Rising Hipster Trend: Obscure Deli Meats
John Houder of The Gainesville Sun recently predicted up-and-coming hipster fads, and cold cuts made the list. Apparently the counterculture has come full circle and wheat gluten is too mainstream but mechanically sliced meats are back!
The classic “weird” meats like liverwurst and head cheese still fall under the umbrella of “establishment food," so hipsters will have to improvise with creations like zebra hoagies or capybara wraps. Combining animals will provide for even more individuality and, as is the case with ham radios and mopeds, will require searching for specialized and customizable gear that can be used to impress others. Hipsters will spend their time discussing the relative merits of different cuts of puma while grinding their own penguin-rhinoceros chorizo.
Extra points if the meat is so underground it doesn't even exist at the deli yet. The pictured mortadella might not be esoteric enough.
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15 Comments:
i take offense at hinting that my beloved mortadella is hipster meat !
its classic, traditional and i adore it and have for ages - maybe its a new york thing - or an italian american thing - but there is nothing better than fresh super thinly sliced imported mortadella on warm bread so the blobs of fat melt a little....also how can you not love something that translates to "little death"......ok i think i just decided what im having for lunch - thanks :)
deliciousnyc at 10:40AM on 09/02/09
I think to be truly hip you have to stick to cold cuts that are made out of non-food stuffs, like a loaf made out of library paste and shredded yellow pages books, seasoned with finely ground gravel. The trick is to make the cold cuts out of things that won't actually kill you.
redfish at 10:41AM on 09/02/09
I just had fire roasted mortadella at Motorino...drool.
bobbob at 10:52AM on 09/02/09
this is why muffalettas are so damn cool.
sblatteis at 11:00AM on 09/02/09
Dang, the Gainesville Sun? That takes me back. Go Gators!
chinolam at 12:11PM on 09/02/09
Hahahaha, Gainesville. Many a hipster, in my old stomping grounds. GO GATORS!!!
(Also, penguins are far too adorable to eat).
thedilettantista at 12:26PM on 09/02/09
I was just gonna say, since when is mortadella obscure? But then I read the end of the post.
Anyway, it may not be weird, but mortadella is pretty gross-looking, what with those huge fat pockets and everything. Though I may be biased against it after a dream where my skin turned into the stuff.
piccola at 1:42PM on 09/02/09
love love love mortadella--with the big chunks of white fat and the green pistachios! Mmmmmmmmmmm
artgal1990 at 2:04PM on 09/02/09
On what planet is mortadella weird?? Certainly not Earth anywhere near Bensonhurst or Bay Ridge.
therealchiffonade at 2:06PM on 09/02/09
I hate mortadella, but I LOVE shincken speck. MMMM. Despite the deliciousness of most deli meats, hipster or otherwise, I am currently revolted by carnivores. There is no need to gobble down every living creature just because it schmecks!
Pointy at 2:55PM on 09/02/09
Ewwww. For all intents and purposes, mortadella is fancy bologna. I'll take soppressata over boloney-with-green-nuts any day.
oh_no_eric at 3:01PM on 09/02/09
For a nice change of pace, try a halal or kosher mortadella made with chicken and beef. It's pretty easy to find in delis or Middle Eastern markets.
Benitowine at 4:18PM on 09/02/09
Why would anyone turn to this in Gainesville person for news on hipness? And why all the weird rare animal jokes? So sad. Why is print doing bad again?
samueltobin at 11:35PM on 09/02/09
obscure? lol...what about those of use raised in bensonhurst brooklyn? i've been eating every cold cut under the sun since day 1, ain't nothin' hip about it, just how it is....
heavymetalpizzaparty at 12:30PM on 09/03/09
my fried bologna sandwiches are going to be the third wave of charcuterie.
dmarina at 2:39AM on 09/04/09