"What's the allure of this popular mystery meat? Bologna hails from the Italian city of the same name and is similar to its predecessor, mortadella. Bologna is made by grinding meat into a paste-like consistency before it is piped into a sausage casing and cooked. Made with seasoned pork, beef, chicken, or turkey (or a combination of meats), bologna is savory, meaty, and memorable."
"To pick the best brand for this ranking, I put three slices of bologna on white bread - no mayo, no relish, nothing to cloud the experience. I judged each bologna based on its flavor and texture, and even brought in friends and family for their insights. If it tasted like perfectly seasoned mixed meat, the bologna got points. If the bologna was fatty and/or bland, it lost points."
Bologna is an inexpensive, nostalgia-tinged lunch meat made by grinding seasoned pork, beef, chicken, turkey, or blends into a paste, piping it into casings, and cooking it. The product traces roots to Bologna, Italy, and resembles mortadella. The global market for bologna reached $7.7 billion in 2024, and Americans buy hundreds of millions of pounds annually. Blind tasting used three plain slices on white bread, judged for flavor and texture with input from friends and family. Tasters rewarded well-seasoned, balanced slices and penalized fatty or bland samples; clear standouts and disappointments emerged, including a low ranking for one major brand.
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