Pastrami or Corned beef? The Reuben debate

[mbliss57]

I am a connoisseur of the finer healthier foods in life like corned beef, pastrami, liverwurst etc..No boneless/ skinless chicken breast for me!

But the big conflict I have when I am at a deli ordering a sandwich or making one at home: which is better on a reuben:
Corned beef or pastrami?
I currently prefer pastrami but but reserve the right to change my mind next week.
What say you?

Pic taken from Katz's Deli NYC

 

[Kitgun]

Both of course!

 

[arjay]

Corned beef and Kraut.Now I'm hungry...

 

[Philadelphia Patriot]

I rather have creamed chip beef on toast with a big side of potatoes.



....sorry to get off topic, but that's what this post reminded me of, and I love that stuff!

 

[Jaysq]

I like a 50/50 mix on mine. The New York Deli in Surf City, NC makes a great one.

 

[BigBill]

For a really tasty Jewish Rubin Sandwich nothing beats a Jewish deli, one of those monster barrel dill pickles to go with a pastrami Rubin on rye with the Swiss cheese, Kraut, sauce on real Jewish seeded rye bread grilled to perfection. I'm dying for a pastrami Rubin right now. Someday I'll get to go to NYC to Katz' s deli for the best Rubin on the planet.

I made pastrami rubins for my hunting buddies up in the green mountains of Vermont and I made them for every opening day for lunch ever since. Hunting is all about good friends, good food and a great hunt.

I like cornbeef on St. PATTY's day but it's the seasoning of the pastrami that sets the two apart.

 

[cmort666]

BOTH.

And if I'm making a sandwich myself, both PLUS liverwurst.

 

[WuzzFuzz]

Corned beef was for, corned beef on rye, steamed with mustard and big kosher pickle spear.

The Pastrami was for the Rubens, Pastrami, kraut, cheese slice, sauce, and I still liked to have mustard on it...Steamed, again with a nice big dill pickle spear...side of potato salad, ice tea...WHAT A MEAL......

Oh boy, here you go getting me started on some good Jewish deli foods....


WuzzFuzz

 

[RonJ]

Pastrami for me, but either will do. Back when Walgreens had cafeterias they made a really good pastrami Reuben.

 

[cmort666]

I live just down the block from Joe's Deli. They have (or had, I haven't had the money to eat there in months) beef and latkas, which is a massive amount of corned beef between two potato pancakes with thousand island dressing, horseradish and apple sauce on the side. Usually more than I can eat at a sitting, although from what I've heard, since they remodeled, the portion sizes have gone down.

 

[WuzzFuzz]

I rather have creamed chip beef on toast with a big side of potatoes.

Army style chipped beef, or the thin sliced...?????Armour type in that glass bottle, that's wound up...Had the Armour as a kid growing up. Of course the chipped beef, or S.O.S. on a shingle later.....


WuzzFuzz

 

[WuzzFuzz]

I live just down the block from Joe's Deli. They have (or had, I haven't had the money to eat there in months) beef and latkas, which is a massive amount of corned beef between two potato pancakes with thousand island dressing, horseradish and apple sauce on the side. Usually more than I can eat at a sitting, although from what I've heard, since they remodeled, the portion sizes have gone down.

Stop it...Stop it!!!!!!!.....The closest deli like that for me now is about 800 miles away......


WuzzFuzz

 

[WuzzFuzz]

It was Katz's or Chompies in Phoenix.

Norm's in Omaha,

I can't remember the name of that one in Chicago.


WuzzFuzz

 

[mbliss57]

I make my own most of the time. Just had one for lunch which prompted the post.
We have a couple in the area. Manhattan Deli is OK in Mentor OH but not a Jewish deli. For the good stuff we go to Corky & Lenny's in Pepper Pike. They start you out with a bowl of fresh dills while you wait for the sandwich that is a 2 mealer.

 

[bgrafsr]

I am a connoisseur of the finer healthier foods in life like corned beef, pastrami, liverwurst etc..No boneless/ skinless chicken breast for me!

But the big conflict I have when I am at a deli ordering a sandwich or making one at home: which is better on a reuben:
Corned beef or pastrami?
I currently prefer pastrami but but reserve the right to change my mind next week.
What say you?

Pic taken from Katz's Deli NYC
http://s62.photobucket.com/user/mikebliss/media/Katzs_Deli_-_Lunch.jpg.html

Have you eaten at Joe's Deli on Hilliard Blvd.? Their Corned Beef/and Pastrami sandwiches are to die for. So are the Potato pancakes.

 

[WuzzFuzz]

I make my own most of the time. Just had one for lunch which prompted the post.
We have a couple in the area. Manhattan Deli is OK in Mentor OH but not a Jewish deli. For the good stuff we go to Corky & Lenny's in Pepper Pike. They start you out with a bowl of fresh dills while you wait for the sandwich that is a 2 mealer.

mbliss, if you post another picture of a sandwich like that, I'm going to have to report you to a moderator, and have this thread shut down....That's just not right or fair....I could even see the steam coming up from it....

That's not right. I don't even have some kleenex close by, to wipe away my drool.

WuzzFuzz

 

[mbliss57]

Have you eaten at Joe's Deli on Hilliard Blvd.? Their Corned Beef/and Pastrami sandwiches are to die for. So are the Potato pancakes.

Bill I have not..I am an east sider...but when I go to the next NE Ohio Bunch in the spring I will have to try it. Or if I get over to the west side for anything else.

But Corkey & Lenny's is the real deal for a Jewish Deli..

 

[Camster]

Though I surely love a good pastrami on rye with mustard("pistol" being the deli slang for it here,and add a few pickles and a cream soda to go with that!),being a NYer,a Reuben is made with corned beef,kraut,swiss and Russian dressing......".to die fo' ".

 

[Vegetaman]

I don't like Reubens (I hate rye bread), but I do love corned beef.

 

[DR505]

Pastrami...hands down. Okay, now that this is settled, what is your next question?