No one asked or wanted this comment but pepperoni was first created in NYC about 100 years ago. By Italian immigrants, sure, but that doesn't support my annoying joke ruining reply.

[–] Zeth0s@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Thanks, so I don't have to be that "actually" guy mentioning that 99% of Italians have never seen pepperonis in their life. You saved me

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It wasn't brought back to Italy much?

[–] Zeth0s@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, its taste isn't something that Italians would appreciate. It tastes like a cheap mix of a cheap German frankfurter and cheap calabrese 'nduja. It's almost impossible to find it in Italy.

I have never seen it in my life in Italy

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Italians were also invented about 100 years ago, meme still holds.

[–] rimorso@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

Italy as country is about 160 years old, people living in the Italian peninsula have been called Italians for a few millenia tho

[–] Defenestrator@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago