| D.Bolen |
05-14-2021 12:30 PM |
Most nouveau slices don't lend themselves to folding (some will even crack), but if you were in NYC "back in the day," you pretty much needed to fold the slices that were long and large with thin-crust, as the custom was to eat them with your hands as you might a hot dog or hamburger, not on a plate, usually served to you on a piece of dry wax paper/deli sheet (with a paper plate upon request if you were going to "eat it there"). The slice would form a soft fold, and as others have noted, it would begin as a job for both hands as the soft pointy end of the slice would tend to flop down, often dripping with delicious oily cheese & sauce residue so you needed to hold it a distance from your clothing, especially if you were walking while eating as is often the case in NYC (after eating the end first, the rest of the "task" would be easier but might still require two hands for a bit because the thin bottom crust softened up in your hand as it absorbed moisture from the cheese/sauce). Your hands would get oily and napkins were a must but it was SOOOOOOO GOOD!!! I liked mine with garlic powder and ritualistically ate first the pointed end, then the crust from the other end, then the remaining delectable body of the slice. Which got on my boyfriend Tony's nerves like nobody's business. Thanks OP for calling up the delectable memory. I've been back many times but never find pizza like that anymore, even at "Original [insert pizza chain name here]."
Did I mention it was 25-cents?
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