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15 Italian Deli Meats, Explained
Tasting Table ^
| 9/2/23
| Brandon Rich
Posted on 12/06/2023 11:54:47 AM PST by DallasBiff

Whisper to many American eaters the phrase "deli meat," and you'll instantly conjure up images of Oscar Meyer bologna or hunks of mass-produced Boar's Head meat. But say the same thing to an Italian, and you're likely to receive a confused look. Italian culinary culture has a long history of producing cured, fermented, smoked, and otherwise preserved meats, but the word root word for this exercise, delicatessen, actually stems from French, then into English. These days, the French may seem to have a monopoly on the entire menu category (we're talking charcuterie,) but many of the best-aged meats you can order from a deli are actually Italian.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: deli; italiandeli; jewishdeli
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Back in the 70's and 80's, one could go into the Picksburgh strip district, and find a good Italian and Jewish deli, with great deli meat.
To: DallasBiff
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posted on
12/06/2023 11:58:55 AM PST
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: DallasBiff
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posted on
12/06/2023 11:59:48 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: DallasBiff
Health-wise, processed meats are one of the worst (wurst?) things one can eat.
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:02:54 PM PST
by
Eccl 10:2
(Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:03:30 PM PST
by
Rio
To: dfwgator
You should see how Sfogliatella is pronounced.
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:05:24 PM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: Eccl 10:2
Good Italian deli meats aren’t “processed” the way Americans think of it.
L
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:07:03 PM PST
by
Lurker
( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is. )
To: Eccl 10:2
Health-wise, processed meats are one of the worst (wurst?) things one can eat.
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Yes, but they sure do taste good!🙂
Unfortunately, we don’t nearly eat as much as we used to-it’s just too expensive. My wife’s and my grandfathers used to make their own Italian sausage. THAT was the good stuff….
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:10:43 PM PST
by
telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: 1Old Pro
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:12:59 PM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true . . . . . I have no proof, but they're true !)
To: knarf
I’d rather hear it.Talking dictionaries do both, phonetically spelled so you an see it and many have audible buttons to hear it.
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:15:29 PM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: DallasBiff
Put me down in Club Soppresata, it is like Genoa Salami squared.
i love Prosciutto as well (pro-zhoot). I have no use for Mortadella. Capicola is cood, but overrated.
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:18:41 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
To: DallasBiff
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:19:30 PM PST
by
freefdny
To: telescope115
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:20:15 PM PST
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: freefdny
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:22:33 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: DallasBiff
Mortadella - The Meat of Death.
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:23:46 PM PST
by
x
To: All

Italian ham sandwich.
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:28:32 PM PST
by
Liz
(Women have tremendous power — their femininity, because men can't do without it. Sidney Sheldon)
To: 1Old Pro
You should see how Sfogliatella is pronounced.Whaaa... vuyaDELL?
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:34:35 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
To: Dr. Sivana
Put me down in Club SoppresataSouth Philly says "soopasodt"
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:35:50 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
To: DallasBiff
Mmmm, cured meat. I don’t care what’s in em, or how they’re made, they’re why I’ll never be vegetarian.
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:37:51 PM PST
by
discostu
(like a dog being shown a card trick)
To: Albion Wilde
Whaaa... vuyaDELL?More like spool lia tella
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posted on
12/06/2023 12:38:31 PM PST
by
1Old Pro
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