LEVEL 1 — PLATE AND KNIFE

BOLOGNA

(say it like this: “baloney”)

Whether you spell it “bologna” or “baloney,” this sandwich has been a must-have in American lunchboxes for years, especially in the Midwest and South. Keep it simple, keep it basic. That’s the beauty of bologna. Fussing it up with anything else is just… well, a bunch of baloney.

SANDWICH FACTS

• According to Oscar Mayer, 2 billion is the approximate number of sandwiches made using their bologna each year in the U.S.
• Bologna comes from Bologna, Italy — although American “bologna” is nothing like mortadella, bologna’s Italian ancestor.
• Bologna is sausage; baloney is inexpensive deli meat — or American slang for nonsense.
• October 24th is National Bologna Day.
• Polony, which is similar to bologna, is popular in South Africa and used to be very popular in Great Britian.

BETWEEN THE BREAD

VARIATIONS

Try a fried bologna sandwich. Fry the bologna until brown and crispy. Be sure to remember skillet safety!