delicatessen

     

Delicatessen is a term meaning "elicacies" or "fine foods". The word entered English via German, with the old German spelling (modern German: Delikatessen), plural of Delicatesse "delicacy", ultimately from Latin delicatus.

Trivia about delicatessen

  • You can get a knish at a Jewish one, or mozzarella at an Italian one
  • Pastrami, corned beef, lox & bagels are common fare at this type of restaurant
  • I'll take a pastrami on rye from one of these shops that sell ready-to-eat foods like meats & salads
  • Canter's, a famous one of these restaurants, has been serving up chicken soup & knishes in the L.A. area since 1931

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