While most higher quality bologna will come with an edible rind, cheaper brands will have a bright red ring made of plastic or similar material. What is it for?

What is that red ring on your packaged bologna slices, and more importantly, can (or should) you eat it? We have the answers to these age-old questions.

To the Editor: Atlantic City has its salt water taffy, Idaho its potatoes, but in the Lehigh Valley, it’s ring bologna! How did this strange-looking edible gain such notoriety? In food ads, r… ...

Serious Eats describes ring bologna — often garlicky, smoked, and stuffed into casings — as "the crown jewel of Midwest bologna." Lebanon, Pennsylvania’s eponymous bologna is more like salami.

A&M Processing of Hamburg is voluntarily recalling approximately 30 pounds of ring bologna product that may be adulterated with listeria monocytogenes. During routine sampling, Minnesota Depart… ...

Remove any strings or clips off the ends of the ring bologna. Cut the bologna into 4 sections for easier handling. Slit one side of each section lengthwise and remove the casing.

RING BOLOGNA CHIMES IN, BUT PASTA’S OUT OF LOOP Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Subscribe; Login; Account Settings Contact ...

Heading west on Broad Street from downtown Bethlehem — hey, it’s a good starting point for anything — turn left on 15th Avenue and follow for several blocks to Budd, where you’ll turn right.