Romano Mortadella

Mortadella, a type of bologna, is a finely hashed/ground heat-cured pork sausage which incorporates at least 15% small cubes of baby fat (principally the hard fat from the neck of the pig). It is delicately flavored with spices (including black pepper, whole corns or ground, myrtle berries, nutmeg and coriander) and typically pieces of pistachio nuts. Traditionally the pork filling was ground to a paste using a large mortar (mortaio) and pestle. Two Roman funerary stele in the archaeological museum of Bologna show such mortars. Alternatively, according to Cortelazzo and Zolli Dizionario Etimologico della Lingua Italiana 1979-88, Mortadella gets its name from a Roman sausage flavored with myrtle in place of pepper. The Romans called the sausage farcimen mirtatum. Anna del Conte (The Gastronomy of Italy 2001) found a sausage mentioned in a document of the official body of meat preservers in Bologna dated 1376, that may be mortadella. Image File history File links Mortadella. ... Image File history File links Mortadella. ... Bologna (IPA , from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Emiliano-Romagnolo) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly between the Reno River and the Sàvena River. ... Two halves of pork being delivered Pork is the culinary name for meat from pigs. ... Plate with German Wurst (liver-, blood- and hamsausage) A sausage consists of ground meat, animal fat, herbs and spices, and sometimes other ingredients, usually packed in a casing (historically the intestines of the animal, though now generally synthetic), and sometimes preserved in some way, often by curing or smoking. ... Binomial name Piper nigrum L. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. ... Species The Myrtle (Myrtus) is a genus of one or two species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae, native to southern Europe and north Africa. ... This article is about the seed. ... Binomial name Coriandrum sativum L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Binomial name Pistacia vera L. The pistachio (Pistacia vera L., Anacardiaceae; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small tree up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of central and southwestern Asia such as the Kopet Dag mountains of Turkmenistan southwest to northeastern Iran and western Afghanistan. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ...

Mortadella originated in Bologna, the capital of Emilia-Romagna; elsewhere in Italy it may be made either in the Bolognese manner or in a distinctively local style. The mortadella of Prato is a Tuscan speciality flavoured with pounded garlic. The mortadella of Amatrice, high in the Apennines of northern Lazio, is unusual in being lightly smoked. Bologna (IPA , from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Emiliano-Romagnolo) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly between the Reno River and the Sàvena River. ... Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Prato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. ... Tuscany (Italian: ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Amatrice is a town and commune in the province of Rieti, in northern Lazio (central Italy). ... This is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... Lazio (Latium in Latin) is a regione of central Italy, bordered by Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo, Marche, Molise, Campania and the Tyrrhenian Sea. ...

Mortadella Bologna

This mortadella has Protected Geographical Indication status under European Union Law. The zone of production is extensive: as well as Emilia-Romagna and the neighbouring regions of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Marche and Tuscany it includes Lazio and the Province of Trento. Protected designation of origin (PDO), protected geographical indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) are geographical indications defined in European Union Law to protect regional foods. ... European Union law is the unique legal system which operates alongside the laws of Member States of the European Union (EU). ... For other uses, see Piedmont (disambiguation). ... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia, Lombard: Lumbardìa) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Veneto or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. ... // The Marche (plural, originally le marche de Ancona = the Marches of Ancona) are a region of Central Italy, bordering Emilia-Romagna north, Tuscany to the north-west, Umbria to west, Abruzzo and Latium to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east. ... Tuscany (Italian: ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. ... Trento (Italian: Provincia autonoma di Trento, German: Autonome Provinz Trient) is an autonomous province in the autonomous Trentino-South Tyrol region of Italy. ...

Mortadella abroad

A similar commercial product, called "bologna" and often omitting the cubes of pork fat, is popular in the United States. It is also known as polony in the United Kingdom. Bologna wee wee is an American version of the Italian mortadella (a finely hashed/ground pork sausage with lard pieces, which originated in the Italian city of Bologna). ...

"Mortadela" is also very popular in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, thanks to the large number of Italian immigrants established in these countries in the early 20th century. The normal spelling in these countries, however, is "mortadela". (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

It is also very popular in Spain, where a variety with pepper and olives is widely consumed, especially in sandwiches. Sometimes, the standard mortadella is referred to as "Mortadela italiana" ("Italian mortadella"), because there's a local variant named "Catalana" or "Catalan mortadella" It's also popular in Iran, albeit usually made with beef or lamb, and called martadella or, more commonly, "cawlbawss" (compare Hungarian kolbász, from Turkish külbastı). Binomial name Piper nigrum L. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. ... For the Italian political alliance see Olive Tree, and the color, olive (color). ...

The italian politician, prime minister and former President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004 Romano Prodi, from Bologna, is usually nicknamed "Mortadella" by the Italian press because of his origin and presumed resemblance to the pale pink sausage. A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... The Commission seat in Brussels The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...   (born 9 August 1939) is a centre-left Italian politician. ... Bologna (IPA , from Latin Bononia, BulÃ¥ggna in Emiliano-Romagnolo) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly between the Reno River and the Sàvena River. ...

External links

• Istituto per Valorizzazione dei Salumi: Mortadella (in English)
• Clifford A. Wright, "Sausage Peddlers, Vagabonds, and Bandits: Part 1": types of Italian sausage
• Carlo Cantoni and Patrizia Cattaneo, "La mortadella: aspetti attuali tecnici della sua produzione" (in Italian)
• Mortadella di Bologna (in Italian)