MORTADELLA
HISTORY:
Mortadella, the most famous sausage in the culinary tradition
of Bologna, can be easily traced to the 16th century.
Some historians have found mortadella documented as far
back as 1233!
The name “mortadella” is thought to derive
from the word “mortaio” (which is Italian
for “mortar”) because the mixture was produced
by pounding it with a mortar and pestle. Monks in Bologna
would grind their meat till it achieved a fine consistency.
It could then be stuffed into a casing and cooked to
make sausage.
At the end of 1600 mortadella had become a highly requested
commodity used for exchanging goods.
While the people of Bologna traded a great deal in silk,
velvet, and linen, it was their mortadella which became
best known throughout of Europe.
Since 1899 the English and Americans called any type
of pork sausage or salted pork meat produced in Bologna,
“bologna” or “bologne/baloney”.
N.B. “Mortadella” does not directly
translate into English – ie. “dead donkey”.
While other types of meat can and may have been used
to make mortadella in the past, it is now most commonly
produced with pork and/or beef alone. Bona Foods
uses only Federally Approved pork in all of its sausage
products.
Mortadella is essentially the Italian ‘grandfather’
of conventional bologne.
Bona Mortadella is usually eaten cold and sliced paper-thin
to enjoy its smooth and mild flavour.
| Bona Mortadella Extrafina
(or Extra-Fine Mortadella) is a smooth and delicious
oven-baked product consisting of finely ground pork
and small cubes of pork fat. It is seasoned to perfection
with aromatic flavours and spices. Accordingly,
Extrafina is our most popular and highest selling
mortadella product. Bona
Mortadella Extrafina is cylindrical in shape and
is uniformly pink except for its small, evenly
distributed areas of pearly-white fat. Given the
large size of this product, Extrafina is usually
used at deli counters, or wherever large diameter
slices are needed.
Bona offers Mortadella Extrafina in whole or half
pieces. All pieces are vacuum packaged to ensure
freshness. |
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| Product
Code: |
110 |
| Dimensions: |
5.75” diameter
x 11” length (14.61cm x 27.94cm) |
| Weight: |
Approx. 6kg (13.23
lbs) |
| Standard
case: |
#47: 1pc or 2hf,
#46: 2pc or 4hf |
| Ingredients: |
Pork, Modified
Milk Ingredients, Salt, Dextrose, Spices,
Flavour, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate,
Garlic Powder, Sodium NitritePork, Modified
Milk Ingredients, Salt, Dextrose, Spices,
Flavour, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate,
Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrite |
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Mortadella Media is a
medium (¼) size version of the Extrafina.
It consists of the same meat mixture but is stuffed
into a smaller casing. Weighing about 1½
kg, a Media is versatile enough to be used in
restaurants or in homes on smaller slicers –
wherever a medium size slice is required.
All pieces are vacuum packaged to ensure freshness.
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| Product
Code: |
113 |
| Dimensions: |
4” diameter
x 10” length (10.16cm x 25.40cm) |
| Weight: |
Approx 1½
kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Standard case: |
#47 – 4pc,
#49 - 10pc |
| Ingredients: |
Pork, Modified
Milk Ingredients, Salt, Dextrose, Spices,
Flavour, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate,
Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrite |
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·Made from the
same meat mixture as Extrafina, a Bona Mortadella
Baby is (as the name suggests) a baby-sized version
of an Extrafina. Weighing about ½ kg, this
is our smallest mortadella product and is intended
for self-serve sales in retail stores and home
slicing. Consumers purchasing Mortadella Babies
can slice them at home as needed and enjoy fresh
slices of mortadella at any time. |
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| Product
Code: |
111 |
| Dimensions: |
2.5” diameter
x 6” length (6.35cm x 15.24cm) |
| Weight: |
Approx ½kg
(1.10 lbs) |
| Standard case: |
#47 - 10pc, #49
- 20pc, #46 - 25pc |
| Ingredients: |
Pork, Modified
Milk Ingredients, Salt, Dextrose, Spices,
Flavour, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate,
Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrite |
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| Italiana (a.k.a. “The
Big One”) |
Weighing in at about 9
kg (20 lbs) per piece, Mortadella Italiana is
the largest product that Bona produces. With a
diameter of about 8” for extra large slices,
a commercial grade slicer is usually required
to slice this product with ease. Having the same
taste and Mortadella Italiana is typically utilized
at deli counters or in high volume applications.
Bona offers Mortadella Italian in whole or half
pieces.
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| Product
Code: |
114 |
| Dimensions: |
7.5” diameter
x 15” length (19.05cm x 38.10cm) |
| Weight: |
Approx 9kg (20
lbs) |
| Standard case: |
#49: 1pc or 2hf |
| Ingredients: |
Pork, Modified
Milk Ingredients, Salt, Dextrose, Spices,
Flavour, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate,
Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrite |
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Bona Mortadella Hot is the spicy cousin of the
Extrafina. Instead of using black pepper, red
cayenne pepper is substituted to give this mortadella
some bite.
Bona offers Mortadella Hot in whole or half pieces.
At special request, Mortadella Hot can be produced
in Media and Baby sizes.
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| Product
Code: |
116 |
| Dimensions: |
6.5” diameter
x 13” length (16.51cm x 33.02cm) |
| Weight: |
Approx 6kg (13.23
lbs) |
| Standard case: |
#49: 1pc or 2hf,
#46: 2pc or 4hf |
| Ingredients: |
Pork, Modified
Milk Ingredients, Salt, Dextrose, Spices,
Flavour, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate,
Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrite |
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Bona Mortadella Lean is
intended for those consumers who are mindful of
the fat-content of their food. Cubes of extra
lean meat are substituted for cubes of pork fat
in this meat mixture. So, rather than pearly-white
spots, portions of lean meat are instead visible
as dark pink areas. Offering a superb taste, Bona
Mortadella Lean contains approximately 45% less
fat than our Extrafina line. For those who enjoy
the taste of traditional mortadella but want to
minimize their fat intake, this product is definitely
for you.
Bona offers Mortadella Lean in whole or half pieces.
At special request, Mortadella Lean can be produced
in Media and Baby sizes. |
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| Product
Code: |
117 |
| Dimensions: |
6.5” diameter
x 13” length (16.51cm x 33.02cm) |
| Weight: |
Approx 6kg (13.23
lbs) |
| Standard case: |
#49 - 1pc or 2hf,
#46 - 2pc or 4hf |
| Ingredients: |
Pork, Modified
Milk Ingredients, Salt, Dextrose, Spices,
Flavour, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate,
Garlic Powder, Sodium Nitrite |
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