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[–] ComradeKeen@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)

It wasn't brought back to Italy much?

[–] Zeth0s@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] rimorso@feddit.it 2 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

See also: Caesar salad.

[–] Prunebutt@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

I thought that was just regular salami

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

White blood cells are pizza dough. It's all connected.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Italian blood cells are made of salami.

American blood cells, depending upon blood type, are either pepperoni or cut up hotdogs.

[–] rimorso@feddit.it 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would have been nice to use actual salame and not that American abomination, but yes can confirm that it's true.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As an Italian myself, I must say 🤌

[–] pewpew@feddit.it 3 points 2 years ago

We have salami in our blood, can confirm 👌

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 6 points 2 years ago

Erythrocites, leucocytes, gabagoolcytes

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

This blood type is what causes Italians to cry out .... ITSA SPICY MEATABALL, AH!!??

It also causes them to flail their arms and hands around often, especially when they're talking.

[–] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[–] optissima@possumpat.io 3 points 2 years ago
[–] callyral@pawb.social 1 points 2 years ago

So non-Italian pizza isn't flat... what shape is it? I'm guessing spherical, or maybe saddle-shaped?

Or does "flat" refer to the geometrical space of the pizza, so like, non-Euclidean pizza?