Bologna sausage

Bologna sausage is an American version of the Italian mortadella (a finely hashed/ground pork sausage with lard pieces). The American version can alternatively be made out of chicken, turkey, beef or pork. It is commonly called bologna and often pronounced and/or spelled baloney (or boloney).

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American - Italian - Mortadella - Pork - Sausage - Lard - Chicken - Turkey - Beef

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This food is usually served in round uniform slices pre-cut in a package or sliced by a butcher, though many brands are sold as large chunks to be sliced by the consumer. It is popularly produced and sold by Oscar Mayer, which had a famous ad campaign in the 1970s with a well-known jingle ("My bologna has a first name, it's O-S-C-A-R..."). There are many other manufacturers as well, including local butcher shops and grocery store meat counters.

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Butcher - Oscar Mayer - 1970s - Jingle

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Bologna sausage is typically served in a sandwich, often for lunch; hence, it is perhaps the most common "" in the US. However, bologna may also be served fried or wrapped around mashed potatoes and baked as a version of "pigs in blankets."

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Mashed potatoes - Bake - Pigs in blankets

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Bologna sausage is commonly believed to be created from lowly scraps of meat cuts. It is assumed that this food, therefore, is the origin of the slang word , which means nonsense (similar to "hogwash") and is often used as an expletive.

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Slang - Expletive

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Bologna is also popular breakfast food in Newfoundland, served as a substitute to ham slices. Because of its popularity, bologna has earned the nickname "Newfie Steak".

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Newfoundland - Ham slices - Newfie

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