They are an American version of salami seasoned with paprika or chili powder. Only the name is Italian, so I assume Italians don’t eat them. Yours truly likes to sneak pepperoni pizza references in his novels—perhaps because his wife wouldn’t let him eat pizza.
As these pictures prove, all Americans love pepperoni. It has even caused coyotes to evolve—witness this Pizzayote. And a new hypothesis blames the extinction of dinosaurs on their fondness for pepperoni pizza. America beware! You are about to fall!
