On Game Day, Millions Make Pepperoni Their Little Slice of Heaven

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Washington, DC, January 25, 2019 — On Feb. 3, tens of millions of us will gather around the TV for American football’s annual Big Game. (You know which one we’re talking about, but only official sponsors are allowed to mention its superlative name.)

While many of us consider hot dogs a quintessentially American food, another all-American food actually wears the crown on this unofficial national holiday: pepperoni pizza.

While pizza itself traces its lineage to Italy…