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Langer's Serotine
Langer's Deli, also known as Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant, is a kosher style, kosher-style delicatessen located at 704 South Alvarado Street in the Westlake, Los Angeles, Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, opposite MacArthur Park. Founded in 1947, Langer's is known for its No. 19 pastrami on rye sandwich, described by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as "the Marilyn Monroe of pastrami sandwiches". Since its founding, the restaurant claims to have sold over of pastrami, and its pastrami has been deemed by some as being the best in the world. History Langer's Deli was opened in June 1947 by Albert J. Langer, originally as a deli catering to the waves of new Jewish immigrants arriving in Los Angeles. Langer had previously sold off a smaller shop at the corner of 8th and Irolo Streets in present-day Koreatown, Los Angeles, Koreatown when he had heard of a pair of German immigrants selling their sandwich shop on Alvarado Street. With the help of a German friend who helped him look o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delicatessen
Traditionally, a delicatessen or deli is a retail establishment that sells a selection of fine, exotic, or foreign prepared foods. Delicatessen originated in Germany (original: ) during the 18th century and spread to the United States in the mid-19th century. European immigrants to the United States, especially Ashkenazi Jews, popularized the delicatessen in U.S. culture beginning in the late 19th century. More recently, many larger retail stores like supermarkets have "deli" sections. Etymology ''Delicatessen'' is a German loanword which first appeared in English in the late 19th century and is the plural of . The German form was lent from the French , which itself was lent from Italian , from , of which the root word is the Latin adjective , meaning "giving pleasure, delightful, pleasing". The first U.S. short version of this word, ''deli'', came into existence probably after World War II (first evidence from 1948). History The German food company Dallmayr is credited wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
