Purists will tell you that a New York Pastrami Sandwich is simple: pastrami, bread, and mustard. A true NY Pastrami Sandwich ...

But there was no joy in “pastrami on rye,” where butterscotch ice cream is packed with pastrami sourced from the Carnegie Deli. The only discernible flavor I detected was mustard.

Taryn Varricchio: You might recognize these thin slices of slow-cooked pastrami, a whopping three quarters of a pound of them layered onto chewy rye bread. It's one of the most New York foods you ...

If you're looking for the most iconic sandwiches in all of America, you will find at least 5 all over New York State.

Unfortunately, on the bagels-and-lox, pastrami-on-rye front, those roots haven't done much to convert this New Yorker to the northern versions of those cherished immigrant foods. My Toronto ...

South of the Mason Dixon, nobody makes a better pastrami on rye than Todd Ginsberg. Pro tip: Get it slathered in rich, funky-sweet chicken liver. $13, thegeneralmuir.com ...

Evan Sung for The New York Times A True-Blue Pastrami on Rye Katz’s Deli is home to the city’s finest pastrami on rye (above). But if you want to skip the line, go to Pastrami Queen near the ...