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America's Best Pastrami Sandwiches, According To Customers By Chris Corlew Nov. 30, 2025 9:19 am EST

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Hot, spiced, and hopefully slathered in mustard, a pastrami sandwich is a real present you can give yourself. Especially when the rye bread has enough crunch to stand up to the meat and spread, without being too crunchy? Oh, that's the stuff. Heck, we even like a pastrami Reuben, even if Reubens are usually corned beef's domain. The difference between corned beef and pastrami is subtle, but important. It's oversimplifying things, but we'll say that, while the tenderness of corned beef is great, today, we're celebrating the spicy sharpness of good pastrami. Still, if you need, maybe it's worth brushing up on etiquette at Jewish

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