tomato pie

I know that tomato pie has a huge following in the Mohawk Valley, but lately people have been asking me "What's to like about this?"

You don't have to travel too far outside the Utica area for food staples like chicken riggies, Utica greens and tomato pie to disappear from restaurant menus. So what's a Utica native to do when he can't find his hometown foods elsewhere in Upstate New York? Set up a food truck, of course.

Tomato pie is one of the many foods that define Utica and Central New York. We honor the humble tomato pie with its own special poem.

There are a few cities in America known for Tomato Pie.  Providence and Trenton both do versions of the dish. But nowhere is tomato pie celebrated than in Utica, New York.  Here's a look at Utica style Tomato Pie.