The century-old Montco bakery comes out on top in Herr’s voting. But do you know how to pronounce 'Corropolese'?
There’s a winner in Herr’s Flavored by Philly contest, and if you act now, you may be able to sample it.signature product — a blast of tomatoes with whiffs of sweetness and garlic — outpolled the Korean barbecue-inspired chips based on Mike’s BBQ’s wing recipe and the roast pork chips reflecting the flavor of John’s Roast Pork.
A Herr’s representative said there were no current plans to reissue the winning chips, but there are some bags still out there in local stores.Corropolese gets a $10,000 fund for its win, and David Gilmartin of Royersford, a longtime bakery customer, will get a $5,000 finder’s fee. As the runners-up, Mike’s and John’s will receive $2,500 each while their nominators will be awarded $1,000.
Herr’s said the tomato pie prevailed because “I think that consumers like the flavor combination of tomato and potato,” he said. “There’s something about it.” He said potato-based and bread-based products have similar qualities.Ask for a “tomato pie” around the country, and you may get a layer of sliced tomatoes swiped from the sub counter atop a red-sauced pizza dough.
It started out a century ago in Italian American bakeries, which make them in large rectangular or square sheet pans, like focaccia.
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