Cold cut

Under cold cuts (Swiss also Charcuterie ) is understood already cut or sliced ​​and held ready for immediate consumption suitable charcuterie or cheese, which are usually used for paving bread. The cuts will be processed with the slicing machine in the store sale or the food industry from larger pieces.

In the parlance, the term is sometimes restricted to cuts slices of different varieties of sandwiches combined as a cold plate.

Sausages that are suitable for meats, are cooked sausage with or without lining, such as beer ham, yellow sausage, Lyon, but also cured sausage, such as salami. Suitable cheeses are all cheese, so Emmental, Gouda, Edam. Vegetarian cold cuts can be made ​​from cereals or legumes, such as soy.

• Meat and sausage products