TheBBQJew
Knows what a fatty is.
I was up in Montreal the other day and decided to stop in at Schwartz’s and try the smoked meat. I’m from New York City and pastrami is perfection. I never tried smokedmeat before and want to give it a try. Scwartz’s makes their smoked meat form the brisket cut. Knowing this I ordered the med-fat hoping to get some point meat in there. I got mostly cuts off the flat with a slice or 2 off the point.
The sammich came to the table and what a wonderful smell! Some say that only a few places still smoke there meats and Schwartz’s is definetly one of them. First impression was more of a smoked brisket than pastrami. NY pastrami is historically wet cured while Schwartz’s dry cures. Maybe that is the reason? Smokier than pastrami! I enjoy the navel cut of the pastrami much better. More marbling in the navel cut. Better distribution of fat. The sandwich was the right combination of juicy, fatty, and salty! Not as spiced as pastrami however. Pastrami has stronger notes of coriander, paprika, and black pepper.
Bottom line is that Schwartz’s smoked meat is excellent but not good enough to be a threat to the king of deli meat.... pastrami! I thoroughly enjoyed my sandwich and anticipate crossing paths wth many more in my near future!
Top pic is Schwartz’s and bottom pick is Sarges in NYC!
The sammich came to the table and what a wonderful smell! Some say that only a few places still smoke there meats and Schwartz’s is definetly one of them. First impression was more of a smoked brisket than pastrami. NY pastrami is historically wet cured while Schwartz’s dry cures. Maybe that is the reason? Smokier than pastrami! I enjoy the navel cut of the pastrami much better. More marbling in the navel cut. Better distribution of fat. The sandwich was the right combination of juicy, fatty, and salty! Not as spiced as pastrami however. Pastrami has stronger notes of coriander, paprika, and black pepper.
Bottom line is that Schwartz’s smoked meat is excellent but not good enough to be a threat to the king of deli meat.... pastrami! I thoroughly enjoyed my sandwich and anticipate crossing paths wth many more in my near future!
Top pic is Schwartz’s and bottom pick is Sarges in NYC!
