Pizza rolls are one of the four main college food groups along with Cup Noodles, Red Bull, and Hot Pockets. Although, I guess pizza rolls are kind of like miniature Hot Pockets. Whatever, I’m keeping them as a separate food group. However you classify them, pizza rolls are a right of passage. When we are first introduced to them, we eat them too quickly and burn our mouths with the molten cheese. Then we learn how to eat them and it becomes all our parents can get us to eat. Eventually we grow out of them and learn to eat like adults. Then we try them again out of nostalgia and become pizza roll fiends for the rest of our day. So, what are pizza rolls, exactly? Who invented pizza rolls? When were pizza rolls invented? Let’s pop some pizza rolls and answer these questions.
What are pizza rolls?
We’ve all eaten millions of them over our lives, but what are pizza rolls? A pizza roll is a bite-sized dough pocket filled with tomato sauce and cheese. Some pizza pockets include various traditional pizza toppings like pepperoni and/or sausage, or even other meats like Buffalo chicken and bacon. Pizza rolls are sold frozen and then cooked in the microwave, oven, toaster oven, or in an air fryer if you’re one of those crazy air fryer people that never shuts up about their air fryer. Pizza rolls are trademarked by General Mills, but there’s plenty of similar products on the frozen food aisle under names like pizza snack rolls, pizza bites, pizza snacks, etc.
What’s the best way to eat these things? Dip them, of course! Wondering what to dip pizza rolls in? Ranch dressing reigns supreme as the best dip option. Other dips that taste great with pizza rolls are hot sauce, garlic butter, alfredo sauce, marinara sauce, and nacho cheese.
Who invented pizza rolls and when were pizza rolls invented?
So who invented these beautiful little pockets of heaven on earth? And when were these mini-calzone snacks invented? Pizza rolls were invented in Duluth, Minnesota, in the 1960s and officially launched in 1968. They were invented by a man named Jeno Paulucci with help from one of his employees, Beatrice Ojakangas.
Paulucci was already a successful food entrepreneur with a frozen and canned Chinese food brand called Chun King. After World War II, with so many people returning from overseas having just experienced different cultures and foods than those they were used to, the United States went into an “ethnic food” boom. The 1950s saw middle America embrace things like pizza and Chinese food, albeit very Americanized versions. Palucci jumped on the trend and came up with his Chun King brand. One of Chun King’s most popular items were the frozen egg rolls. In the 1960s, Paulucci took notice of the growing popularity of pizza—particularly frozen pizza—and wondered if there was a way to capitalize on it with things he already had in his possession, like egg roll wrappers. So, he took the idea to his employees, and Beatrice Ojakangas came up with the new pizza rolls.
Jeno’s Pizza Rolls were a hit. In 1985, Jeno’s was sold to Pillsbury. Then in 1993, Jeno’s Pizza Rolls were rebranded as Totino’s Pizza Rolls, as Pillsbury already had Totino’s frozen pizza. In 2001, the operation was bought by General Mills, which continues to crank out pizza rolls to this day.
Started by Jeno Paulucci, the product was the result of Palucci replacing the traditional filling used in a Chinese egg roll with pizza toppings. The product was allegedly created in the 1960s.
And when were these mini-calzone snacks invented? Pizza rolls were invented in Duluth, Minnesota, in the 1960s and officially launched in 1968. They were invented by a man named Jeno Paulucci with help from one of his employees, Beatrice Ojakangas.
Pizza rolls are remarkably similar to other cheese-and-meat-encased-in-bread creations around the world—but, all things considered, they're unmistakably a product of this specific country, more American than apple pie.
Beginning as a small-town pizzeria in Minneapolis MN, hot toppings and crispy crust were our recipe foundations, but then we went and revolutionized the frozen snack game with our pizza rolls™.
The pepperoni roll is considered a cornerstone of culture in North Central West Virginia; an area with a large Italian population. Italian immigrant and coal miner, Giuseppe Argiro, created the beloved dish in 1927 by taking an already popular snack of pepperoni sticks and bread loaves one step further.
Classic pizza rolls are high in fat, calories, carbs, sugars, and salt. They're also extremely processed foods that are packed with harmful preservatives like BHA and BHT. According to a dietician, the best option is the most obvious: cut unhealthy snacking entirely.
Yes, you can microwave Totino's Pizza. However, keep in mind that microwaving may result in a softer crust compared to baking in an oven, so if you prefer a crispier texture, you might consider using the oven method instead.
White varieties of bread, buns, and rolls likewise contain simple carbohydrates (same with pizza dough and pasta). Moreover, when white bread turns wet and sticky, these have the tendency to stick to teeth, making a nice feeding and breeding ground for bacteria.
Pizza snack rolls are designed to be quickly cooked in the oven or microwave. The name "pizza rolls" is a trademark of General Mills, current owner of the original product.
Started by Jeno Paulucci, the product was the result of Palucci replacing the traditional filling used in a Chinese egg roll with pizza toppings. The product was allegedly created in the 1960s.
Among the most popular brand of pizza rolls is Totino's, which was originally a take-out pizzeria in 1951 before its frozen-pizza branch was acquired by Pillsbury.
The ancient Greeks and Egyptians made a flatbread that was the foundation for modern pizza dough. Over time, pizza dough evolved as bakers experimented with ingredients and techniques. Today, we have many types of pizza dough, from thin to thick crusts, with different textures and flavors.
Pizza's journey in the United States began with Italian immigrants in New York. In what is now known as Little Italy, Gennaro Lombardi opened the first pizzeria in 1905. Made in the classic New York style using a coal oven and thin crust, Lombardi began the entire lineage of NYC pizza.
In that case, it dates back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. They both ate baked flatbreads topped with olive oil and spices. Today, we call this dish focaccia bread.
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