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A shrine where cured meat gets the reverence other cultures save for religion.
means A shop (or counter) that sells ready-to-eat specialty foods — cured meats, cheeses, pickles, and prepared dishes — often ones considered fine or unusual.
from Borrowed from German 'Delikatessen,' the plural of 'Delikatesse' meaning a delicacy — and German took that word from French 'délicatesse,' which traces back to Latin 'delicatus,' meaning delicate, dainty, or luxurious. So a delicatessen is literally a house of dainties — the word crossed three languages before it ever smelled of pastrami.
- origin
- German for delicate food, 1830s import
- etymology root
- ultimately from Latin delicatus, meaning luxurious
- deli vs diner
- deli sells to go, diner seats you
- NYC density
- once one deli per city block, roughly