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In English, pepperoni refers to a spicy Italian-American variety of dry salami made of pork and beef. Pepperoni is a descendant of the spicy salamis of Italy, such as salsiccia Napoletana piccante, a spicy dry pork sausage from Naples. Pepperoni is frequently used as a pizza topping in American-style pizzerias. It is the most popular pizza topping in North America, present on at least 30% of all pizzas.Pepperoni is a corruption of peperoni, the Italian plural of peperone. As an English word, it is used as a singular non-count noun. In Italian, peperone refers to the fruit of the capsicumSee also Chilli pepper Peppers Chiles Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Asteridae Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genus Capsicum Species C. annuum (Bell pepper,. Ordering "peperoni" pizza in Italy is often an unwelcome surprise for North American touristsTourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. A tourist is someone who travels at least fifty miles from home, as defined by the World Tourism Organization (a United Nations body)..
Throughout continental EuropeContinental Europe is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding the European islands and peninsulae. In British usage, Great Britain and Ireland are excluded. In the English-speaking mind, Continental Europe (often simply called the Continent by the B, peperoni is the common word for the bell pepper.
It is also a popular flavor of potato chips.
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