lunchmeat

Sandwich filling staple

Lunchmeat is precooked or cured meat sold sliced for sandwiches—ham, turkey, bologna, salami, and the like.

Also called cold cuts or deli meat.

The term sometimes carries connotations of processed, mass-produced food: Just some lunchmeat slapped between two slices of bread.

Also spelled as two words: lunch meat.

deli

cold cuts

Precooked sliced meats

pastrami · capicola · mortadella · bologna · turkey breast · roast beef · corned beef · pepperoni · ham · liverwurst

sandwich

submarine

Underwater naval craft

  • hoagieLong filled sandwich
  • paniniGrilled Italian sandwich
  • clubOrganization with membership

Reuben · BLT · grinder · hero · dagwood · po'boy · muffuletta · wrap · Italian sub · deli sandwich

processed

nitrites

Nitrogen-oxygen salt compounds

sliced · cured · smoked · loaf · pickle loaf · pressed · formed · shelf-stable · vacuum-sealed · nitrates

flavor

smoked

Exposed to wood fumes

  • curedRestored to health
  • saltedTreated with sodium chloride
  • brinedTreated with salt solution

peppered · seasoned · herbed · spiced · maple · cracked pepper · mesquite · applewood · hickory · garlic

Categories
Opposites
food processing and freshness

lunchmeatfresh produce

Unprocessed plant foods

whole foods · fresh fruit · fresh vegetables · organic produce · fruits

health perception

lunchmeathealth food

Nutrient-dense dietary choices

clean eating · superfoods · lean protein · organic food · whole foods

meat preparation method

lunchmeatroasted turkey

Heat-cooked large poultry

prime rib · rotisserie chicken

Family

lunchmeats

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G