Panzerotti vs Pizza Fritta: Same Family, Different City
What Is Panzerotti? Panzerotti is a small fried dough pocket from Apulia, in Italy’s south-east — filled, folded in half like a turnover, sealed at the edge, and fried until the shell blisters gold. It looks like pizza…
Is Pizza Fritta Greasy? Why Proper Fried Pizza Is Surprisingly Light
Pizza fritta is not greasy when it’s made properly. At Pizza Fritta 180 on Crown Street, Surry Hills, the question comes up almost every week from first-timers — and the reality is nothing like what people expect. “Fried…
What Is Pizza Fritta? Italy’s Golden, Fried Pizza Explained
Pizza fritta is traditional Neapolitan fried pizza — dough that’s been sealed around a filling and flash-fried at high temperature until the exterior is golden and crisp and the interior is soft, airy, and still steaming. It is not…
Why Pizza Fritta Is So Popular (And Why Sydney Is Falling In Love With It)
Pizza fritta has been feeding Neapolitans for over a century. At Pizza Fritta 180 on Crown Street, Surry Hills, it’s been doing the same for Sydney since 2020 — and most first-timers walk away asking the same thing: why did it take…