Cold Cuts Day

Cold Cuts Day is March 3rd

Cold Cuts Day is all about your favorite lunch and deli meats. Celebrate Cold Cuts Day by getting your favorites and stacking it on bread, crackers or served to please your culinary taste. 

Cold cuts have a long and interesting history that started over 2,000 years ago in the middle of Europe. Today’s cold cuts are better known for their use in sandwiches. Sandwiches were accredited in the 1700s by the 4th Earl of Sandwich, a man by the name of John Montagu. In 2004, the 11th Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu and his son Orlando partnered with Robert Earl, CEO of Planet Hollywood, creating the restaurant Earl of Sandwich.

6 Creative Ways to Make a Sandwich

• Curtis Stone’s Croque Madame
• Richard Blais' Banh Mi Sandwich
• Dr. Travis Stork's Broccoli and Turkey Salad
• Curtis Stone’s Brekky Bagel Sandwich
• Fried Bologna Sandwiches with Olive Salad
• Bobby Flay's Kentucky Hot Brown

 
Five Fun Facts

• Cold cuts also may be known as lunch meats, luncheon meats, sandwich meats, cooked meats, sliced meats, cold meats, and deli meats.
• The Spanish word for cold meat, Fiambre (literal translation cadaver), is used in Latin American street slang to refer to a dead body.
• In Guatemala, Fiambre is a traditional dish eaten in celebration of Dia de los Muertos.
• Turkey pastrami and turkey salami are more healthful choices than beef varieties -- and they have similar flavor.
• Most deli-style meats fall into the cold-cut category, including bologna, turkey, salami, pastrami, corned beef, and roast beef.