The Jewish Deli: Pastrami, Corned Beef & the Reuben

Turkey Rachel

Roast turkey breast in for corned beef on a Rachel: drained slaw, Swiss, Russian dressing, butter-griddled rye; the deli's lean substitution on a fixed build.

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Reuben

Press a spatula down on a Reuben and the sandwich becomes itself: corned beef, Swiss, kraut, and Russian dressing on rye, a loose stack that heat fuses into one thing.

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Rachel

Sliced turkey (or pastrami) with drained coleslaw, Swiss, and Russian dressing on butter-griddled rye, the slaw and the meat both swapped from the Reuben.

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Pastrami on Rye

A cutter pulls a dark, peppered slab from the steamer and works the knife through it by hand. Everything that makes this sandwich happens in the steam, before the cut.

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Pastrami and Corned Beef Combo

Both meats stacked together on rye; the 'combination' sandwich.

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Omaha Reuben

Some claim the Reuben was invented at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha, not NYC.

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Hot Pastrami

Steamed pastrami served hot on rye with mustard.

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Corned Beef Sandwich (Cleveland)

Piled corned beef on rye; Cleveland has more corned beef per capita than anywhere.

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Corned Beef on Rye

Salt-cured beef brisket sliced and served on rye with mustard; Jewish deli staple.

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