Wellsburg Native Tells Pepperoni Roll Story

Jun 07, 2017 1098

BY: BETSY BETHEL

The humble West Virginia pepperoni roll, born in the kitchens of coal miners’ wives and perfected in the Italian-owned bakeries of North Central West Virginia, has been featured in Bon Appetit magazine and on the Food Network. It has been the topic of heated retail controversies and state legislation. It’s the centerpiece of annual eating contests and bake-offs.

And now, it has its own book. Wellsburg native Candace Nelson, a 28-year-old journalist-turned-marketing professional at West Virginia University, said she penned the book in the hope of compiling “the most comprehensive story and history of the pepperoni roll.”

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SOURCE: http://www.theintelligencer.net/

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