Putting Bologna Back on the List

Events like that really stick in your mind! I remember a holiday in southern France with a group of friends. One day we returned from an outing planning to buy supplies for dinner on the way home. We hadn't realised that in France the shops didn't open on Sundays, so there was really nowhere to buy anything, and all we had in the cupboard was some rice. We managed to find a petrol station that was open and had a few groceries so we bought some chicken, then on the way back I noticed a hillside we were driving past was covered in juniper bushes and wild thyme. I jumped out and gathered some thyme and then pan-fried the chicken with butter and thyme and ate it with rice, it was absolutely delicious and I still remember it!

I have to say, having worked in a past life for many years in the food industry, most people don't want to know how anything is made. Trust me on that one. lol. Not only that, but I worked in pest control, and I can say this, it's a 5-star restaurant, but take a walk back into the kitchen and you will be horrified. No. Really. The 5-star restaurants I did pest control for had some of the worst kitchens I have ever seen and trust me when I tell you, "You DON'T want to go back there. Just enjoy your $100 piece of filet mignon and DON'T GO BACK THERE." lol Cockroaches. Rats. Mice. You name it. One 5-star Indian restaurant I did services for in Milwaukee, I swear, tap the walls and THOUSANDS of German cockroaches would come pouring out. It was one of the most disgusting things I'd ever seen. Anyway, I got a bit sidetracked there. One of my absolute favorite buns are onion buns, and on a bologna sandwich? Man. That's just good eats. We used to get onion buns from a place in Milwaukee called Grebe's. Man, they had the best of everything. Something about bologna anyway. Sure, it's lips and a$$holes. But very good lips and a$$holes. lol Funny though, that something as simple as bologna can be part of some of our best memories. But then, so much of our lives and the things we do as humans are surrounded by food. Eating is definitely a part of life and a big part of what we remember when we get together.

@porwest I did several years of commercial HVAC installation and servicing. I was in a Hormel plant a dairy plant and ugh, a Purina plant. No one should see how things are made. That Purina plant though, it was on another level. I had to wear a mask caked with Vicks. The smell was SO incredibly awful, my clothes stunk after I got home.

@porwest Don't forget to slice into it a little way so it doesn't balloon up on you in the fry pan. Mom did that to keep it laying mostly flat in the pan.

@DaddyEvil I forgot about that. lol. But you're right. If you don't, they do get that little "air pocket" under them.

Fried bologna is good eats. I rarely fry it when I have it, but if I get a pack (which is almost a given), I'm definitely going to fry some.

@porwest Espeially for how cheap it is. LOL.

@thislittlepennyearns That's a big factor. And hey, Bar S is good. I eat their hot dogs too. They actually have a good line of products.

I have had the Bar S garlic one and I agree with you. That's good eats!

@porwest of course ??

@Mshafeeq I mean, who could fit that in their mouth? lol

Well, I think most people don't eat a sandwich like that in real life. You'd definitely need a fork, though. lol

I will say, bologna is good, but not very good for you.

@2ndchances24 All in moderation. But of course, for some, even moderation is a bad option. I get it.

@porwest your right, Neither is hotdogs Or any meat that is mixed with other meats like that.

Yep, and that's pretty much how we pronounce it too. "Baloney." I have heard that in the UK it's called polony, but I don't know that for sure. I usually prefer mustard or Miracle Whip on my bologna. I don't think I've ever used ketchup. But I can see where a red sauce of some sort might be used if one is using bigger chunks, say, from a ring bologna and incorporating it into a dish like that.

@porwest I have to say Polony here is not what it used to be Red tomato ketchup That's the way to do it

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@porwest Even with a fork, I cannot do it either.

@id_peace It would be a challenge. 'Nuff said. lol

I have to say, I have never made a sandwich like the one in the picture. I'd definitely need a fork for that. lol

@porwest Ours is very large, the diameter of the Bologna is usually at least 12 inches.

That looks very similar to what we have here that we call bologna, although it's commonly sold in individual packs here. But if you go to the deli, it comes like that, and you can have it sliced to whatever thickness you want.

@LadyDuck A lot of stuff in the United States is packaged for consumer convenience. So, we have more options it seems like.

@porwest

Ham on a kaiser roll sounds AWESOME. Good choice, and a good way to get back into sandwiches. I am a fan of this.

@porwest Some things are better left as a mystery.

@1creekgirl On that we wholeheartedly agree. lol

Yeah. I could eat bologna either way. It's just good, especially if I don't think about what's in it. lol Then again, it tastes good, so what do I care what's in it? lol

I think there they call it paloney. As for Miracle Whip, it's mayonnaise, but with actual flavor. lol

@porwest Same miracle whip is my fav

@BACONSTRIPSXXX The Miracle Whip vs. mayonnaise thing is a massive area of hot debate. Like ketchup or not on scrambled eggs. There's really no in between on these things.

I always liked bologna. Just not when my mom put real mayonnaise on it. I never liked the taste of real mayonnaise, and I used to accuse her of putting butter on my sandwich. I later realized it was the real mayonnaise. I prefer the Miracle Whip variety.

@porwest no it’s not common …I have heard of it but not widely available in main stores ….

@Traceyjayne I wonder if it's the same thing, though, although based on what I read of it, it is.

I believe in the UK they call it polony. I have heard it's actually quite common there.

@porwest Bologna and pork.

Fried is also good. Bologna is just good eats, and now that I am buying it again, I am sure it will be an ongoing trend for at least a little while.

@LindaOHio I don't think pork will ever not be a trend in our house. lol

@porwest yes

Fried bologna is just good eats. Hands down. Horribly unhealthy, but damn, so good. lol