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Bacon, egg and cheese
New York City & Tri-State context
A hot breakfast sandwich—often ordered on a roll, bagel, or hero—that is a staple of New York bodegas, delis, and carts.
New York topic
Food & bodegas
Ordering language, neighborhood-store vocabulary, sandwiches, and quick meals. Read the full context before treating related terms as synonyms.
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Beef patty
New York City & Tri-State context
A Jamaican baked pastry with a flaky yellow crust and seasoned beef filling, widely available through New York Caribbean bakeries, restaurants, and shops.
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Black-and-white cookie
New York City & Tri-State context
A cake-like round cookie topped with two halves of vanilla and chocolate fondant or icing.
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Bodega
New York City & Tri-State context
A small neighborhood grocery or convenience store, often independently operated and woven into daily city life.
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Chicken over rice
New York City & Tri-State context
A halal-cart platter of seasoned chicken served over rice, commonly with salad and a choice of sauces.
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Chopped cheese
New York City & Tri-State context
A hot sandwich of chopped ground beef and melted cheese, commonly served on a hero with toppings and strongly associated with New York bodegas.
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Coco bread
New York City & Tri-State context
A soft, slightly sweet Jamaican bread made with coconut milk or coconut-derived ingredients, often folded around a patty or used for sandwiches.
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Egg cream
New York City & Tri-State context
A New York fountain drink traditionally made with milk, flavored syrup, and seltzer, despite containing neither egg nor cream.
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Food shopping
New York City & Tri-State context
Buying groceries, a regional expression many New Yorkers use where speakers elsewhere might say grocery shopping.
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Halal cart
New York City & Tri-State context
A street-food cart serving food prepared to meet halal requirements, often including rice platters, gyros, and sandwiches.
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Hero
New York City & Tri-State context
A long sandwich made on a split roll, the common New York label for what other regions may call a sub, hoagie, or grinder.
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Knish
New York City & Tri-State context
A baked or fried pastry filled most famously with seasoned potato, though other savory fillings are also used.
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Pie
New York City & Tri-State context
A whole pizza, especially when contrasted with ordering one or more individual slices.
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Regular coffee
New York City & Tri-State context
In traditional New York deli and coffee-cart ordering, brewed coffee prepared with milk or cream and sugar rather than served black.
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Salt, pepper, ketchup
New York City & Tri-State context
A compact bodega-order phrase requesting salt, black pepper, and ketchup, especially on an egg-and-cheese breakfast sandwich.
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Schmear
New York City & Tri-State context
A spread or layer of cream cheese on a bagel; it can also mean a spreadable topping more generally.
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Slice
New York City & Tri-State context
One portion of a pizza, commonly ordered by itself at a New York pizzeria rather than by naming the whole pie.
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The Ocky way
New York City & Tri-State context
A viral request for an unusually elaborate, customized bodega or deli preparation associated with social-video sandwich content.