In the

cuisine of the United States American cuisine consists of the cooking style and traditional dishes prepared in the United States. It has been significantly influenced by Europeans, Indigenous Americans, Africans, Latin Americans, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and many other ...

, Greek pizza is a style of

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crust and preparation where the pizza is proofed and cooked in a metal pan rather than stretched to order and baked on the floor of the pizza oven. A shallow pan is used, unlike the deep pans used in Sicilian,

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, or

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-styled pizzas. Its crust is typically spongy, airy, and light, like

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but not as thick. The crust is also rather oily, due to the coating of oil applied to the pan during preparation. In the United States, Greek-style pizza is common in

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and parts of eastern New York State, and restaurants serving the style are often identified by the epithet pizza house or house of pizza.https://www.nhpr.org/word-of-mouth/2018-02-16/houses-and-houses-of-pizza

History

Greek pizza was invented by Costas Kitsatis, aka Constantinos Kombouzis, aka "Charlie", a Greek from Albania, at his restaurant Pizza House that was located at 86 Truman St.,

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, in 1955. His system consisted of preparing a full day's supply of crusts in 10-inch pans in the morning rather than tossing and stretching the dough to order. Donna R. Gabaccia, ''We Are What We Eat: Ethnic Food and the Making of Americans'', 1998, , p. 197-199

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