Pimento loaf
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Pimiento Loaf, also commonly spelled Pimento Loaf, also called Pickle and Pimiento Loaf or P&P Loaf, is a loaf-type luncheon meat containing finely chopped beef and pork, as well as chopped pickles
and pimientos. After being formed into a loaf and cooked, the loaf is kept whole so it can be sliced and served cold as deli meat. Pimento loaf is closely related to olive loaf
(the primary difference being pimentos and pickles replacing pimento stuffed olive
s) and spiced luncheon loaf. It is distantly related to ham and cheese loaf.
Unlike bologna
and salami
, which are sausages, pimento loaf is baked like a meatloaf
in a loaf pan. Inexpensive pimento loaf is made with chicken
and other ingredients common to inexpensive bologna. Also, less expensive pimento loaves are baked in sleeves instead of pans to give the cold cuts a round appearance, leading to the misconception that pimento loaf is related to bologna. Since pickles are typically less expensive than olives, pimento loaf is far more common as an inexpensive deli meat.
Pickled cucumber
A pickled cucumber is a cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment for a period of time, by either immersing the cucumbers in an acidic solution or through souring by lacto-fermentation.-Gherkin:A gherkin is not only...
and pimientos. After being formed into a loaf and cooked, the loaf is kept whole so it can be sliced and served cold as deli meat. Pimento loaf is closely related to olive loaf
Olive loaf
The term Olive loaf can refer to two different food products, either a type of meatloaf embedded with pimento-stuffed green olives, or a type of bread where the loaf is laced with whole olives....
(the primary difference being pimentos and pickles replacing pimento stuffed olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
s) and spiced luncheon loaf. It is distantly related to ham and cheese loaf.
Unlike bologna
Bologna sausage
Bologna sausage is an American sausage derived from and definitely not similar to the Italian mortadella . It is commonly called boloney, baloney or, more formally, bologna...
and salami
Salami
Salami is cured sausage, fermented and air-dried meat, originating from one of a variety of animals. Historically, salami has been popular among Southern European peasants because it can be stored at room temperature for periods of up to 10 years, supplementing a possibly meager or inconsistent...
, which are sausages, pimento loaf is baked like a meatloaf
Meatloaf
Meatloaf is a dish of ground meat formed into a loaf shape and baked or smoked. The loaf shape is formed by either cooking it in a loaf pan, or forming it by hand on a flat baking pan...
in a loaf pan. Inexpensive pimento loaf is made with chicken
Chicken (food)
Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world, and is prepared as food in a wide variety of ways, varying by region and culture.- History :...
and other ingredients common to inexpensive bologna. Also, less expensive pimento loaves are baked in sleeves instead of pans to give the cold cuts a round appearance, leading to the misconception that pimento loaf is related to bologna. Since pickles are typically less expensive than olives, pimento loaf is far more common as an inexpensive deli meat.