What is polony

Polony, also called Devon sausage, is a sausage generally made from a combination of pork and beef, though other varieties are available. Islamic halal and Jewish kosher polony are made from veal, lamb, or chicken and come in a variety of flavors.

The meat is precooked and ready to use on sandwiches, as a side dish or in casseroles.

The origin of polony is uncertain, though it probably came from either Poland or Italy in the 1600’s; two countries that were famous for their sausages.

The old name for Poland was Polonia, and it may be that the sausage was given its name to honor the country where it was first manufactured. It is also possible that the word is a derivative of bologna, a sausage first made in Bologna, Italy.

Pork polony

Polony was extremely popular in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s, and appears in numerous Regency cookbooks. It is currently available in Europe, North America, Australia and Africa.

Sausages predate refrigeration and were developed as a way to use and preserve small scraps of meat that might otherwise be wasted.

These scraps were ground together, heavily salted an

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