[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            NEW HAVEN PIZZA

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  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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