[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Funny isn't it that we all grow up with different things and think everyone has the same things. I never saw a deli the first 20 years of my life in Columbus, Ohio.

I am certainly familiar with them now, but the nuances sometimes escape me. What is the best thing to buy, say, at a good New York deli???

When I was a kid they sold lunch meat and some salads at the butcher shop. I never heard of or ate a bagel until I was twenty something.

And probably New Yorkers didn't have mock turtle soup and Goetta.

There are a lot of things that are still unfamilar when I go to a real deli.

What is YOUR favorite thing??

These are not really delis down here. They are hoagie/submarine shops. They use that name to attract customers.

You will never find fresh garlic pickles or salads at these places.