The Canadian media seems to take a perverse pride in pointing out how Americans are ignorant of, or at least oblivious to, कनाडा की संस्कृति.

A recent video feature in the ग्लोब & मेल — “American ignorance extends to Montreal smoked meat” — is no exception.

In these humorous video interviews, New Yorkers profess both their love of pastrami and their unfamiliarity with Montreal’s most famous deli product.

If you’re new to Canada and haven’t yet encountered Montreal smoked meat, the ग्लोब & मेल also provides this comparison: New York pastrami v. मॉन्ट्रियल मांस स्मोक्ड. Both pastrami and smoked meat are made from beef brisket, but the difference is in the preparation process:

Pastrami is dry-cured, meaning the meat is lathered with sugar and salt until absorbed, then seasoned with spices and smoked. Montreal smoked meat is also dry-cured, लेकिन फिर लथपथ (जैसे गोमांस) to desalinate it before seasoning and smoking. Montreal smoked meat smokes a bit longer than pastrami, capturing more of the flavouring.

The classic spot for sampling Montreal smoked meat is Schwartz’s Hebrew Delicatessen, which has been serving up smoked meat sandwiches and platters since 1928. It’s at 3895 Boulevard Saint-Laurent just north of downtown Montreal.

Montrealers भी उनके bagels का उचित ढंग गर्व कर रहे हैं, particularly those from Fairmount या सेंट Viateur. The ग्लोब & मेल compared Montreal bagels and their New York counterparts भी, and we wrote about Canadian bagels in this earlier post: Not a vast frozen-bagel wasteland.

Happy eating!

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