Editing Mortadella (section)

==Etymology==
The origin of the name {{lang|it|mortadella}} is debated. One theory derives the name from the [[Latin]] word {{lang|la|mortarium}} ('[[Mortar and pestle|mortar]]'), traditionally used in pounding the meat to produce the sausage.<ref name=Hazan>{{cite book |last= Hazan|first= Marcella |date= 2012|title= The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=IciBQN-0VS4C&pg=PP17|publisher= Pan Macmillan|page= 17|isbn= 9780752228044}}</ref><ref name=Oxford>{{cite book |last= Davidson|first= Alan |date= 2014|title= The Oxford Companion to Food|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bIIeBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA533|location= Oxford|publisher= OUP Oxford|page= 533|isbn= 9780191040726}}</ref> This theory, proposed by Giancarlo Susini, professor of ancient history in the [[University of Bologna]], relies on two funerary [[stele]]s kept in the [[Archaeological Civic Museum of Bologna]], believed to pertain to the same monument, one showing a herd of piglets and the other a mortar and pestle.<ref name=Roversi1>{{cite book|url= https://mortadellabologna.com/blog/etruschi-galli-bol-o-romani-chi-e-stato-l-inventore/|title= La Mortadella Bologna IGP. Storia di un mito|last= Roversi|first= Giancarlo|date= 2013|location= Bologna|publisher= Consorzio mortadella Bologna|language=IT}}</ref>

Another theory, introduced by [[Ovidio Montalbani]] in the 17th century, derives the name from a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] sausage flavoured with [[Myrtus communis|myrtle]] berries that Romans called {{lang|la|farcimen myrtatum}} or {{lang|la|farcimen murtatum}} (myrtle sausage).<ref name=Roversi2>{{cite book|url= https://mortadellabologna.com/blog/mirto-o-mortella-al-posto-del-pepe-troppo-pregato-e-costo/|title= La Mortadella Bologna IGP. Storia di un mito|last= Roversi|first= Giancarlo|date= 2013|location= Bologna|publisher= Consorzio mortadella Bologna|language= IT}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=Oxford/><ref name=Hazan/> Myrtle was in fact a popular spice before [[Black pepper|pepper]] became available to European markets.<ref name=Roversi2/>