Beef on weck
noun
a sandwich made of sliced roast beef and horseradish on a hard roll covered with coarse grains of salt and caraway seed
Examples
Buffalo is proud to serve their famous beef on weck.
Word Origin
weck is short for kummelweck
Usage Note
cooking
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