Jan. 26, 2023 While some skew traditionalist, mortadella’s variances have been embraced across continents, giving the meat even more audience as it made its way into a range of cultures.

Before I form my meatballs, I like to roll a tester and fry it in a pan to check the seasoning (and because it makes a nice little snack). Make the stuffing: put the pork or veal, mortadella ...

In the streets around the Piazza Maggiore, it can seem as if Bologna produces nothing else, with window after window filled with cylinders of mortadella showing off their patterns of pink meat ...

One day, I looked up, and mortadella was everywhere. It’s always been on the menu at my go-to sandwich spots — Rocco’s Italian Deli and La Pecora Nera — but soon, it was also a topping on ...