# What is the name of this Italian food? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320 "2005-02-10T01:26:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320/1 "2005-02-10T01:26:25Z")
It’s kind of like a pizza pocket. Crust, folded and sealed, with sauce and cheese on the inside. Almost like large, baked ravioli, but you eat it like a sandwich. What is it called? I’m going nuts here! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320/2 "2005-02-10T01:27:16Z")
Calzone? ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320/3 "2005-02-10T01:30:49Z")
Bingo! Thank you!!! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320/4 "2005-02-10T01:44:14Z")
Or stromboli. That may just be an “Ameritalian” name for it, though… ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320/5 "2005-02-10T02:25:50Z")
I’ve heard both those names so it’s not just an Australian name. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320/6 "2005-02-10T03:27:52Z")
In my experience, calzones usually only have cheese (mozzarella and ricotta) and possibly red sauce, whereas strombolis often have pepperoni or sausage, onions, peppers, mushrooms, and possibly sauce, but rarely cheese. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320/7 "2005-02-10T04:34:36Z")
In MY experience, stromboli is like a jellyroll - ingredients rolled up spiral-style in dough and baked. Calzone, as it is generally sold in American, is a closed pastry (thnk pizza puff), whereas stromboli has open ends, if that makes sense. The calzone my nonny taught me to make, though, is more similar to what Americans would call a stuffed pizza - two layers of dough with a thick layer of filling in between. It’s served like lasagne, cut into squares. No sauce inside - you pour it on top. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320/8 "2005-02-10T05:23:25Z")
Properly pronounced cal-ZOney, but on \*Seinfeld \*they consistently said CAL-zone. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320/9 "2005-02-10T05:25:48Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > Properly pronounced cal-ZOney, but on \*Seinfeld \*they consistently said CAL-zone. Heh. Pronounced by the Italians in my family, it’s GAHL-zhone. ---
**Author:** ![sjc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@sjc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sjc)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-italian-food/289320/10 "2005-02-10T05:54:30Z")
Standard Italian pronunciation would dictate the pronunciation: cahl-TSO-ne.