What is Mortadella di Bologna?
[[Image:Mortadella tagliata.jpg|thumb|right|Mortadella di Bologna as it is usually found in shops]] [[File:Mortadella.jpg|thumb|Mortadella is produced as large sausages, which are then cut into thin slices.]] '''Mortadella di Bologna''' is an [[Italy|Italian]] kind of [[sausage]]. It is made of ground [[pork]] meat. [[Salt]], [[black pepper|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 [[oven]]s 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. == Outside Italy == Mortadella is also produced and consumed in other countries. It is very popular in [[Spain]], and [[Portugal]]. Many Italians emigrated to [[South America]] in the early 20th cenury. For this reason, Mortadella is also very popular in [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Peru]], [[Brazil]], [[Ecuador]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Venezuela]]. In these countries it is spelled <nowiki>''mortadela''</nowiki>, and its recipe is quite similar to the traditional Italian, with additional pepper grains. {{food-stub}} [[Category:Sausage]] [[Category:Italian food]] [[Category:Chilean food]]