pastrami

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Naturally, with a name that includes pastrami, that is most diners 'reason for stopping here in the first place.

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  • The first part is dedicated to finding and preserving as much of the pre-Armageddon material and information as possible -- here is where the sacred document "Pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels -bring home for Emma" appears, along with a 1040 form bearing the word "damn!" —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 04-05 - October-November 1997
  • A pound of pastrami or smoked turkey would be nice. —  Ledbetter, Suzann - North of Clever
  • There was no set menu; the guests could ask for anything their fickle hearts desired: a grapefruit and a cup of coffee, a three-egg omelet with swiss, pastrami, onion, and mushrooms—slightly runny in the middle, mushrooms sauteed, yellow onions and not white—or one of the elaborate vegetarian dishes favored by the Superiors. —  Steele, Allen - [Near-Space 05] - A King of Infinite Space
  • Whether it's a passion for pastrami or a love of lox, —  WN.com - Articles related to De Niro and the Celebrity Restaurant Curse
  • GRILL SPECIAL: The Rueben with pastrami, sauerkraut, swiss cheese, onions and —  Knox
 

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  1. Yiddish pastrame, from Romanian pastramă, from păstra, to preserve, from Vulgar Latin *parsitāre, to spare, save, from parsus, past participle of Latin parcere, to be thrifty with.
 

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