I'm from Morgantown and the local high school used to make these in the cafeteria for lunch about once a month or so. Pepperoni roll day was always something to look forward to.
The pepperoni roll was invented by Giuseppe "Joseph" Argiro at the Country Club Bakery in Fairmont, West Virginia, in 1927. My dad Enrico Trotta went to high school with Mr. Argiro's son - Frank "CHEECH" Argiro! He used to give us kids free ones as we visited Fairmont, West Virginia. They are the best - pepperoni rolls! We make them at home using my grandmother's bread & pizza recipe for the dough.
When I moved away from the western PA, it’s not possible to find pepperoni rolls in the Pacific Northwest. I learned to make my own and modeled them after the rolls I used to get store-made at CoGo’s in Butler County, PA…sliced pepperoni with a little bit of mozzarella. “Chef’s kiss”
Can’t understand why Pepperoni rolls are not a national thing. Love them with the mozz but like the hot pepper cheese better in them. Glad you still make them at home. We love pepperoni rolls and still eat them a lot. Thanks for the comment.😎😎
Excellent history lesson..very interesting. As soon as i saw the inside of the home industry roll i knew which one i wanted...winner winner chicken dinner
It was very good . It was loaded with pepperoni and had more of that than bread.You can buy these at BP and up front by checkout at Sheetz .Buy the individual ones instead of bag . The bag of minis uses stick. Great deal for 2.19. Thanks Dave
Home Industries has ALWAYS been my favorite! The bag of smaller pepperoni rolls is PERFECT for road trips!!! I have been on A LOT of road trips.....you know what that means....A LOT of Home Industries pepperoni rolls!!! You guys got it right!!!
I was searching for pepperoni rolls and this came up. I must say your videos are so much more refined now, I can really tell the difference. I still have to find a West Virginia pepperoni roll and of course the classic West Virginia Hot dog to try.
Oh how I miss Clarksburg, WV pepperoni rolls!!! My Dad was a retired coal miner! There was a grocery store back there, in Nutter Fort, who made the absolute best ones. I always got a big bag of them to bring back home. They used sliced pepperoni. They were big and fresh and now my mouth is watering for one!! Can't remember the name of that grocery store. It was just down from the old Greenbrier Motel & Restaurant. Same side of the road. They probably gone by now. Across the road from a pharmacy. This would have been in the early 2000's. I need to get back there one day before I die.
I worked at Food Lion In Nutter Fort back then and they made great Pepperoni rolls. I would eat them on break in the mornings when they were hot. Maybe that was the place. So many great places to eat them from around here it is hard to pick. Had them twice this week. Thanks for sharing your story and watching. We will eat one for you this week 👍
@@jbinthehills Hey there! I enjoyed your video. It also made me miss my home a little bit. I left WV in 1988 but my dad and mom were born there and died there. It's been around 9 years since I've been back. Dad lived in Nutter Fort for 3 or 4 years. He shopped at that grocery store I can't remember the name. It wasn't Food lion, there was another store down from FL at the intersection that takes you over to the old hospital. Not a biggie, but your video has jogged my memory pool of people and places I knew in those years. I lived outside of Bridgeport & worked at Holiday Inn for many years before I left and got to know a lot of good people I had forgotten about. Oh ya, eat a couple of those pepperoni rolls for me! LOL Have a good one!
My Grandma was from Taylor County. She used to make Pepperoni rolls in her kitchen when I was a kid. She loved cheese, would roll the Pepperoni sticks in Mozzarella cheese. The Mozzarella melted all through the bread when they were heated, yeah buddy!!😀
Living in Parkersburg we always take pepperoni rolls with us when we travel….either homemade or from JRs bakery. Of those four in your test I’m partial to Country club as I used to get then fresh while going to Fairmont State. Its pretty hard to mess up something with two basic ingredients.
It is. I also graduated from Fairmont State. So I was fortunate to get these rolls fresh also. Alot of great choices in the area. Thank you for watching. 😎 😎
Wow this video takes me back, my wife used to make Pepperoni Rolls, wow were they real good! You can’t seem to get them here in England, I should try and make some! It’s cool to see you guys wearing the Mountaineers shirts ....LOL WOW this Brit had a few of those, they all got left in Wheeling .....lol I think your hubby hit the nail on the head with putting the roll in the micro, yes I could eat them cold but Wow are they good warm!
Glad you liked the video. We put a lot of time into that one. We just ate some yesterday and Bobbie makes some that are great also. Thanks for the support.
It's nice to see you doing tributes to my state. Ive been watching you guys after accidently finding you a few weeks ago and yall.are literally my favorite. However, no matter how hard you try, homemade pepperoni rolls are the way to go. More filling than bread. My favorite is to.pair the pepperoni wirh pepperjack cheese, friends. Will you guys be attending the mothman festival this year?
We are from West Virginia. We will not be attending the Mothman festival. When I make my homemade pepperoni rolls plenty of pepperoni and John likes pepper Jack cheese also. Thanks for watching and commenting 😎😎
Kroger’s used to have cheese rolls with pepperoni slices inside them, sad that they stopped a number of years ago. Walmart used to have something similar, cheese bread with pep slices
I'm a North View (Clarksburg) born and raised boy, so FRESH out-of-the-oven D'Annunzio's will always be THE BEST to me, and I have fond memories of riding my bike there as a kid to get them hot out of the oven. Cardinal rule for pepperoni rolls IMHO: sticks, not slices
@@jbinthehillsI can remember when I attended Hamilton Jr high in Parkersburg one day a week they would sell rolls from JR’s in the hallway and they would still be warm when we got them.
Hey there John and Bobby I hope your day will be a good one I have a piece of land up in Franklin county Virginia been trying to get a house built on it for 2 months and ain't had no luck so far but let me say this there's a little store up there in Franklin county Virginia they have got the best pepperoni rolls I've ever had every time I'm up that way I usually get several loaves and bring them back and I can't leave out this Franklin county is known for the best moonshine that's ever been made to looks like guys I will get my house started October 1st is what they're telling me now but till next video guys take care oh hey John the pepperoni rolls that you had the one that was real greasy on the bottom that would probably be my favorite
The grease from the pepperoni is what makes it delicious. Next time you are in Pigeon Forge get some pepperoni rolls at West by God Pizza. We did a video on them there.. That is exciting about getting started on your home being built. Thanks for watching 😎😎
Miklas in Wheeling are the best I have ever had. They are a meat market so they have fantastic pepperoni to begin with. They are $5 each so not cheap but so worth it
All 4 were very good ,Hope we did justice to all 4 bakeries, We liked the stick pepperoni also , Thank you for comment and info, Tell your friend Chris the bread at Country Club Bakery was amazing, Had a very hard time deciding between these 4 ,Never had Country Club before and was impressed,
Thought about using them also. They are very good but didn't want to review 5 different ones. The ones we used were the ones are friends said was there favorites and old companies. Maybe we will fo another one someday. Thanks for watching
Tomaros are the best to be fair you need to get them fresh out the over! The ones in the package taste nothing like the ones fresh from the oven! I tried the others they are gross!my dads from west va we used to visit every year!You suppose to eat it warm and to be fair u need to eat them fresh the package ones ! Stick pepperoni are the only real wva pepperoni rolls!
We thought about driving around to the bakeries and doing that but figured the last place we went would be best because it would be hotter. We didn't want to eat them in car so that's why we didnt fo it. We put them all in microwave to heat them up because we like them warm also. They were all good and it was hard to pick a winner. Thank you so much for watching and your opinions and info. We are lucky in West Virginia to have so many choices.
Hunter had never had any of these rolls before so that's why we brought him in. We didn't use the pepperoni rolls from our hometown but used people we worked with favorites and some of the main ones we see in the stores in the general area. I'm sure they are some great ones all over the state but we used the area where they were started at.Thank you so much for watching and comment
Nope. Sliced pep is the best. Lol. It’s funny I’m in Charleston now and are stick and my guy in Sugar Grove has the sliced. Sliced is the best without cheese.
Checked there web site they say they have temporary disabled there online store because of shipping times. Maybe someday they will start again after covid. Thanks for watching video
They all suck ... I lived in WV and kept trying them because I wanted to know what the hype was about. Just very plain and forgettable. WV needs to find a new state food
I'm from Morgantown and the local high school used to make these in the cafeteria for lunch about once a month or so. Pepperoni roll day was always something to look forward to.
We love pepperoni rolls. I need to make some.😎😎
The pepperoni roll was invented by Giuseppe "Joseph" Argiro at the Country Club Bakery in Fairmont, West Virginia, in 1927. My dad Enrico Trotta went to high school with Mr. Argiro's son - Frank "CHEECH" Argiro! He used to give us kids free ones as we visited Fairmont, West Virginia. They are the best - pepperoni rolls!
We make them at home using my grandmother's bread & pizza recipe for the dough.
Thanks for the information. They are popular in West Virginia. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
@@jbinthehills No problem - thank you for your video - Excellent!
When I moved away from the western PA, it’s not possible to find pepperoni rolls in the Pacific Northwest. I learned to make my own and modeled them after the rolls I used to get store-made at CoGo’s in Butler County, PA…sliced pepperoni with a little bit of mozzarella. “Chef’s kiss”
Can’t understand why Pepperoni rolls are not a national thing. Love them with the mozz but like the hot pepper cheese better in them. Glad you still make them at home. We love pepperoni rolls and still eat them a lot. Thanks for the comment.😎😎
Excellent history lesson..very interesting. As soon as i saw the inside of the home industry roll i knew which one i wanted...winner winner chicken dinner
It was very good . It was loaded with pepperoni and had more of that than bread.You can buy these at BP and up front by checkout at Sheetz .Buy the individual ones instead of bag . The bag of minis uses stick. Great deal for 2.19. Thanks Dave
Home Industries has ALWAYS been my favorite! The bag of smaller pepperoni rolls is PERFECT for road trips!!! I have been on A LOT of road trips.....you know what that means....A LOT of Home Industries pepperoni rolls!!! You guys got it right!!!
We always tell you the truth lol. Was fun making this video
Great video. I grew up with pepperoni rolls in Michigan. God bless West Virginia.
We love pepperoni rolls. Don't see them many other places. 😎😎
I was searching for pepperoni rolls and this came up. I must say your videos are so much more refined now, I can really tell the difference. I still have to find a West Virginia pepperoni roll and of course the classic West Virginia Hot dog to try.
This was one of our first videos. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
Oh how I miss Clarksburg, WV pepperoni rolls!!! My Dad was a retired coal miner! There was a grocery store back there, in Nutter Fort, who made the absolute best ones. I always got a big bag of them to bring back home. They used sliced pepperoni. They were big and fresh and now my mouth is watering for one!! Can't remember the name of that grocery store. It was just down from the old Greenbrier Motel & Restaurant. Same side of the road. They probably gone by now. Across the road from a pharmacy. This would have been in the early 2000's. I need to get back there one day before I die.
I worked at Food Lion In Nutter Fort back then and they made great Pepperoni rolls. I would eat them on break in the mornings when they were hot. Maybe that was the place. So many great places to eat them from around here it is hard to pick. Had them twice this week. Thanks for sharing your story and watching. We will eat one for you this week 👍
@@jbinthehills Hey there! I enjoyed your video. It also made me miss my home a little bit. I left WV in 1988 but my dad and mom were born there and died there. It's been around 9 years since I've been back. Dad lived in Nutter Fort for 3 or 4 years. He shopped at that grocery store I can't remember the name. It wasn't Food lion, there was another store down from FL at the intersection that takes you over to the old hospital. Not a biggie, but your video has jogged my memory pool of people and places I knew in those years. I lived outside of Bridgeport & worked at Holiday Inn for many years before I left and got to know a lot of good people I had forgotten about. Oh ya, eat a couple of those pepperoni rolls for me! LOL Have a good one!
We will. Thanks for sharing those stories. Glad we brought back some memories for you.
My Grandma was from Taylor County. She used to make Pepperoni rolls in her kitchen when I was a kid. She loved cheese, would roll the Pepperoni sticks in Mozzarella cheese. The Mozzarella melted all through the bread when they were heated, yeah buddy!!😀
Foodland store is gone go mart is there now
Nice history of pepperoni rolls. Looks like you can't go wrong with any of the choices. WV rules!!
Thanks for comment. Hopefully the history was interesting. All 4 were great.
Great comparison, I love pepperoni rolls too. Like the history to. Great video!!
They all are very good. Thanks for watching
Living in Parkersburg we always take pepperoni rolls with us when we travel….either homemade or from JRs bakery. Of those four in your test I’m partial to Country club as I used to get then fresh while going to Fairmont State. Its pretty hard to mess up something with two basic ingredients.
It is. I also graduated from Fairmont State. So I was fortunate to get these rolls fresh also. Alot of great choices in the area. Thank you for watching. 😎 😎
Jr's is such a hidden gem.
Wow this video takes me back, my wife used to make Pepperoni Rolls, wow were they real good!
You can’t seem to get them here in England, I should try and make some!
It’s cool to see you guys wearing the Mountaineers shirts ....LOL
WOW this Brit had a few of those, they all got left in Wheeling .....lol
I think your hubby hit the nail on the head with putting the roll in the micro, yes I could eat them cold but Wow are they good warm!
Glad you liked the video. We put a lot of time into that one. We just ate some yesterday and Bobbie makes some that are great also. Thanks for the support.
It's nice to see you doing tributes to my state. Ive been watching you guys after accidently finding you a few weeks ago and yall.are literally my favorite. However, no matter how hard you try, homemade pepperoni rolls are the way to go. More filling than bread. My favorite is to.pair the pepperoni wirh pepperjack cheese, friends. Will you guys be attending the mothman festival this year?
We are from West Virginia. We will not be attending the Mothman festival. When I make my homemade pepperoni rolls plenty of pepperoni and John likes pepper Jack cheese also. Thanks for watching and commenting 😎😎
I enjoyed your review! Love your Elvis drinking glasses! 😀
Thank you. We bought the glasses at Graceland. 😎😎
Great video. I haven’t had a pepperoni roll in a long long time. Might have to make some!
Thank you. Homemade pepperoni rolls are always the best..😎😎
@@jbinthehills i ate tons of them growing up
Gosh , you guys have made me hungry for pepperoni rolls. They all looked good , but I’m with you. I like the sliced pepperoni better than the sticks.
Glad you liked this one. We live in this area so these places are really competitive. We were nobody would hate us after we picked winner 🏆😎😎
Great video. I'm a Fairmont guy but gotta go Tomaro's!
Glad you liked it. It was a hard choice. Thanks for watching and comment 😎😎
Kroger’s used to have cheese rolls with pepperoni slices inside them, sad that they stopped a number of years ago. Walmart used to have something similar, cheese bread with pep slices
John I have always like the sliced pepperoni better than a stick pepperoni. Thanks for watching😎
In my opinion rogers and mazza's pepperoni rolls are the best
Thanks for watching and commenting 😎 😎
I wish you guys had included the pepperoni rolls from Mid Atlantic Market in Morgantown.
We should have tried them. We went with the ones that we knew that you could get in all the stores.😎😎
I'm a North View (Clarksburg) born and raised boy, so FRESH out-of-the-oven D'Annunzio's will always be THE BEST to me, and I have fond memories of riding my bike there as a kid to get them hot out of the oven. Cardinal rule for pepperoni rolls IMHO: sticks, not slices
That would be great to live so close that you can get them fresh our of the oven.😎😎
slices are superior bc they’re more evenly spaced
@@jbinthehillsI can remember when I attended Hamilton Jr high in Parkersburg one day a week they would sell rolls from JR’s in the hallway and they would still be warm when we got them.
@@jj3449 They are the best when they are hot.😎😎
Home industry the best but they have cut down on the size love them . My sister from South Carolina buys them to take home 🏡
They are good. Thanks for watching 😎 😎
I was surprised that Abruzzino's (probably my favorite) was not in the review.
Thanks for watching and commenting 😎😎
Hey there John and Bobby I hope your day will be a good one I have a piece of land up in Franklin county Virginia been trying to get a house built on it for 2 months and ain't had no luck so far but let me say this there's a little store up there in Franklin county Virginia they have got the best pepperoni rolls I've ever had every time I'm up that way I usually get several loaves and bring them back and I can't leave out this Franklin county is known for the best moonshine that's ever been made to looks like guys I will get my house started October 1st is what they're telling me now but till next video guys take care oh hey John the pepperoni rolls that you had the one that was real greasy on the bottom that would probably be my favorite
The grease from the pepperoni is what makes it delicious. Next time you are in Pigeon Forge get some pepperoni rolls at West by God Pizza. We did a video on them there.. That is exciting about getting started on your home being built. Thanks for watching 😎😎
Miklas in Wheeling are the best I have ever had. They are a meat market so they have fantastic pepperoni to begin with. They are $5 each so not cheap but so worth it
We have never heard of them. Thanks for the comment 😎 😎
JRs donut castle Parkersburg. And the GoMart off harper road Beckley. Thee best!
We will have to try them sometime. Thanks for watching 😎 😎
I love pepperoni roll wooo nice video
We do too. And all of these were great pepperoni rolls.
Great video the stick pepperoni is the traditional old-school way
All 4 were very good ,Hope we did justice to all 4 bakeries, We liked the stick pepperoni also , Thank you for comment and info, Tell your friend Chris the bread at Country Club Bakery was amazing, Had a very hard time deciding between these 4 ,Never had Country Club before and was impressed,
Mine. The correct answer is mine.
Make some and we will try them out
The best ones sre made in Cumberland.. Maryland......
Where at in Cumberland? We will have to try them. Thanks for watching. 😎😎
Julia's from Chico Bakery in Morgantown
Thought about using them also. They are very good but didn't want to review 5 different ones. The ones we used were the ones are friends said was there favorites and old companies. Maybe we will fo another one someday. Thanks for watching
Contry Club Bakery's are the best!
They are very good😎😎Great choices in West Virginia
I always found the Home Industry rolls dry
Thanks for watching and commenting 😎😎
Tomaros are the best to be fair you need to get them fresh out the over! The ones in the package taste nothing like the ones fresh from the oven! I tried the others they are gross!my dads from west va we used to visit every year!You suppose to eat it warm and to be fair u need to eat them fresh the package ones ! Stick pepperoni are the only real wva pepperoni rolls!
We thought about driving around to the bakeries and doing that but figured the last place we went would be best because it would be hotter. We didn't want to eat them in car so that's why we didnt fo it. We put them all in microwave to heat them up because we like them warm also. They were all good and it was hard to pick a winner. Thank you so much for watching and your opinions and info. We are lucky in West Virginia to have so many choices.
Everyone loves their hometowns the best, because it taste like home, love the video. But you almost need an outsider to be completely objective.
Hunter had never had any of these rolls before so that's why we brought him in. We didn't use the pepperoni rolls from our hometown but used people we worked with favorites and some of the main ones we see in the stores in the general area. I'm sure they are some great ones all over the state but we used the area where they were started at.Thank you so much for watching and comment
He looks like Bobbie
You are the first person to ever say that. 😎😎
Juniors doughnut castle prkersburg is the best.
We will have to try their Pepperoni rolls😎😎
Nope. Sliced pep is the best. Lol. It’s funny I’m in Charleston now and are stick and my guy in Sugar Grove has the sliced. Sliced is the best without cheese.
We like the sliced better too. Thanks for watching 😎 😎
Home Industry is the best fight me
We have to agree with you. They are our favorite. Loaded with pepperoni
@@jbinthehills Do you know if they ship it's been almost 15 years since I've had them
Checked there web site they say they have temporary disabled there online store because of shipping times. Maybe someday they will start again after covid. Thanks for watching video
@@jbinthehills well it's been awhile what's another year lol thanks for letting me know
Your welcome
Greasy is better
It is. Love the grease 😎😎
They all suck ...
I lived in WV and kept trying them because I wanted to know what the hype was about.
Just very plain and forgettable.
WV needs to find a new state food
Thanks for watching. 😎😎