August 20, 2018
The history behind an iconic food of the NYS Fair
Originally Published by CNY Central
Pizze Fritte is a favorite food at the New York State Fair.
If you’ve never tried it, it’s not a typical pizza. It’s even spelled differently. It’s fried dough with sugar on top. It’s long and it has a deep history at the New York State Fair.
“Back in 1960 my father started the fried dough,” Grazzi Zazzara said. “Nobody knew what fried dough was. He lost money here for a few years and then it started picking up… my father had signs up when he first opened (that said), ‘it’s new, it’s different, it’s Pizze Fritte.'”
