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Probably.

Honestly it’s so weird. I’ve been all over and have seen a lot of calzones with sauce inside, and I’ve seen most strombolis without sauce but with ricotta. But it’s still a gamble unless their menu specifically says how they make it.

I prefer the sauce on the side, so I usually get a stromboli, ask for a container of sauce, and roll the dice unless it’s a place I know.

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XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Like all exported recipes, it’s regional. It’s like how American pizza is quite different from Italy. But true pizza isn’t the #1 food in the world, now is it? I mean American pizza probably isn’t either when other cuisines win by shear population by who’s counting

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- criitz@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I’ll say it, American pizza is the #1 food in the world. As chosen by me, an American
  
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  - Cosmicomical@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Never been there but I could bet pizza in new york is pretty serious
    
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ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Let us take to the experts.

www.foodnetwork.com/…/calzone-vs-stromboli

Fillings

Calzones and stromboli share several the same fillings, including cured meats and veggies. And while both have Italian cheese, calzones are made with ricotta (often alongside mozzarella and/or Parmesan) while stromboli are typically only made with mozzarella. Calzones’ fillings do not include sauce; marinara is served on the side for dipping. Stromboli portions can also be dipped, but they can also be baked with the sauce inside.

This source also specifies strombolis are a different shape, and tbh at one time that was true, but I think that practice has mostly died out and the shape of the two is now often “the same” but dependant on location. The sauce v ricotta situation however is nonnegotiable and places that swap them are wrong.

Source: Food Network and also am retired 10+yr pizza veteran, multiple shops.

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