Pepperoni
 Pepperoni topping on pizza, ready for the oven | |||||||
| Place of origin | United States | ||||||
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| Main ingredients | Pork, beef | ||||||
| Ingredients generally used | Spices | ||||||
| 460 kcal (1,900 kJ) | |||||||
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Pepperoni is an American variety of spicy salami made from cured pork and beef seasoned with paprika and chili peppers.
Before cooking, pepperoni is characteristically soft, slightly smoky, and bright red. Sliced pepperoni is one of the most popular pizza toppings in American pizzerias.
Traditional pepperoni with natural casing curls into "cups" in the pizza oven's intense heat. Commercialization of the production of pepperoni with the casing removed created slices that lay flat on the pizza. The curled "cup and char" style of pepperoni remains popular in some cities.