cold cut

Sandwich meat selection

Cold cuts are slices of precooked or cured meat served cold, typically used for sandwiches or appetizer platters: a platter of cold cuts and cheese, turkey and ham from the cold cuts counter.

The term usually appears in the plural, covering deli meats like salami, bologna, ham, and roast beef.

Related

mortadella · capocollo · bologna · headcheese · prosciutto · sliced thin · deli meat · lunch meat · sandwich meat · deli counter · soppressata · Italian sub · jerky · sliced · terrine · meat tray · party platter · roast beef

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preparation temperature

cold cutroasted meat

Flesh cooked by dry heat

grilled meat · rotisserie chicken · hot plate

freshness of preparation

cold cutscratch-made

Created from basic ingredients

preparation method

cold cutmade-to-order

Created to individual specifications

raw meat

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G