Sips coffee, I’ll tell ya in no uncertain terms, am I blessed or what, with such a Majestic neighbor keeping an eye on things around here, yeah, I’m blessed, ok ok so I’m not the best at sharing pictures, it’s a small matter really.
Some back story for ya, last year a cousin of mine once removed shared some of my smoker eats, I mentioned a Christian who went forth an multiplied, 9 kids, 2 teens and the rest grunyins. Being no relation, I was told ” can our uncle in the woods make some stuff for us?’. I was also told they kinda adopted me whether I want to be not.
You like pizza, making pizza for that bunch cannot be cheap, I don’t know if you know this but;
If you want to understand old-world pepperoni, then you have to understand exactly what pepperoni is — beyond just “spicy sausage that goes on pizza”.
Pepperoni, both new world and old world, is a spicy sausage made from cured pork or beef. This meat is typically flavored with paprika and chilies, sliced thin, and baked on top of pizza.
The term “old world” might conjure up images of prehistoric cavemen and dinosaur sausages, but it’s actually a fairly simple term. “The old world” basically refers to Europe, Asia, and Africa. “The new world” is considered to be the Americas, Australia, and anywhere else.
What might surprise you is that pepperoni is actually an American food, not an Italian transplant. When the Italians came to America, they bought a lot of flavors and food with them.
Inspired by the spicy sausages of home, Italian Americans created the uniquely delicious pepperoni, and a modern pizza classic was born.
American pepperoni and old world pepperoni are sort of like twins. There are a lot of similarities there, and in some cases, you might have to look hard to find the differences, but they still aren’t exactly the same.
Not store bought, lightly smoked
I called ole Pete askin if he would come over for taste tasting my curling cups, ” I like pizza, I’ll be there” Ole Petey is 100% Italiano, so he knows
Some other stuff you won’t care about because you’re too busy stuffing the piehole, I do because I don’t want to make people sick
While this does make a difference to the flavor, it isn’t what makes old world pepperoni stand out. The second thing we need to consider is the bacterial culture.
Although bacterial culture might sound off-putting at first, it’s an important part of the sausage. Bacterial culture cures the meat by dehydrating it and consuming the sugars. American pepperoni uses a simple bacterial culture, for a shorter cure.
The complex bacterial culture used in old-world pepperoni aids a slow curing process, which helps to develop flavors and color.
One major advantage of the artificial casing is that it’s quite weak. Slicing artificial casing is easy, allowing the chef to get thin and even slices of pepperoni, every time.
Under the high heat of the oven, the artificial casing often disintegrates. So when it’s time to eat your pizza, you’d never even know it was there.
Old world pepperoni, on the other hand, uses natural casing. The natural casing is made from the intestines of animals, and they’re stretched and filled with the sausage meat.
Natural casings bring food-safe bacteria and enzymes with them, which contribute to the rich flavoring of an old-world pepperoni.
Hence the term, Curling cups
Wanna know something, you’ll never see me in a Black Friday video
Somehow, this Creed fits in well in my kitchen
