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Originally Posted by samuri8
After trying this variation on the Reuben (corned beef and coleslaw) as a refresher course, I feel I can make a more informed vote. While the toasted rye bread makes for a delightful contrast of temperature and texture, the immaculately simple greatness of a pastrami on rye stands alone. Pastrami for president![/IMG]
This. If you're having great pastrami, then standalone pastrami on rye > Reuben.
The worse the pastrami is, the closer Reuben gets, to where I can perhaps see a Reuben edging out a pastrami in some middle tier places.
But if you go even lower quality than that (puke), then the Reuben toppings are likely to be bad as well, and the bad Reuben will be even worse than the bad pastrami.
Great pastrami is the best though, and would be a worthy winner of this competition. There are some who would say that great pastrami is better just by itself and not as a sandwich, but whether you or I would agree or disagree with that is irrelevant. Pastrami sandwich is not going up against standalone pastrami meat. A great pastrami sandwich > Reuben > cheesesteak > breakfast sandwich, and that's what matters. Three cheers for pastrami!