America also has had a long-running love affair with pizza, and a relatively new New Jersey pizza place was named to The Daily Meal's list of restaurants with the best pizza in America.



The New Jersey pizza place that The Daily Meal decided is one of the best in the country is Razza in Jersey City. The Daily Meal identified the best pizza in each state, and Razza was named the best in New Jersey. The Daily Meal noted that Razza just opened just across the Hudson River from New York in Jersey City in late 2012, and it "quietly became renowned locally for its wood-fired pizzas prepared by chef-owner Dan Richer."

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"But it wasn't until New York Times critic Pete Wells showed up this year that pizza lovers across the river really took notice. Wells gave it about as glowing a review as possible, even going so far as to deem it 'the best pizza in New York,' " according to The Daily Meal. According to The Daily Meal, "not only has Richer perfected his crust — it's crisp from end to end and its inside is soft with a complex flavor — he's also meticulous about his toppings, which he sources locally. "

"The mozzarella on his Bufala pie, for example, comes from water buffalo from Jersey's Sussex County; he had to wait years for the herd to grow large enough to ensure a steady supply of the notoriously difficult-to-perfect cheese."

"When assembled, the pizza is damn near perfect."