chopped liver
Overlooked, like me?
Chopped liver is a Jewish appetizer made from sautéed chicken or beef liver, onions, and hard-boiled eggs, mashed or ground into a spread.
In the rhetorical question What am I, chopped liver? , it means something unimportant or taken for granted—the overlooked side dish while everyone praises the main course.
Pungent layered cooking bulbs
- schmaltzPoultry fat or sentimentality
- spreadTo distribute widely
- pâtéSeasoned meat paste
- deliPrepared foods shop
kosher · rye bread · bagel · matzo · horseradish · crackers · schmear · garnish
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- undervaluedRated below true worth
- forgottenNo longer recalled
snubbed · disregarded · unnoticed · unrecognized · dismissed · insignificant · unimportant · sidelined
onions
Pungent layered cooking bulbs
deli · kosher · rye bread · bagel · matzo · horseradish · crackers · schmear · garnish · appetizer
overlooked
Not noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- undervaluedRated below true worth
forgotten · snubbed · disregarded · unnoticed · unrecognized · dismissed · insignificant · unimportant · sidelined · slighted
Jewish cuisine
Traditional Hebrew culinary heritage
Sabbath · holiday · gefilte fish · brisket · latkes · kugel · rugelach · tzimmes · charoset · knish
- delipastrami, corned beef, salami, roast beef, turkey breast
- Jewish foodbagel, challah, brisket, matzo ball soup, kugel
- liver foodsliverwurst, foie gras, pate
- patespate, foie gras, duck pate, parfait
- Jewish cultureTorah, synagogue, synagogues, rabbi, rabbis
- Hanukkah foodslatkes, gelt, potato pancakes, jelly donuts, jelly doughnuts