Stromboli's, how the heck do you eat these things without... (1 Viewer)

[Inspector Hammer!]

...having the immediate area around you, not to mention your face, looking like an outtake from Cannibal Holocaust?

These things are MESSY, I just had one and I looked like a zombie from Dawn of the Dead afterward, i've never been able to eat one without all of it "contents" spilling out all over the place!

Is there some method that i'm missing on how to eat these things a little more neatly without looking like a lion tearing apart a deer on the Discovery Channel?

I love em' but geez.

 

[Jason Hughes]

Fork and knife.

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Really? I didn't think of that. I guess what i'm asking is how do you keep all of the stuff from oozing out of it once you cut it up?

I must have had at least 100 Stromboli's in my life and I can never eat one without making a mess and I know there's a way.

 

[Lynda-Marie]

What is a stromboli?

 

[MichaelBA]

A stromboli is a kind of stuffed pizza.



You're not supposed to eat it neatly.

 

[Shane Martin]

Use a plate along with your fork and knife. Cut gently into it and don't apply too much pressure.

Stromboli's are so good.. done right that is.

 

[Bryan X]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Stromboli. I used to get great stromboli at a place that just drenched the outside in garlic butter.

 

[NickSo]

isnt that like a calzone?

 

[Shane Martin]

Yep except most calizones use a ranch type dressing inside(all the ones I've had). I usually have them put pizza sauce instead anyway

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Yep, a Stromboli is merely a pizza that has been folded over onto itself, the edges sealed and then baked...awesome!

The place where I buy my Stromboli's also have Calzone's but they use ricotta cheese in it...YUCK!

Thanks, Shane, i've tried that but it still runs all over, i'm beginning to suspect that perhaps these things are inherantly messy and that my quest for neatness is futile.

 

[Shane Martin]

John,
I fixed your quote for you. Emphasis added

 

[MichaelBA]

Ranch dressing on a calzone?! What goes ON outside NYC?!?

And ricotta is THE indispensable guts of a calzone!

O Maronn'!

...and it's "inherently."

 

[JohnRice]

That's a new one for me too, and I don't live anywhere near NY.

 

[Brian Harnish]

Why would ANYONE want to eat a stromboli NEAT?!?!?! Bring on the mess!!!

 

[Jack Fanning]

No kidding...kinda like good sex...the messier, the better

 

[ThomasC]

Jack, #4 in the HTF Signature Rules:

 

[Malcolm R]

Same here. I've heard of a lot of different variety of stuffings for a stromboli/calzone, but not ranch dressing.

I always thought it was just one of those regional dialect words where different words describe the exact same thing (like "pop" vs. "soda").

And, yes, with a knife and fork is the civilized way to eat them.

 

[MarkHastings]

Not only have I not heard about Ranch dressing in a calzone (Ricotta is what you use), but Ranch dressing in a calzone sounds very disturbing!

 

[ThomasC]

I've only had calzones from these guys a couple times, but I think they give you a choice for dipping: marinara sauce or ranch dressing: D.P. Dough

Maybe Shane was talking about dipping, because ranch dressing inside of a calzone does sound weird. Those Oklahomans...:p)

 

[MarkHastings]

Let's all hope! because I just don't want to imagine what warm/baked Ranch dressing tastes like.