Delicatessen

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the geographic origin?Germany
2. What is the historical period of origin?18th century
3. Where did delicatessens first start?They began in Germany in the 1700s, where people wanted a sophisticated selection of fine foods. The name comes from Latin words meaning "pleasing to be."
4. Why did Jewish immigrants bring delicatessens to North America?In the 1800s, Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants opened delicatessens in Canada and the U.S. to share their traditional foods, like cured meats and smoked fish, and to create community centers.

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