# Olive loaf

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{{short description|Type of deli meat loaf stuffed with olives}}
{{distinguish|Olive bread}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name             = Olive loaf
| image            = Olive loaf sandwich.jpg
| image_size       = 250px
| caption          = Sliced olive loaf on a sandwich made with olive bread
| alternate_name   = 
| country          = [United States](/source/United_States) (derived from [Italian](/source/Italy) [charcuterie](/source/charcuterie) traditions)
| region           = 
| creator          = 
| course           = Typically served as a sandwich filling or [cold platter](/source/cold_plate) deli meat
| type             = [Cold cut](/source/Cold_cut)
| served           = Cold or at room temperature
| main_ingredient  = Meat mixture (commonly beef, pork, and chicken) and [pimiento](/source/pimiento)-stuffed  [green olives](/source/manzanilla_olive)
| other            = 
}}
'''Olive loaf''' is a type of [meatloaf](/source/meatloaf) or [cold cut](/source/cold_cut) embedded with [pimiento](/source/pimiento)-stuffed [green olives](/source/Manzanilla_olive),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-17/entertainment/0906150176_1_supermarkets-and-delis-jell-o-jell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715061004/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-06-17/entertainment/0906150176_1_supermarkets-and-delis-jell-o-jell|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2010|title=Searching for answers to food mysteries|work= [Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)|date=17 June 2009 | access-date=1 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SJhrqEuJoRIC&dq=%22olive+loaf%22&pg=PA276|title=Processed Meats|access-date=1 March 2015|isbn=9780834213043|last1=Pearson|first1=A. M.|last2=Gillett|first2=T. A.|date=1996-09-30|publisher=Springer }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title= Olive Loaf| url= http://www.meatinstitute.org/sites/hot-dog.org/ht/d/sp/i/38586/pid/38586| via= meatinstitute.org| work= Glossary of Sausages and Prepared Meats| publisher= [National Hot Dog & Sausage Council](/source/National_Hot_Dog_%26_Sausage_Council)| access-date= November 5, 2020| archive-date= September 1, 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200901181157/http://www.meatinstitute.org/sites/hot-dog.org/ht/d/sp/i/38586/pid/38586| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-10-09-8603160267-story.html |title= Processing Plant in the Kitchen Can Turn out Fresh Sandwich Meat| first= Merle| last= Ellis| date= October 9, 1986| work= [Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)| access-date= November 5, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news| work= [The Hartford Courant](/source/The_Hartford_Courant) |url= https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-05-22-9705210022-story.html|  title= Uncovering the Secrets of Olive Loaf | first= Bill | last= Daley | date= May 22, 1997 | access-date= November 5, 2020}}</ref> similar to the Italian sausage meat [mortadella](/source/mortadella).

The deli meat—typically a mixture of beef and pork, though chicken has also been used by meat producers such as [Oscar Mayer](/source/Oscar_Mayer)—is prepared by incorporating green olives and spices such as [mace](/source/mace_(spice)), [coriander](/source/coriander), and [pepper](/source/pepper_(spice)) for flavor. Black olives are rarely used in place of green olives. Some recipes thicken the meat mixture with additives such as [milk powder](/source/Powdered_milk) and [soy flour](/source/Soybean) to prevent the olives from sinking.<ref name=":0" /> It is often sold pre-sliced in standardized loaf form for retail packaging or deli counters.<ref>{{cite news|title=Whatever happened to olive loaf?|work=[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)|first=Kevin|last=Pang|date=October 4, 2025|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/food/whatever-happened-olive-loaf|access-date=April 17, 2026}}</ref>

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|Food}}

==References==
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Category:Lunch meat
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