The classic Reuben is made on rye bread and piled high with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian or Thousand Island dressing. It's a delicious combination that gets the mouth watering ...

Made from the breast or lower chest of the cow, brisket is a tough beef cut that is prepared by braising or slow smoking. It is also commonly cured and made into pastrami or corned beef.

As Irish immigrants often lived in close proximity to Jewish immigrants who kept kosher, corned beef was a popular offering at delicatessens that cut across cultural differences. Roast beef is a ...