New Haven Pizza

Floor Speech

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Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a specially crafted food that draws people from across the country to my hometown of New Haven, Connecticut. It is called apizza--after the original way ``la pizza'' was pronounced in southern Italy.

For more than a century, New Haven has been home to some of the most famous pizzerias in the country, known for everything from a plain sauce to white clam to mashed potato. I proudly rise today to claim New Haven as the pizza capital of the United States.

While there are other States that have their own pizza traditions, Connecticut has the most pizzerias of any State per capita and the most family-owned pizzerias of any State in the country.

There is something special about New Haven apizza. Some say it is coal fire, some say brick ovens, some say it is char, some say it is the water used to make the dough. Personally, I believe it is the generation after generation of dedication to the craft.

Historic pizzerias in the New Haven area that continue this legacy include: Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, Modern Apizza, Zuppardi's Apizza, Sally's Apizza, Ernie's Apizza, Yorkside, BAR, Grand Apizza, and Zeneli Pizza, and Abate's Apizza just to name a few. They have helped to establish a uniquely American culinary and cultural experience, making New Haven one of the most respected and recognized pizza destinations in the country.

New Haven apizza is more than just a delicious meal--it is a part of who we are as New Haveners and Nutmeggers. Earlier today, I joined Connecticut pizza makers, legislators, veterans, and community leaders to celebrate New Haven and recognize it as the pizza capital of the United States.

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