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The [[cold cut|luncheon meat]] often also contains [[garlic]], [[basil]] or [[sweet pepper]]s for additional flavor.{{fact|date=August 2013}} Olive loaf is a loaf-type luncheon meat, traditionally cooked in a loaf pan as opposed to a [[sausage]] cooked in a casing. Higher quality olive loaf is primarily beef and pork while less expensive olive loaf contains mostly chicken or turkey.{{fact|date=August 2013}} Since most less expensive [[Bologna sausage|bologna]] is made from similar meats, and since many companies now cook olive loaf in sleeves to give it a round appearance, it is a common misconception that olive loaf is a sausage like bologna.{{fact|date=August 2013}} |
The [[cold cut|luncheon meat]] often also contains [[garlic]], [[basil]] or [[sweet pepper]]s for additional flavor.{{fact|date=August 2013}} Olive loaf is a loaf-type luncheon meat, traditionally cooked in a loaf pan as opposed to a [[sausage]] cooked in a casing. Higher quality olive loaf is primarily beef and pork while less expensive olive loaf contains mostly chicken or turkey.{{fact|date=August 2013}} Since most less expensive [[Bologna sausage|bologna]] is made from similar meats, and since many companies now cook olive loaf in sleeves to give it a round appearance, it is a common misconception that olive loaf is a sausage like bologna.{{fact|date=August 2013}} |
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[[Pimento loaf]] is similar to olive loaf, the primary difference being that it incorporates pickles in place of the olives. |
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The term olive loaf can refer to two different food products. Primarily, it is a type of meatloaf or cold cut embedded with pimento-stuffed green olives.[1][2] A secondary meaning is that of olive bread, a bread where the loaf of bread is laced with whole olives.[3]
The luncheon meat often also contains garlic, basil or sweet peppers for additional flavor.[citation needed] Olive loaf is a loaf-type luncheon meat, traditionally cooked in a loaf pan as opposed to a sausage cooked in a casing. Higher quality olive loaf is primarily beef and pork while less expensive olive loaf contains mostly chicken or turkey.[citation needed] Since most less expensive bologna is made from similar meats, and since many companies now cook olive loaf in sleeves to give it a round appearance, it is a common misconception that olive loaf is a sausage like bologna.[citation needed]
Pimento loaf is similar to olive loaf, the primary difference being that it incorporates pickles in place of the olives.
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