Noun
highly seasoned cut of smoked beef
Source: WordNetAnytime a person goes into a delicatessen and orders a pastrami on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies. Milton Berle
Every time - well, not every time, but in celebration of a great review or a great accolade, I take the team of Daniel to Katz's Deli for lunch. We take the trip on the subway, we were like 40 or 50 people, and we go in the back room and have a pastrami sandwich. Daniel Boulud
I've picked up a great appetite for pastrami on rye and a nice cream soda. It is fantastic. So I have to be careful or I'm going to just get really fat. Vincent Piazza
According to my friends who have not actually seen the tape but have friends who have friends who have seen it, Mrs. Lieberman asked Mrs. Obama if she had ordered the pastrami on rye and Mrs. Obama can distinctly be heard saying, "No, Jew." Source: Internet
For example, we might have pastrami offcuts which we blend into a patty and add smoky mayo and jalapeño pickles,” said Fenner. Source: Internet
It starts with top shelf pulled pork smoked up with an inflection of pastrami, and it always takes me by surprise when I put it in my mouth. Source: Internet