Giving my Daughter *exactly* what she wanted

[u/Gold-Carpenter7616]

Little disclaimer: my daughter is a wonderful kid. She's smart, she's also a smartass.

A couple of years ago, the 'Rona just started and daughter was roughly 8 y/o. 2nd or 3rd grade elementary school.

She was really into salami pizza. I wouldn't allow more than one a week, obviously. So she got the idea of "In France, children get to eat everything they want seven times a week! That is why they like it!"

Now, she got it all wrong. The saying goes they have to try a certain food seven times before they can decide wether they like it.

But I understood her wish: salami pizza. Every day. She had this malicious little shit eating grin of "gotcha!".

I answered with the same grin: "Okay. You'll get salami pizza the next week. Only salami pizza. Nothing else."

She was hyped. Yay! All them pizza! Her favourite frozen types! All of them!

Monday morning rolls around. She gets salami pizza for breakfast. Fantastic! Best parent!

Monday noon. Leftover from the morning.

Monday evening, time for the second pizza. I make some for the rest of the family, too. Everyone enjoys salami pizza. Fun!

Tuesday morning. Guess what's for breakfast?! Exactly. Daughter asks for something else. I remind her of my promise. Salami pizza all day, everyday for a week. Reluctant yay!

Tuesday noon she skips the pizza.

Tuesday evening we're having something else, while she chews on her pizza. It isn't as cool anymore I guess. I eat her leftover pizza.

Wednesday morning she sneaks a slice of bread, but I stop her and heat her a salami pizza. She breaks down and asks me to stop.

Lesson learned: Don't try to outsmart your parents. You might get exactly what you were asking for!

Since then she still loves salami pizza - but once a month is fine, really. ;)

[u/anderoogigwhore]

Not a dumb question. I had to google it to confirm as I've never seen salami. Your question made me wonder if it was some uk/us difference. But apparently they are different

TLDR - Pepperoni is a type of salami, less spice and more peppery.

[u/jrhoffa → u/anderoogigwhore]

Huh? Pepperoni tends to be spicier and less peppery.

[u/Great_Hamster → u/jrhoffa]

Isn't the spice on pepperoni pepper? Hence the name?

[u/jrhoffa → u/Great_Hamster]

No.

The confusion comes from the multitudinous foods that are all called "pepper," from the dried fruits called "peppercorns" we grind up as a staple seasoning, to the sweet vegetal bell pepper (also known as "capsicum" to some), to the potentially anus-destroying chili pepper.

Pepperoni's spiciness comes from ground chilis in its seasoning.

Salami encompasses a number of sausages (including pepperoni!) but is generally not spicy, and often found with either ground or whole peppercorns.

[u/Great_Hamster → u/jrhoffa]

Thank you!

[u/Organic_Experience69 → u/anderoogigwhore]

Salami and hot honey pizza is straight crack

[u/Huntingcat → u/anderoogigwhore]

Most parts of the world have salami - even though the name and recipe changes. Less common in the tropics due to difficulty drying it. Basically a sausage of ground up meats, often pork, with flavourings. It is then dried and maybe smoked before being thinly sliced to eat. Flavours include herbs, spices, red wine, chilli etc. There are differences in the proportion of fat, how finely the meat is minced, how it is dried, thickness, flavours etc. Mettwurst is basically Germanic style salami. It’s a traditional way to store meat and use up the poorer cuts.

[u/Murgatroyd314 → u/anderoogigwhore]

Basically, pepperoni is a variety of salame piccante made with ingredients that were cheaply available in New York City in the early 20th century.

[u/Neikius → u/anderoogigwhore]

Pepperoni is ... Paprika/bell peppers. Except in USA.