The Forks blog  Is the pepperoni roll a Pittsburgh food?
Written by Melissa McCart on  mancinisA few Sundays ago at La
Prima Espresso, a sheet pan filled with pepperoni rolls sat by
the register. Half-moons of meat paged between spiraled bread
stumps layered with cheese.  I thought it strange pepperoni
rolls were the day's pastry of choice, since so few
Pittsburghers I've talked to will admit they eat them, let alone
like them.   Yet they're everywhere, particularly in any
neighborhood that features an Italian grocer. They're at
Mancini's in the Strip. They're called wraps at Winghart's,
where diners can choose from rolls stuffed with ham and swiss,
vegetables or BLT in addition to pepperoni. They're at
Donatelli's in Bloomfield, where they're made on-site.  "They're
like Hot Pockets," said a friend with disdain.   "I'd maybe eat
them if I had to," said colleagues when I asked them why there
are so many pepperoni rolls here.   The ubiquity of pepperoni
rolls in Pittsburgh suggests they're a regional ethnic e