The word "delicatessen" refers to a small shop or section in a grocery store that sells high-quality, ready-to-eat foods such as cheeses, cured meats, and salads. Full definition
Filmmaker Erik Greenberg Anjou explores origins of delicatessens in the 19th century, when Jews migrated to the U.S. from Europe and found delis — a distinctly American invention and phenomenon — to be a good vehicle for a mom - and - pop business. (seattletimes.com)
And the Finnish - owned Stockmann department store chain in the Baltics advertises its gourmet delicatessens with a huge sign showing a pretty woman wearing a strapless green evening dress and green stilettos, erotically embracing a long green pepper, taller than she is, while several other huge green peppers lurk like voyeurs on the sidelines. (fieryfoodscentral.com)
Meet Ziggy Gruber, the slightly stooped, bearish co-owner of Kenny & Ziggy's, considered by some to be the finest Jewish delicatessen in America and conveniently located in... Houston, Texas. (seattletimes.com)