{"id":30173,"date":"2018-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/origin-www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/new-haven-clam-pizza\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T08:28:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T14:28:52","slug":"new-haven-clam-pizza","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/new-haven-clam-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Clam Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a well-balanced pizza that melds the familiar with the unfamiliar, don’t miss this clam pizza. It’s an easy pizza recipe<\/a> for a weeknight dinner or a party appetizer.<\/p>\n

Mollusks may sound like an odd addition to pizza, but clam pizza is as delicious as it is unique. Briny clams take on a beautiful sweetness as they roast in the oven, and a white pizza base lets the rich flavors shine. You don’t need any tomatoes or sauce on this pizza. Instead, garlic, bacon, cheese and oregano come together to create a smoky, robust pizza base.<\/p>\n

Origins of White Clam Pizza<\/h2>\n

White clam pizza was born at Frank Pepe\u2019s Pizzeria<\/a> in New Haven, Connecticut. The city of New Haven has its own regional pizza style<\/a>, known as \u201capizza,\u201d which features a thin crust that’s both crispy and chewy. It’s cooked in a very hot pizza oven (like Neapolitan pizza), where it develops charred edges that some might say look burnt. As the story goes, sometime in the 1960s Pepe\u2019s started putting littleneck clams atop their New Haven-style pizza pies, and the rest is history: White clam pizza became famous.<\/p>\n

Ingredients for Clam Pizza<\/h2>\n

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