Bologna sausage
Bologna sausage, informally baloney (
Other common names include parizer[3] (Parisian sausage) in Hungary, Romania, and the countries of the former Yugoslavia; polony[4] in Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa and Western Australia; devon in most states of Australia; and fritz in South Australia.[5]
In North America, a simple and popular use is in the bologna sandwich. In the Southern United States, a bologna cake exists which is bologna slices layered with seasoned cream cheese to make the appearance of a cake.[6]
Variations
Aside from
.U.S. bologna
U.S. government regulations require American bologna to be finely ground,[7] and without visible pieces of fat.
Lebanon bologna
Lebanon bologna is a Pennsylvania Dutch prepared meat. While called bologna, it is a cured, smoked and fermented semidry beef sausage similar to salami.
Polony
In the United Kingdom, Ireland and also Western Australia, a "polony" is a finely ground pork-and-beef sausage. The name, likely derived from "Bologna", has been in use since the 17th century. The modern product is usually cooked in a red or orange skin and is served as cold slices.[8]
In
South African "polony" is similar to bologna in constitution and appearance, and is typically inexpensive. Large-diameter (artificially coloured) pink polonies are called "French polony", with thinner rolls referred to simply as "polony". Garlic polony is also widely available.[10]
In 2018 a South African factory that produced polony and other processed meats was associated with
Rag bologna
Rag bologna is a long stick, or "chub", of high-fat bologna native to West Tennessee
Ring bologna
Ring bologna is much smaller in diameter than standard bologna. It is better suited for slicing and serving on crackers, either as a snack or
Vegetarian bologna
Various vegetarian and vegan versions of bologna are available. A typical UK recipe uses
See also
- Bologna sandwich – Sandwich common in the United States and Canada
- Barbecue bologna — A dish originating in Oklahoma
- Doktorskaya kolbasa — a Russian take on bologna or mortadella, though spiced differently
- Chả lụa - a Vietnamese sausage, similar to bologna
- Falukorv
- Leberkäse
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- ^ "Special Garlic Polony". Eskort. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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