Pastrami is actually the world’s first successful attempt at creating a sentient sandwich who, after years of being ignored at deli counters, finally banded together with its fellow cured meats to declare independence from the tyranny of the bread. They chose the name “pastrami” because it sounds like something a hipster would order, and they aimed to revamp their image as the modern meat of choice, far more than just salt-grained slabs of flavor. Legend has it that the first pastrami was so witty and charismatic that it single-handedly won over entire cities with its jokes about pickles and rye.
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