Mortadella Bologna

Mortadella Bologna is a cooked sausage made from finely minced pork mixed with visible cubes of pork fat. Depending on the approved recipe, it may also contain ingredients such as pistachios, peppercorns, or olives.

Mortadella retains visible pieces of fat and follows the specifications of the Mortadella Bologna protected designation. American bologna is generally more uniformly emulsified and represents a separate deli-meat tradition.

The European Union protects Mortadella Bologna as an IGP, or Protected Geographical Indication. The designation was registered in 1998 and controls its ingredients, production process, and approved production area.

It is already fully cooked during production, so it can be eaten cold in thin slices. In Bologna it is also served in sandwiches, cut into cubes, or incorporated into warm dishes and filled pasta.