Can you eat mortadella raw? As it is served as a cold cut, so you can simply enjoy it. But it is common to fry its slices before they are eaten or lay slices in the sandwich.

Is mortadella cooked?

Mortadella is cooked cured pork meat that is produced only in central and northern Italy. The original recipe was codified in 1661 in the Bologna area in the Emilia-Romagna region and, since 1998, is protected by the European Union, which has granted the Mortadella Bologna the Protected Geographical Indication.

How do you serve mortadella?

You can accompany mortadella with good bread or even enjoy it alone, cut in little cubes or very thin slices. One more way to serve mortadella is to turn it into a mousse (spuma di mortadella) by mixing it with some soft cheese.