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Delicatessen facts for kids

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A delicatessen is a shop that sells prepared foods of high quality to retail customers (shoppers). Typical products are cheeses, smoked fish, and cured meats, "delicacies" that have a long shelf life. The foods requiring refrigeration are kept in and sold from a cold case, or as canned foods on shelves.

Neighborhood delicatessens often feature ethnic foods for immigrant and second-generation patrons.

Images for kids

  • Rome Italian deli

    An array of meats and cheeses at an Italian delicatessen in Rome

  • Foie gras with sauternes

    French delicacies sold in delicatessens: foie gras and Sauternes

  • FiveDock Continentaldeli

    An Italian-style delicatessen in Five Dock, Sydney

  • La-pineda

    Various delicatessen foods

  • A Deli in the United States

    A typical deli in New Jersey, in the United States

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Delicatessen (gastronomía) para niños

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