See also: pepperoni rolls, a regional staple in West Virginia, which are exactly what it says on the box – a roll, containing pepperoni. Reportedly a regular in coal-miners’ lunchpails, because they didn’t spoil, contained protein, and were cheaply made.
Pepperoni roll day in WV school hot lunches was not to be missed. Pizza was institutional-quality, but those rolls… :chefkiss:
