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Tue, Mar 19 2013 14:54:43

Pepperoni rolls -- official WV food?

A food fight broke out after the West Virginia House of Delegates took up a resolution to make pepperoni rolls the official state food. Pepperoni rolls are wildly popular in WV, but what about biscuits and gravy, hot dogs with slaw or fried bologna sandwiches?

  1. Momdot
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    Tue, Mar 19 2013 09:20:51
  2. davemistich
    Dave Mistich@davemistich
    HCR introduced today to declare the pepperoni roll the offical state food. @SpeakerThompson: "Clerk tells me I HAVE to refer that to rules."
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:14:34
  3. jaredwv
    Jared Hunt@jaredwv
    Here's page for @wvhouse Concurrent Resolution 84 - Declaring "pepperoni roll" to be official State Food http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2013&sessiontype=RS&input4=84&billtype=cr&houseorig=h&btype=res
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:48:33
  4. HoppyKercheval
    Hoppy Kercheval@HoppyKercheval
    House says pepperoni roll is official food of WV. Biscuit and gravy lobby outraged.
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:31:53
  5. JeffJenkinsMN
    Jeff Jenkins@JeffJenkinsMN
    Pepperoni roll resolution not passed--just introduced and sent to Rules Committee--not sure what the count is there..
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:34:01
  6. StateJournalAnn
    Ann Ali@StateJournalAnn
    The pepperoni roll resolution has to go through a committee first, y'all :) Maybe call your delegates to express your support?
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:24:19
  7. This wasn't completely out of left field. Pepperoni rolls were invented in West Virginia and are a culinary product of the state's coal mining heritage.
  8. Pepperoni roll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    The pepperoni roll is a snack popular in West Virginia and some nearby regions of the Appalachian Mountains such as Western Pennsylvani...
    Wikipedia
  9. United Tastes - Pepperoni Rolls, a Piece of West Virginia Culinary History - Series - NYTimes.com
    Shinnston, W.Va. Skip to next paragraph Jeff Swensen for The New York Times Jeff Swensen for The New York Times Jeff Swensen for The New ...
    Nytimes
  10. dixiedining.wordpress.com
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    Tue, Mar 19 2013 09:21:25
  11. Democracy, like a kitchen, can get messy. So the resolution became controversial.
  12. G_Shope
    Gina Shope@G_Shope
    REALLY? The WV Legislature needs a resolution to make the pepperoni roll the official food of WV?? Aren't there more important issues?#FAIL
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:38:36
  13. laraste
    Lara Lawson@laraste
    Okay, it's alright to celebrate the pepperoni roll, but I don't think it should be the official state food...so many other healthy options.
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 09:04:16
  14. BrandonMillman
    Brandon Millman@BrandonMillman
    Seriously, some of the comments elevates this discussion to Pro/Anti-Coal levels. Why not a hot dog IN a pepperoni roll?!
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 09:03:07
  15. cm_stover
    Clayton Stover@cm_stover
    We really don't have anything else to do but name the pepperoni roll the official state food? This state...
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 10:24:04
  16. jrc233
    Jason Curia@jrc233
    @lane_shark don't you dare speak ill of pepperoni rolls.
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:23:27
  17. compcarp
    Todd Carpenter@compcarp
    People scoff at making Pepperoni Rolls the official food of WV. Well, WV has 100 problems, but the Pepperoni Roll ain't one of them. #doit!
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 12:33:07
  18. AJLittle304
    Andrew Little@AJLittle304
    Happy to hear that pepperoni rolls became the state food today but also a little disappointed, I had $500 on ramps. #WV
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 14:50:21
  19. Supporters of hot dogs with slaw -- another West Virginia delicacy -- were particularly stunned.
  20. jaredwv
    Jared Hunt@jaredwv
    #Sarcasm: House compromise makes Pepperoni Roll official state food after talks between #SlawPAC, northern counties break down. @WVHotDogs
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:45:10
  21. WVHotDogs
    WVHotDogs@WVHotDogs
    A legislative Alert from WVHotDogs.com on the dire Pepperoni Roll situation in the WV House. HCR84 #slawpac wvhotdogblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/peppro…
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 14:11:10
  22. WVHotDogs
    WVHotDogs@WVHotDogs
    #slawpac is dubious as to this bill's chances: Pep rolls are stale by the time they reach the south. Not sure there is support here.
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:58:15
  23. Pepperoni roll procurement advice sprang up here and there.
  24. ZackHarold
    Zack Harold@ZackHarold
    In last summer's #wvbucketlist, @charleywest recommended a pepperoni roll from Colasessano's in Fairmont dailymail.com/News/statenews…
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:49:04
  25. ZackHarold
    Zack Harold@ZackHarold
    @asmith83 How far are you from the state line? A gas station pepperoni roll is better than none at all.
    Tue, Mar 19 2013 08:49:56

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