Salame Piccante from Italy

According to Wikipedia, Pepperoni is a spicy Italian-American variety of salami made from cured pork and beef. It is a descendant of the spicy salamis of Southern Italy, such as Salsiccia Napoletana Piccante, a spicy dry sausage from Naples or the Soppressata from Calabria.

Pepperoni is a popular pizza topping in American-style Pizzerias.

To order the American version of pepperoni in Italy, one 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 U.S.

Sodium nitrite, used as a curing agent, is what gives pepperoni its distinct orange-pink color. Halal or Kosher Pepperoni may be made from beef.

Pizza alla Diavola
Base for Pizza 4 Servings
Pasta di Pomodoro - 400 ml
Dry Onions 40 gr
Pepperoni - 100 g
Mozzarella - 250 g
3 spoons of Extravergine Olive oil
Salt