(WBOY) — Most West Virginians know that the pepperoni roll was created by Italian Appalachians in north central West Virginia, but the recent creation of the Pepperoni Roll Trail is bringing up ...

With West Virginia’s new ban on certain food dyes, some restaurants and schools will need to switch up their ingredients to make a Mountain State staple – the pepperoni roll. Starting Aug. 1 ...

CHARLESTON – Some West Virginia lawmakers want to make the pepperoni roll the official food of West Virginia. Under House Concurrent Resolution No. 84, initially sponsored by Delegate Joshua ...

Now, 12,500 years later, West Virginia is home to a population of 1.78 million people (mostly white). Pepperoni rolls and skillet cornbread are popular food dishes and jobs in mining are among ...

Her journey includes a trip to West Virginia for a taste of their signature pepperoni rolls and a look at the world’s most popular hand pie — the empanada.

A proper pepperoni roll is a different story ... original construct of one Giuseppe “Joe” Argiro, a Fairmont, West Virginia bakery owner who saw an untapped market in the many Italian ...