You forgot to mention how it was safer when the mafia was around and murdering dozens of people each year.

That’s fair, I removed the insult. I reserve the right to feel that way about his obvious attempts to mislead and fearmonger.

Breaking the "civility" rule here is a good way to get your comment removed and your point lost. Better to take the high road and counter with only facts and not conclusions about their personality as well.

He's right you know. I work in Providence and I was shot and killed three times last time I was there.

Nice. I might investigate this with older bakers at LaSalle or Scialo's. See if they can confirm.

Not Providence, but has anyone tried Stanleys in Central Falls?

Tbh that’s just what my Italian uncle told me 🤷‍♀️ always made sense to me seeing that they are a staple in bakeries so take it with a grain of salt

Vatsana in Cranston is great. Baylee, off Oaklawn in Cranston, is also solid.

Is there any place that ships pizza strips?

Scurvy Dog is a great little place with a great crowd.

Lol “never been to block island” is so funny to me. I honestly only know like 1 person who has 😂

They were a secret in Cranston and Johnston for a very long time-

Then the tradition spread - -

If you really want to have your mind blown go to the Original Italian Bakery and get some pizza chips.

OP forgot to add the link: https://www.providencejournal.com/story/lifestyle/food/2023/02/09/what-is-a-rhode-island-pizza-strip-what-it-is-and-where-to-get-some/69837876007/

Idk why RI have so little pride in the State. RI is so dope and historically important regarding the history of the US. Also this pill is almost a decade old but i bet there wouldn’t be such a drastic difference. Sad tho

I’m originally from MA. I love pizza strips.

Chomp, Capital Grille, Abby

It’s bakery pizza. People get it for parties. It’s delicious.

Its great to bring for lunch to the beach.

Precisely why I posted this, to counter his narrative

Calling it tomato pie seems more reasonable.

I'm an RI transplant from NY (moved when I was 6). When I was 6 years old I went to a "pizza party" expecting a slice of NY pizza pie and instead they served up these "pizza strips"... I was seriously disappointed.My brother says that they are essentially old sponges slopped out of a sink that are topped with dollar-store Ragu and I have to agree with him.

Actually, the more I think about it, calling them "pizza_" anything is a travesty. Doing so is an affront to the natural order and should qualify for crimes against humanity.

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That can't be right, I've been told we live in a war zone by Jimmy from Glocester who hasn't set foot in Providence since 1986

I'd love some sort of source for this!

I've been eating pizza strips since I was kid, and I've never heard this before. Sounds like a really interesting origin story, and I'd love to bore my friends with this fun fact if it's true.

It's what people from Southern Italy and Sicily were making at home for decades before they moved to the US: https://www.seriouseats.com/sfincione-sicilian-new-years-pizza-with-bread.

In places like Philly and Utica and Montreal they call it tomato pie and celebrate it as part of a rich culinary history and get all proud of it.

In Rhode Island, like with everything else, people just hear outsiders complain about ti and assume they're right, that it must be the worst thing possible. I once saw a survey that Rhode Islanders had the least state pride: https://time.com/76744/us-states-best-places-to-live-poll/

This all checks.