Daniel Boulud

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.

French Chef

Vincent Piazza

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.

American Actor

I've picked up a great appetite for pastrami on rye and nice cream soda. It's fantastic, but I have to be careful, or I'm going to get really fat.

Milton Berle

Anytime a person goes into a delicatessen and orders a pastrami on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies.

American Comedian

David Sax

Anytime someone orders a pastrami sandwich on white bread, somewhere a Jew dies.

Canadian Journalist

Pastrami is typically found in delis and it's a popular sandwich filling.

Culinary Term

Don't confuse 'pastrami' with 'salami'; they are both cured meats but have different flavors and textures.

Not interchangeable

Pastrami has Eastern European origins, which can be relevant in historical or cultural discussions.

Specific Origin

 No. No. No. No. No. Hey, that's good, yeah, whatcha got there? Office Got a ham and swiss on No. Office Okay. Pastrami on No.