Editing Calzone

{{Short description|Baked Italian turnover}}
{{Distinguish|Canzone}}
{{Infobox food
| name               = Calzone
| image              = Wikimania 2016 Deryck day 0 - 07 calzone.jpg
| image_size         = 250px
| caption            = Simple calzone in an Italian [[pizzeria]], cut in half
| alternate_name     = 
| country            = [[Italy]]
| region             = [[Naples Campania]]
| creator            = 
| course             = 
| type               = Folded pizza, [[Turnover (food)|turnover]]
| served             = 
| main_ingredient    = [[Prosciutto]]/[[salami]], [[mozzarella]]/[[ricotta]], [[Parmesan]]/[[pecorino]]
}}
{{Pizza}}

'''Calzone'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|UK|k|æ|l|t|ˈ|s|oʊ|n|i|,_|-|n|eɪ}} {{respell|kalt|SOH|nee|,_-|nay}}, {{IPAc-en|US|k|æ|l|ˈ|z|oʊ|n|(|eɪ|)|,_|-|n|i}} {{respell|kal|ZOHN(|ay)|,_-|ee}}; {{IPA|it|kalˈtsoːne|lang}}, {{literally|stocking|trouser}}; {{plural form}}: {{lang|it|calzoni}}.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/calzone |title=Calzone |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |access-date=2012-11-07}}</ref> is an [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] oven-baked [[turnover (food)|turnover]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/recipe/pizza/salami-stuffed-calzone
|title=Salami Stuffed Calzone
|publisher=La Cucina Italiana
|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="oliver">{{cite web |title=Calzone |url=http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes/calzone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102065539/http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/bread-recipes/calzone |archive-date=2013-01-02 |access-date=2012-11-07 |website=jamieoliver.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last1=Gosetti|first1=Anna|title=Le Ricette Regionali Italiane|last2=Salda|first2=Della|publisher=Casa Editrice|year=1967|pages=785–787|language=it|asin=B002FIQ5YA}}</ref> A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and stuffed with [[prosciutto]] or [[salami]], [[mozzarella]] or [[ricotta]], and [[Parmesan]] or [[pecorino]], as well as an [[Eggs as food|egg]].<ref name=":0" /> Different regional variations in or on a calzone can often include other ingredients that are normally associated with [[pizza]] toppings. The term usually applies to an oven-baked turnover rather than a fried pastry (i.e. [[panzerotti]]), although calzones and panzerotti are often mistaken for each other.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.lacucinaitaliana.com/recipe/pizza/classic-recipe-for-panzerotto
|title=Classic Panzerotto
|publisher=La Cucina Italiana
|access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref><ref>Minchilli, Elizabeth (December 11, 2014). [https://www.elizabethminchilli.com/2014/12/making-panzerotti-in-barivecchia/ "Making Panzerotti in Barivecchia"], Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome. Retrieved February 13, 2016.</ref><ref>Sarkar, Suhashini (June 29, 2015). [http://www.saveur.com/panzerotti-empanadas-secret-cousin "Panzerotti: The Empanada's Italian Cousin"], ''Saveur''. Retrieved February 13, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.food.com/recipe/deep-fried-panzerotti-262162 "Deep Fried Panzerotti"], food.com. Retrieved February 13, 2016.</ref><ref name="gustoblog">{{cite web |last=Lorenza |first=Barletta |date=2009-03-03 |title=La vera ricetta dei panzerotti pugliesi |trans-title=The real recipe for Apulian panzerotti |url=http://www.gustoblog.it/post/4249/la-vera-ricetta-dei-panzerotti-pugliesi |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208114926/http://www.gustoblog.it/post/4249/la-vera-ricetta-dei-panzerotti-pugliesi |archive-date=2015-12-08 |access-date=2015-12-05 |website=Gustoblog.it |language=it}}</ref>

[[Stromboli (food)|Stromboli]], an Italian-American pizza turnover, is similar to calzone, and the two are sometimes confused.<ref>Shuster, Jim (May 10, 2012). [http://patch.com/california/gilroy/bp--stromboli-verse-the-calzone "The Stromboli vs. the Calzone"], ''Gilroy Patch''. Retrieved August 14, 2016.</ref><ref name="ChiTrib">{{cite news |last=Daley |first=Bill |title=Calzone v. Stromboli|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/26/calzone-v-stromboli/ |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=March 29, 2013|date=March 26, 2013}}</ref> Unlike strombolis, which are generally rolled or folded into a cylindrical or rectangular shape, calzones are always folded into a crescent shape, and typically do not contain [[tomato sauce]] inside.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Delany|first=Alex|title=What Is the Difference Between a Calzone and a Stromboli?|url=https://www.bonappetit.com/story/difference-between-a-calzone-and-a-stromboli|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Bon Appétit|date=2 May 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref>

==In Italy==
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Sandwich-sized calzones are often sold at Italian lunch counters or by street vendors, because they are easy to eat while standing or walking.<ref>{{cite book|last=MacKenzie|first=Shea|title=The Pizza Gourmet|year=1995|publisher=Avery Pub. Group|location=Garden City Park, N.Y.|isbn=089529656X|pages=Preface iv|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/pizzagourmet00mack}}</ref> Fried versions of the calzone are typically filled with tomato and mozzarella; these are made in [[Apulia]] and are called "[[panzerotti]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Settanni McDonald |first=Annamaria |title=Puglia panzarotti |url=http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/italian/panzarotti-pugliese-italian-fried-pizzas.html |access-date=2012-11-07 |publisher=Justapinch.com}}</ref> 

In [[Basilicata]], a variety of calzone is known as ''[[U' pastizz 'rtunnar|pastizz]]'' or ''u' pastizz 'rtunnar'', which originated between the 18th and 19th century.<ref name="slowfood">{{cite web|title=U' Pastizz 'Rtunnar Calzone|url=https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/u-pastizz-rtunnar-calzone/|access-date=July 26, 2020|publisher=fondazioneslowfood.com}}</ref> Pork (or, more rarely, goat meat), eggs, and cheese are main ingredients for the filling.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

==See also==
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{{Portal|Italy|Food}}
* [[Hot Pockets]]
* [[Panzerotti]]
* ''[[Scaccia|Scacciata]]''
* ''[[U' pastizz 'rtunnar]]''

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