DeLallo Short Stick Pepperoni is the family-friend classic perfect for snacking, serving and topping your homemade pizza pies. This famously zesty Italian-American favorite is handcrafted from our authentic homestyle recipe. Made with a blend of top-quality pork and beef, this classic dry sausage is seasoned with hot chili peppers, fresh garlic and paprika for an unmistakable smoky, spicy and then naturally air-cured to develop its meaty texture and unmistakable porky, smoky, spicy flavors.
- Authentic homestyle recipe.
- Handcrafted with top-quality cuts of beef and pork.
- Irresistibly spicy, smoky and porky with a slight tang.
- Perfect size for snacking and entertaining.
- Non-GMO.
- Gluten free.
- Dairy free.
Kitchen and Usage Tips:
Short Stick Pepperoni is a classic slice-and-serve cured meat with so many uses. Pepperoni is a popular feature on charcuterie boards, cheese plates, game day eats and holiday antipasto platters. Pepperoni pairs up with hard Italian cheeses and other popular Italian antipasti like olives, bruschetta, pickled peppers and more. Spice up homemade pizzas, flatbreads, calzones, stromboli and antipasto salads. Create stuffed breads, appetizer pinwheels and the prized pepperoni rolls.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is a pepperoni stick?
A pepperoni stick is a long cylinder of the air-cured dry sausage known as pepperoni. The sausage is a blend of pork and beef that is seasoned with spices like garlic, chili peppers and paprika. These spices are what give pepperoni its red hue. Pepperoni is one of the most popular cured meats in the U.S. Simply slice and serve the stick of pepperoni to use in recipes and for snacking.
Do pepperoni sticks need to be cooked?
No, pepperoni is a cured meat, which means that it has been preserved by air drying for a length of time. It is not a raw meat.
What is the difference between pepperoni and salami?
Pepperoni is a type of salami, or air-cured sausage. Salami and pepperoni are different in many ways, including their texture and flavor. Typically, both salami and pepperoni are made with a blend of pork and beef, but the difference is in the seasonings. Where pepperoni is heavily seasoned with robust spices like paprika, chili peppers and black pepper, salami is usually seasoned more simply with black pepper and garlic. Pepperoni is spicy and more smoky, where salami is more savory and porky in flavor.
What is the difference between pepperoni and sopressata?
Both pepperoni and sopressata are dry-cured sausages known as salami, or salumi in Italian. Pepperoni is made with a combination of pork and beef, where sopressata is made with cuts of pork. Sopressata usually has a more striking marbling due to the coarser grind of its meat. Pepperoni typically has a smokier flavor than sopressata because of the added paprika, which also gives it its red hue.
