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I could get that for you, but I won't. (lemmy.world)
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[–] 29 points 2 years ago (14 children)

In Italy, at “L'Isola della Pizza” in Rome, I asked the guy if I could get a pizza with salami, pepperoni, and sausage, and the guy was like “ah, American style!”

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    Salami, pepperoni and sausage? What makes the first 2 not sausage and what is in your definition pure sausage?

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  • [–] 23 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The honest answer is this: Salami (sliced salami), pepperoni (sliced spicy salami), and sausage (pre-cooked fennel-flavored uncased/crumbled pork sausage).

    In the US, “sausage” tends to generically refer to uncured, fresh, or raw sausages, often really meaning “ground meat mixed with herbs and spices sometimes in a tube or casing (but not always).”

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Is it like the Italian American "shrimp scampi" where it's just the words for shrimp in two different languages? My understanding is that "salami" is just the Italian word for cured sausage.

    Also, "pepperoni" is an Italian American word for a spicy salami that contains peppers, so it's just a type.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    So he actually asked for sausage, cured sausage and spicy cured sausage? Whatever the sausage may be?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    In Italy, pepperoni would be peppers then wouldn’t it?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Pepperoni is what gave it away

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Also "sausage", which is just a general term for all sausages in Europe

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    So, this was the only place that I personally found in Italy that even tolerated topping options for pizza, and I think they kind of went out of their way to accommodate Americans. Typically they have a limited selection of popular topping combinations; Margherita, bufala, etc., and you have to choose from that set. I think the place was unique in that way and they were pretty friendly about it.

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