pastrami

Spiced deli meat

Pastrami is a highly seasoned smoked beef, typically made from brisket or navel cut, cured with a peppery spice rub.

It's most associated with Jewish delicatessens and New York City, where a pastrami on rye with mustard is iconic: I'll have a hot pastrami sandwich.

The meat is sliced thin and served warm.

deli

delicatessen

Prepared foods shop

counterFlat service surface
kosherPermissible by Jewish law
appetizingStimulating desire for food

Carnegie · rye bread · pickles · mustard · coleslaw · sauerkraut · knish · matzo ball · Jewish deli · New York

sandwich

Reuben

Eldest of twelve brothers

ryeHardy cereal crop
mustardTangy seed-paste condiment
pickleVinegar-preserved vegetable

Swiss cheese · sauerkraut · corned beef · stacked · piled high · Russian dressing · Thousand Island · marble rye · griddled · pressed

cured

brine

Water saturated with sodium

saltedTreated with sodium chloride
cornedPreserved using salt granules
preservedKept from deterioration

aged · curing · pickling · navel · brisket · cured meat · nitrates · pink salt · curing salt · refrigerated

smoked

smokehouse

Structure for preserving with fumes

hickoryDense North American hardwood
barkSharp canine vocalization
smoke ringToroidal puff of fumes

smoker · low and slow · brisket · smoked meat · pitmaster · smokiness · applewood · rendered · fatty · lean

spiced

black pepper

Dried berry spice

corianderHerb yielding fragrant seeds
garlicPungent culinary bulb
mustard seedSmall pungent spice grain

paprika · allspice · juniper berries · bay leaves · cloves · caraway · peppercorn · cracked pepper · spice rub · encrusted

texture

marbled

Streaked with irregular patterns

fattyHigh in lipids
leanLacking fat; incline
slicedDivided by cutting

shaved · tender · juicy · succulent · melt-in-your-mouth · steaming · warm · pink · red · edge pieces

pastrami

delicatessen

Reuben

brine

smokehouse

black pepper

marbled

pastrami

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