The 10 Best Pastrami Dishes in NYC That Aren't Sandwiches

Village Voice ^ | Mon., Aug. 25 2014 | Zachary Feldman

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Actually, there are a few reasons why homeless people go vegetarian.

1) While they could eat fast food, even after a few weeks it tends to make you sick. So they go out of their way to avoid meats and grease. Wave a burger under their nose and many have to choke back vomit.

2) Vegan food lasts a lot longer, for the most part, and when it spoils it doesn’t go off with bad bacteria. A canister of generic rolled oats has about 30 - 2 cups prepared meals in it.

3) Of course homeless people tend to smoke, do drugs, and drink alcohol, and eating vegetarian helps to mitigate a lot of the problems of an unhealthy lifestyle. Many also eat that way to “clean up” after quitting the bad stuff.

[Larry Lucido]

Salted cured meat ping.

[Fungi]

Granted. But 70 percent of homeless individuals have a problem with drugs or alcohol. To say that vegetables last longer on the street is not addressing the entire story. I feed a local homeless guy whenever I see him, have known him for years. His preferred meal is a roast beef sandwich with au jus and fries and he always asks me for it. It costs me about ten bucks.

[Scoutmaster]

I know what you mean. I stick with Katz's or the Carnegie Deli.

I took two daughters on a 'budget' (yeah, right) trip to NYC a few years ago for some Broadway and the Met. I had Marriott points and frequent flier miles.

We had a mini-fridge in our room. The first night, I ordered one Carnegie Deli pastrami sandwich for the three of us. We still wound up taking half of the sandwich back to the hotel and snacking on it for the next two days.

[morphing libertarian]

Nice tip

Im getting old and don’t know when my next trip will be. Maybe go with people who haven’t been.

Give my regards to broadway.