Pepperoni is a spicy Italian-American variety of salami (a dry sausage) usually made from cured pork and beef,[1][2] but poultry may be added, if labeled correctly, for less expensive versions.[3] It is a descendant of the spicy salamis of southern Italy, such as salsiccia Napoletana piccante, a spicy dry sausage from Naples or the soppressata from Calabria. Pepperoni is a popular pizza topping in American-style pizzerias. Also, it is sometimes used to make sub sandwiches.
The term pepperoni is a corruption of peperoni, the plural of peperone, the Italian word for pepper.
To order the American version of pepperoni in Italy, one would request salame piccante or salamino piccante (hot salami, generally typical of Calabria). The Italian name for a pepperoni pizza is pizza alla diavola (with hot sausages).
Throughout continental Europe, peperone is a common word for various types of capsicum, including bell peppers and a small, spicy and often pickled pepper known as peperoncino or peperone piccante in Italy and pepperoncini or banana peppers in the U.S.
Sodium nitrite, used as a curing agent, is what gives pepperoni the pink part of its distinct orange-pink color,[1] while paprika or other capsicum provides the orange part.
Unlike in Europe, the English word pepperoni is used as a singular uncountable noun.
Halal or kosher pepperoni may be made from beef or poultry.
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