fulvio91 t1_jeei8qg wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:05 PM

No mortadella no sandwich ;)

Why is it called Bologna?

Fantastic_Feasts OP t1_jeeinvm wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Is it named after the Italian city? That's my only thought.

I haven't tried mortadella before. To my understanding, it's like an improved take on bologna?

fulvio91 t1_jef2otu wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:28 PM

Mortadella is original from Bologna. Google it. Bologna is a city, which is famous for his ragu (Bolognese sauce called outside of italy) and mortadella. With an italian sandwich it is lovely. Thats why your sandwich has no ingredients that come from that region . Is the same if you call a hotdog a hamburger.

Fantastic_Feasts OP t1_jef3kdx wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:33 PM

Interesting! Thank you for the food history lesson.

A quick Google tells me that bologna is essentially mortadella except for the detail that the fat chunks are blended into bologna. Is there any other big differences?

fulvio91 t1_jef4rnj wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:41 PM

We don't have it here, and i dont know what it is. Maybe its called in your region like this. Im italian who lives in Belgium. Can't tell you wat difference it is.