LOS ANGELES — Rounds of sliced-thin, pink, white-speckled mortadella are popping up on sandwiches, on charcuterie plates and even in the occasional cocktail in Los Angeles, but it’s hard to view any food item depicted in ancient Roman carvings as a flash in the pan. The Italian deli meat that
Pink waves of mortadella the Italian pork sausage that inspired bologna are rippling over plates of antipasti, in sandwiches and on pizzas across L.A. It might even show up in your cocktail.