pastrami

noun

pas·tra·mi pə-ˈsträ-mē

variants or less commonly pastromi

: a highly seasoned smoked beef prepared especially from shoulder cuts

Examples of pastrami in a Sentence

He ordered a pastrami sandwich.

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The kitchen turns out homemade pastrami, corned beef, bone-in turkey and more — heaped into classics (e.g. hot brisket) and 20 specialty sandwiches. —

Anna Spiegel, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025 The mouthwatering taste of the onion bun compliments the flavorful turkey ham and pastrami. —

Toriano Porter, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025 In 2011, the Zagat New York City Restaurants guide ranked Katz’s, a palace of pastrami that opened more than a century ago and still draws long lines today, at No. 42 on its list of the city’s 50 most popular restaurants. —

Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025 The birthday party will have a New York theme, celebrating the restaurant's roots with Katz's Deli-style pastrami, a full raw bar with oysters and a one-day-only revival of Frank's Wine Bar from Brooklyn. —

Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pastrami