Subject: The Olive Garden uses pork in their meat sauce!
Olive Garden uses pork in almost everything, without saying so on their
menu. In fact, the Pasta e Fagoli soup, while saying it is made with beef, is
made with pork! The following was quoted from their web site located at the address below, but they have since changed the
site and ingredients can no longer be found on the site. Chances are the ingredients have not changed with the site.
http://www.olivegarden.com/ouropportunities/ourcompany/faq.asp#pork
Does Olive Garden use pork in its recipes?
Pork is primarily used as a flavor enhancer and traditionally is a common
ingredient in Italian cooking. Pork is included in our meat sauce. With some
advance notice, our managers would be happy to accommodate your diet by
specially making a ground beef meat sauce to accompany your choice of pasta.
Which menu selections are vegetarian?
A few of our menu items can be adjusted to accommodate a vegan or vegetarian
diet, but none wholly meet the criteria. Depending on your personal philosophy,
we can suggest the following items as meatless, but not necessarily vegetarian
or vegan:
Minestrone soup (vegetable and mushroom base; no meat protein)
Garden Salad (without dressing)
Marinara Sauce (mushroom base; no meat protein)
Capellini Promodoro
Eggplant Parmigiana
Fettuccine Alfredo