Olive loaf
Type of deli meat loaf stuffed with olives
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Olive loaf is a type of meatloaf or cold cut embedded with pimento-stuffed green olives[1][2][3][4][5] similar to the Italian sausage meat mortadella. The deli meat—typically a mixture of beef and pork, though chicken has been used by meat producers such as Oscar Mayer — is often made by mixing green olives into milk powder before mixing it into the meat with spices such as mace, coriander and pepper. Green olives are typically the olives used in the loaf, as black olives would tend to bleed into the meat. In some cases, the meat mixture thickened with additives like milk powder and soy flour to prevent the olives from sinking.[5] It is often sold in loaf-shaped sets.[citation needed]
Sliced olive loaf, on a sandwich made from "olive bread" | |
| Type | cold cut |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Possibly Italy or the United States of America |
| Main ingredients | olives; meat mixture typically made of beef, pork, or chicken |
