*whimpers*

[jerseyfabulous]

is it some wierd south jersey thing to expect that the deli counter SLICES cheese, rather than just hand you a quarter pound chunk of cheese? cause i thought that was the whole point of a deli counter. they slice things with their shiny slicing machines.

for those who are confused, my head is hurting due to a discussion i had with my officemates. deli counters in this country only slice meat. and neither kate nor matt has ever heard of provolone.
me: "it's cheese. it's italian. it's good for sandwiches."
kate: "it's like she's speaking in some alien tongue. words are coming out and she thinks they're english, but they make no sense."

Comments

[lardpig.livejournal.com]

I used to work on a deli counter in Somerfield back in Ashby and no, we do not slice cheese. I don't know why. It's just not done. The point of the deli counter, i always guessed, was if you wanted a specific amount then you could get it. I worked there for over a year and noone ever asked me to slice any cheese.

I guess it is an American thing then.

Also, we didn't sell provolone. Although I have vaguely heard of it.

[jerseyfabulous.livejournal.com]

but...the deli counter has those lovely industrial slicers which cut things in uniform fashion. why would you not use them for cheese? if i try to slice this cheese myself, i am pretty sure i won't get lovely thin slices good for making grilled cheese sandwiches.

happily, there is an italian deli here in lewisham, so i'm pretty sure i can find provolone when i want it.

[lardpig.livejournal.com]

We only had the one slicer on the deli I worked on and if we wanted to slice cheese we would've had to have bought another slicer due to accursed health regulations.

Also, people just never wanted it sliced.