How Pepperoni Is Made
In How Pepperoni Is Made presenter Cherry Healey is at a pepperoni factory in Austria. She watches pepperoni go from a mix of meat to the spicy pizza topping. Learn about the process of making pepperoni, and how chemistry comes into play. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Inside the Factory, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes in the factories that make our favorite products.
Paddy McGuinness and Cherry Healey hit factory floors across Britain for a snoop around their supersized production lines. Learn more.
Lesson Express
Q: Why do they add bacteria to the pepperoni?
A: The bacteria help ferment and stabilize the pepperoni.
Q: Why is salt added to pepperoni?
A: Salt is added to pull water out of the meat.
Q: What happens when the meat is cured?
A: The water evaporates out of it and the meat shrinks.