Mortadella di Bologna

Mortadella di Bologna as it is usually found in shops

Mortadella di Bologna is an Italian kind of sausage. It is made of ground pork meat. Salt, pepper, sugar as well as small cubes of pork fat are added. It is then made into big sausages. It is then cooked in special ovens at 90°C (194° Fahrenheit). Some kinds of Mortadella have other spices in them.

As a Protected Geographical Status food, Mortadella di Bologna must come from the Bologna province.