Word: mortadella
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...restore order in the august Senate chambers when the center-right opposition exploded in celebration after Romano Prodi's center-left government lost a decisive confidence vote, sealing its collapse. When two members of the National Alliance party popped bottles of spumante and waved slices of mortadella to mock Prodi - nicknamed "Mortadella" for his presumed resemblance to the pink sausage popular in his hometown of Bologna - the white-haired, pipe-smoking Senate President pounded his gavel and ordered Senate guards to immediately remove the victuals. "This isn't a tavern here!" he barked...
...spicy salami that has long been produced in a small village near Parma. For those who thought all hams were created equal, Tamburini offers the premium Culatello prosciutto, taken from the most prized section of the pork hind. At €51.65 a kg, it's worth every buttery cent. Mortadella, the region's famed processed pork meat, is believed to have arrived from Celtic conquerors who were used to eating their meat in paté form. Though now considered a poor-man's sandwich filler, mortadella used to be made from the finest cut of the livestock, before production...
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