted Italian neighborhood famous for cioppino and focaccia.Italian-American scenePittsburghPittsburgh's Italian-American food centers on Bloomfield, the city's Little Italy, with wedding soup and pizza.Italian-American sceneBaltimoreBaltimore's Little Italy is a compact harborside neighborhood known for old-school red-sauce restaurants and outdoor movies.Italian-American sceneClevelandCleveland's Murray Hill Little Italy is known for its Feast of the Assumption and family-run bakeries.Italian-American classic · Northeast USChicken ParmigianaChicken parm is an Italian-American dish of breaded fried chicken cutlet topped with marinara and melted mozzarella.Italian-American classic · New YorkSpaghetti and MeatballsSpaghetti and meatballs is an Italian-American invention combining large meatballs and tomato sauce on spaghetti.Italian-American classic · New York street feastsSausage and Peppers HeroThe sausage and peppers hero is Italian sausage with sautéed peppers and onions on a crusty roll — the signature food of Italian-American street feasts.Italian-American classic · Northeast USBaked ZitiBaked ziti is a casserole of ziti, tomato sauce, ricotta and mozzarella baked until bubbling.Italian-American classic · ChicagoItalian BeefChicago Italian beef is thin-sliced seasoned roast beef in jus on a long roll, topped with giardiniera or sweet peppers.Italian-American classic · St. LouisToasted RavioliToasted ravioli is a St. Louis specialty of breaded, deep-fried meat ravioli served with marinara.Italian-American classic · New OrleansMuffulettaThe muffuletta is a New Orleans sandwich on a round sesame loaf with Italian cold cuts, provolone and olive salad.Italian-American classic · San FranciscoCioppinoCioppino is a San Francisco seafood stew of crab, clams, shrimp and fish in a tomato and wine broth.Italian-American classic · Pittsburgh & NortheastItalian Wedding SoupItalian wedding soup is a broth with tiny meatballs, greens and small pasta; the name comes from 'minestra maritata', a 'married' soup of meat and greens.Italian-American classic · Rochester, NYChicken FranceseChicken francese is an egg-battered chicken cutlet in a lemon, butter and white wine sauce.Italian-American classic · New York pizzeriasGarlic KnotsGarlic knots are knotted pizza dough rolls brushed with garlic butter and herbs, a New York pizzeria invention.Italian-American classic · Newark, NJItalian Hot DogThe New Jersey Italian hot dog is a fried hot dog in pizza bread with fried peppers, onions and potatoes.Italian-American classic · Rhode IslandRhode Island Pizza StripsPizza strips are rectangles of thick focaccia-style dough with tomato sauce, served at room temperature with no cheese.Italian-American classic · Trenton, NJ & PhiladelphiaTomato PieTomato pie is a pizza where the sauce goes on top of the cheese (Trenton) or a cheeseless focaccia-like sheet (Philadelphia).Italian-American classic · Northeast USVeal ParmigianaVeal parm is a breaded veal cutlet topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella, the original Italian-American parm.Italian-American classic · New YorkLobster Fra DiavoloFra diavolo is an Italian-American spicy tomato sauce with chili and garlic, usually served with lobster or shrimp over linguine.Italian-American classic · Sicily via New York & BostonItalian-American CannoliCannoli are fried pastry shells filled with sweetened ricotta; in America they're often dipped in chocolate chips or pistachios.