2786: Pepperoni Aug 6, 2024

Much like many of America's immigrant food traditions, pepperoni pizza only bares slight resemblance to any original sausage, or for that matter any pizza, that would be found in Italy. There are many pieces of evidence that pepperoni is not authentically Italian, including its ingredients and that it is not made with a natural casing, the clearest signal is that the word ‘pepperoni’ means nothing in Italian; although ‘peperone’ (with a different spelling) does mean ‘bell pepper’ in Italian, it is not made with bell pepper.