mortadella

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It's sliced lengthwise and stuffed with Genoa salami and smoked ham in between layers of provolone cheese (and sometimes mortadella or other varieties).

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  • The menu of starters features fireroasted mortadella, mussels in a saffron-chili broth and a thick, creamy pasta e faggiole soup and nothing-save a plate of oysters - tops $8. —  New York Press
  • The fried bologna sandwich piles American-made mortadella, hand-cut and quite piquant, on toast seared well enough to ooze a vaguely rich, buttery flavor. —  Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
  • Well, mortadella may be the real gem on this plate. —  Dallas Observer | Complete Issue
  • And when is someone going make films about chicks who do meaningful, adventureous things that don't involve bridal porn or sprogs? mortadella: Since you object to bridal porn, there are quite few movies with chicks doing adventurous things that involve only non-bridal porn. —  FlickFilosopher.com
  • Boys, dudes, guys, blokes and lads, on the other hand ... mortadella, I love this type of comedy. —  FlickFilosopher.com
 

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  1. Italian, feminine diminutive of murtato, seasoned with myrtle berries, from Latin myrtātus, murtātus, from myrtus, myrta, myrtle; see myrtle.
 

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