We had the family over for dinner yesterday and since nobody felt like cooking we ordered Smoked Meat from Centre Street Deli. Smoked Meat is a Montreal invention and this is the Wikipedia definition:

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Montreal-style smoked meat, Montreal smoked meat or simply smoked meat in Montreal (French: viande fumée or du smoked meat), is a type of kosher-style deli meat product made by salting and curing beef brisket with spices. The brisket is allowed to absorb the flavours over a week, and is then hot smoked to cook through, and finally steamed to completion.

Although the preparation methods may be similar, Montreal smoked meat is cured in seasoning with more cracked peppercorns and aromatic spices, such as coriander, and significantly less sugar than New York pastrami.[1] The meat is typically served in the form of a rye bread sandwich slathered with mustard. While some Montreal smoked meat is brine-cured like corned beef, with spices applied later, many smoked meat establishments prefer dry-curing directly with salt and spices.


It's a Jewish Montrealer's treat! We had it with French Fries, Potato Salad, Coleslaw and Karnatzel.

Last edited by dontommasino; 06/04/12 11:26 AM.