| Bologna is the city where it was born. It is called mortadella in Italy and in some other countries.
It is considered the "poorest" sausage product.It is made using the pork meat that are not used in main cuts and pork throat fat. Quite all types have pepper grains and some have pistachio inside (I prefer this one). But it was not always like that. During the '600 the papal State included Bologna and the cardinals regulated the local economy.As there were many versions of it, a cardinal named Farnese, made a banishment underlining the prohibition of adding any piece of beef.And it was not all! It could not be produced outside the city as it was too far for the controllers to check the production and, as salami prices were stablished, it had free market, and the prices could rise as needed. | Nowadays there are other sausages that conquered the highest places, but it remains the most popular one. It is really good and has a good price. |
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In some markets you can find sausages that can weight from 0,500kg to 100kg! These last ones are usually on a wood support and have to be cut with the knife instead of the slicer. There are two groups of afectionate: the ones who prefer it cut in small cubes and who prefer it sliced thinly (I am part of the second group!). | 
