Each year on October 24, people across the nation make a sandwich to participate in National Bologna Day. This would be a good day to have a bologna sandwich for lunch.
Sometimes this specialty meat is spelled baloney since that’s how many people pronounce it. However, the more common spelling is Bologna.
That’s because it originated in the city of Bologna, Italy.
This type of sausage is similar to the Italian mortadella.
The finely ground pork or beef sausage or a combination is smoked and cured.
In Italy, bologna includes a variety of spices not found in American bologna.
In fact, in the United States, regulations require American bologna to be finely ground and without visible lard pieces.
It hardly resembles anything found in Italy. It can also be made from chicken, turkey, venison, or soy protein.
Many people enjoy bologna sandwiches with a variety of garnishes.
Some of those include mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, cheese, lettuce, pickles, tomato, and onion.
