Pepperoni

Pepperoni

Pepperoni topping a pizza, ready for the oven
Place of origin	United States
Main ingredients	Pork and beef
Ingredients generally used	Spices
Food energy (per 100 g serving)	460 kcal (1926 kJ)
Nutritional value (per 100 g serving)	Protein 23 g Fat 40.2 g Carbohydrate 4 g
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Pepperoni is a variety of spicy salami made from cured pork and beef seasoned with paprika and chili peppers.

Prior to cooking, pepperoni is characteristically soft, slightly smoky, and bright red. Sliced pepperoni is one of the most popular pizza toppings in American pizzerias.

Traditionally made pepperonis curl into "cups" in the pizza oven's intense heat; commercialization of the production of pepperoni created slices that would lie flat on the pie. The curled "cup and char" style of pepperoni remained popular in pockets of the Midwest.