cold-cuts

Presliced sandwich meats

Cold-cuts are pre-sliced, ready-to-eat meats sold at delis or in packages—ham, turkey, salami, bologna, roast beef.

The term emphasizes both temperature (served cold, not cooked to order) and preparation (pre-cut for convenience).

Cold-cuts are sandwich staples: I picked up some cold-cuts for lunch.

Also spelled cold cuts or coldcuts.

deli

pastrami

Seasoned smoked beef

salamiCured, seasoned sausage
mortadellaItalian pork cold cut
capicolaDry-cured pork shoulder

bologna · prosciutto · ham · turkey · roast beef · pepperoni · soppressata · coppa · gabagool · liverwurst

sandwich

hoagie

Long filled sandwich

submarineUnderwater naval craft
heroOne admired for courage
grinderCrushing or sharpening device

muffuletta · club · panini · po'boy · dagwood · BLT · wrap · sub · Italian · deli sandwich

preparation

sliced

Divided by cutting

shavedCut very close
thinlyIn sparse layers
carvedCut to create form

portioned · stacked · layered · rolled · arranged · platter · deli slicer · paper-thin · julienne · fanned

Opposites

temperature/preparation method

cold-cutsgrilled meat

rotisserie chicken · barbecue

freshness/processing

cold-cutsfresh meat

Naive new targets

raw meat · prime cuts

formality/occasion

cold-cutsprime rib

Bone-in beef roast

beef Wellington · crown roast · Thanksgiving turkey · standing rib roast · filet mignon

Family

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