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Pepperoni is a spicy Italian-American variety of dry salami usually made from pork ^[1] and sometimes goat^[2], turkey^[3], or fish^[4]. It is a descendant of the spicy salamis of Southern Italy, such as salsiccia Napoletana piccante, a spicy dry sausage from Naples. Pepperoni is frequently used as a pizza topping in American-style pizzerias. Also, it is sometimes used to make sub sandwiches. Carrying the title of the literal Italian translation of "peppers", Pepperoni is often recognized as the American counterpart to chorizo, which is usually similar in color and flavor. Due to the wide variety of pepperoni recipes, some people experience allergic reactions to only certain types of pepperoni. Trinomial name Capsicum annuum Sweet Banana The pepperoncini (not to be confused with the Italian peperoncini, which are hot and range from 15000 to 50000 in the scoville scale), also known as Tuscan peppers, sweet Italian peppers, waxed peppers, and golden Greek peppers, is a variety of Capsicum annuum. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Lactose is a disaccharide found in milk. ... In chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid often with a long unbranched aliphatic tail (chain), which is either saturated or unsaturated. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin showing coloured alpha helices. ... Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is the daily dietary intake level of a nutrient considered sufficient to meet the requirements of nearly all (97–98%) healthy individuals in each life-stage and gender group. ... Salami Salami is cured sausage, fermented and air-dried. ... This article is about the domestic species. ... This article is about the prepared meat. ... Location of the city of Naples (red dot) within Italy. ... For other uses, see Pizza (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Hero sandwich be merged into this article or section. ... Compact orange pepper plants in the genus Capsicum. ... Chorizo (in Spanish; IPA: [tʃoriθo] or [tʃoɹɪso]) or Chouriço (in Portuguese) is a term encompassing several types of pork sausage originating from the Iberian Peninsula. ...

Pepperoni is a corruption of peperoni, the Italian plural of peperone. While in Italian peperoni refers to bell peppers, in Italian-American cuisine the word "pepperoni" evolved to indicate a kind of spicy sausage.
To order the American version of pepperoni in Italy, someone 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 US.
Unlike in Europe, the English word, pepperoni, is used as a singular uncountable noun. Look up plural in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Binomial name Capsicum annuum L. For green peppercorns, see Black pepper. ... Italian American cuisine is what is commonly called Italian food in the United States. ... For other uses, see Calabria (disambiguation). ... Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and, at times, peninsulas. ... Species C. annuum (incl. ... Binomial name Capsicum annuum L. For green peppercorns, see Black pepper. ... Trinomial name Capsicum annuum Sweet Banana The pepperoncini (not to be confused with the Italian peperoncini, which are hot and range from 15000 to 50000 in the scoville scale), also known as Tuscan peppers, sweet Italian peppers, waxed peppers, and golden Greek peppers, is a variety of Capsicum annuum. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses of number, see number (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Count noun be merged into this article or section. ...

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References

1. ^ Peery, Susan M. & Reavis, Charles G., "Home Sausage Making", Storey Publishing, North Adams, MA 2003
2. ^ Wagoner, Steve: "Get Your Goats". http://www.semissourian.com/story/1129296.html, December 7th, 2005 C.E.
3. ^ "Turkey Pepperoni"
4. ^ Utilization of Off-Grade Salmon and Salmon Trim in Production of Pepperoni