charcuterie

noun char·cu·te·rie \ (ˌ)shär-ˌkü-tə-ˈrē \

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of charcuterie

: a delicatessen specializing in dressed meats and meat dishes; also : the products sold in such a shop

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Think Creole Crab Stuffed Deviled Eggs, Tasso Mac N Cheese, a Spanish-style charcuterie board and White Chocolate Blueberry Bread Pudding.

— domenica bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, "Classy dinner service is part of new Cabaret that brings Broadway and TV stars to Indy," 5 Apr. 2018
The Clift, which hosts three hives on its rooftop, features honey with cheese and charcuterie board appetizers, denoted by a small depiction of a bee next to each item on the menu.

— bailey bischoff, The Christian Science Monitor, "In San Francisco, hotels welcome bees as honored guests," 26 Mar. 2018
As at Jaworksi's, chef-butcher-owners Melissa Khoury and Penny Barend supplement their raw and cured meats with prepared soups, sandwiches and charcuterie boards, as well as local eggs, butter and cheeses.

— laura demarco, cleveland.com, "End of an era: Cleveland's beloved Sausage Shoppe to close after 80 years (photos)," 25 Mar. 2018
The purveyors of luxury cheese and charcuterie have passed through multicultural ownership from it's Jewish roots, to Italian, and most recently American.

— natasha wolff, Town & Country, "The Best Mail-Order Beef and Butcher Shops Across America," 8 Jan. 2018
And the menu of appetizers, cheeses and charcuterie are designed to feed those who want a drink and a snack instead of a meal.

— todd a. price, NOLA.com, "Nina Compton opens her second restaurant, Bywater American Bistro," 15 June 2017
And unlike meat charcuterie, one misstep won’t land you in the hospital with a dire case of food poisoning.

— ac shilton, Outside Online, "Veganism for Carnivores: Testing a Fake-Meat Cookbook," 22 Mar. 2018
The acclaimed East Greenville restaurant has its own full charcuterie program and offers a delicious made-from-scratch menu.

— Bon Appetit, "A Locavore’s Guide to South Carolina’s Charming Culinary Gem," 19 Mar. 2018
The light-bite menu is a mix of cheeses, breads, nuts, olives and charcuterie, flat bread pizzas, sliders and salads.

— dana oland, idahostatesman, "In Boise for the NCAA tournament? Here are 8 places to eat and drink like a local | Idaho Statesman," 14 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of charcuterie

French, literally, pork-butcher's shop, from Medieval French chaircuiterie, from chaircutier pork butcher, from chair cuite cooked meat

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