Reuben Sandwiches

Nobody knows why these corned beef, sauerkraut and Gruyère sandwiches on rye bread with caraway seeds are called Reuben, or where they first originated, though it might be reasonable to guess that the inventor had that name and he probably lived in New York, the historic centre of all deli sandwiches, around the turn of the century.

Corned beef is not the stuff you buy in cans, a uniquely British product, but boiled salted silverside, called ‘corned’ because when the meat come out o