On Sun 22 Jun 2008 07:00:38p, Blinky the Shark told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Sun 22 Jun 2008 06:22:13p, Blinky the Shark told us...
>>
>>> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
>>>>>
>>>>> Where are you buying your regular deli meats that they don't have
>>>>> imported proscuitto, mortadella with pistachios or cut the salami on
>>>>> the bias?
>>>>>
>>>>> The Ranger
>>>>
>>>> Most anyplace in northeast Connecticut and central MA. You can get
>>>> imported prosciutto at some of them, but few know hot to cut it
>>>> properly. None of the supermarkets cut salami on the bias and none
>>>> have the Tuscano salami that Tony's has. This is a pretty bland area
>>>> foodwise.
>>>
>>> What are the benefits of cutting salami on the bias? Does salami
>>> *have* a bias? Cloth does.
>>
>> A longer slice. Instead of a round slice, you get an elongated
>> eliptical slice. Nicer on a sandwich.
>
> Uh, okay. Doesn't seem like much of a deal breaker to me.

It's probably more of an aesthetic thing than anything else.



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