December 2018

Here’s Where You Can Find Roman Pizza in the United States

We’ve rounded up five of the restaurants serving Roman pizza in the United States. We might be conquering Boston, but check out the rest of the list.

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Mortadella Head Roman Style al taglio Pizza

Here’s the Difference Between Al Taglio and Tonda Roman Pizza

Get to know the two styles of Roman pizza: al taglio and tonda. Both styles have a airy, bubbly crust but at Mortadella Head, we prefer al taglio pizza.

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Here’s What Makes Our Pizza Roman-Style, Not Sicilian

At Mortadella Head, we specialize in Roman-style pizza dough. Here’s how we make it and how it is different than Sicilian pizza.

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The History of Roman Pizza

THE HISTORY The oldest reference to the word “pizza” dates back to 987 AD in Gaeta, a village in Southern Lazio. It is thought the the term comes from the Latin word “pinsa”, meaning flatbread. Thus, the modern-day pizza we

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