Have you ever heard of a "Pepperoni Roll"??

[novajeanjellybean]

I thought they were a Pittsburgh thing too. I grew up eating them and didn't know people had never heard of them. LOL

 

[Totally Tink]

I'm from WV. I make pepperoni rolls regularly! Everyone around here is "into" pepperoni rolls. I never knew it was a regional thing!

 

[MushyMushy]

Oh yes. I'm from SW PA, right on the border of WV so they're very popular here.

Just off the top of my head without looking it up, I think they were invented by Italian immigrants who were working in the coal mines and needed something easy to carry and eat.

 

[olena]

They are little bits of heaven....spicy bites of cured meat baked into a warm, doughy bread. The ones with cheddar AND pepperoni are exceptionally delicious.

I first tried them in Deep Creek Lake, MD, which is not too far from WV.

My BIL lives near Deep Creek.

All my in-laws live in and near WV and I discovered the pepperoni roll when I met DH. They are awesome on a cold winter day. I like to pop them into the microwave for 30 seconds. The cheese melts just right and they're so good.

When in Central FL, we went to a pizza place and saw they had them on the menu. I asked the owner (NY native) if they were like the ones that originated in WV. I was told they don't come from WV and his were made the right way. We bought some and it was a large mound of pepperoni, some mozzarella and hardly any bread. Ick! They were so messy.

Give me WV rolls any day! My in-laws are mailing a shirt to us this week. I told my MIL to slip some rolls in the box for extra padding.....

 

[olena]

When I started this thread, I wanted one SO bad.

However, its DH's birthday and I'm stuck going to Red Lobster.
(I hate seafood, but love my DH.. so away I must go!)

Happy Birthday to your DH, Patsy! Try to soldier on. I love seafood, which is why I hate Red Lobster......

 

[java]

I'm from Jersey and they are popular here too. We have the variety with cheese also or just plain straight pepperoni-
Boy those are good but oh so bad for me with all the salt.

 

[safetymom]

Used to have them when I lived in PA.

 

[tcmata]

We're in Texas and they are a popular item at a pizza place here. We first had them at college and now they have places in DFW area.

 

[mjkacmom]

Are they like pepperoni bread (which has mozzarella)? We do lots of stuffed breads here, pepperoni and mozzarella being the most common.

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

another upstate NYer here - and they were a staple in the college town I went to. The pizza place that served them was the place to be after a night out at the bars!!!!

 

[olena]

The one thing about pepperoni rolls in WV is that they are EVERYWHERE. You find them sitting in the grocery stores on special stands, at every convenience store and even in bulk at Sam's Club. There are all kinds of brands, too! I'm not crazy about the one that Giant Eagle carries but the ones at Sam's are pretty good.

 

[MelessaG]

I voted "no" but then as I read the description and how they are made, I remember having them in college. Sadly, that's the first and last time I ever saw them here in Oklahoma and now I'm craving one.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

We had them in Detroit.

 

[pixie dust 112]

another upstate NYer here - and they were a staple in the college town I went to. The pizza place that served them was the place to be after a night out at the bars!!!!

So did you go to Potsdam or Clarkson? I guess SLU is also a possibility!

 

[pansmermaidzlagoon]

So did you go to Potsdam or Clarkson? I guess SLU is also a possibility!

Sergi's!!!!! I wonder if they are still there? I haven't been back in 15 years!

 

[Sandy51]

I'm a teacher in WV and we have them on the school menu at least once a month. The kids love them, and so do I.


Sandy

 

[pixie dust 112]

Sergi's!!!!! I wonder if they are still there? I haven't been back in 15 years!

I knew it! Yup they are still there! I graduated from Potsdam in '84. Took my DD to interview at CLarkson and St. Lawrence this summer and had a pizza roll for dinner at Sergi's! They are just as good as I remember. St. Lawrence is her first choice for college....The price tag is very high...but I would get 4 more years of Sergi's pizza rolls! Hmm...maybe it is worth it.

 

[SDFgirl]

My family lived in WV for awhile when I was a kid. My mom was a teacher there and got hooked on pepperoni rolls when the school cafeteria would serve them to the students for lunch!

Now she makes them several times a year. I just made my first batch of them a few days ago.

Pillsbury Hot Roll mix works really well!

 

[dizzy203]

My brother in law has a breakfast/lunch restaurant and he makes chourico rolls fresh every morning. They are so yummy that he usually sells out of them. I like mine with chourico, cheese and onions.

 

[ntsammy5]

Never heard of it, but we travel through WV about 4 times a year - I'm gonna look for them next trip in February!