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Encyclopedia > Reuben sandwich
One half of a Reuben sandwich.
One half of a Reuben sandwich.

The Reuben or Reuben sandwich is a grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing. It is typically made with rye bread, though originally it may have been served on pumpernickel bread, and is often served with potato salad on the side. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 755 KB) Summary Photo by me, sandwich also by me. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 755 KB) Summary Photo by me, sandwich also by me. ... An Italian sandwich. ... Corned beef is a cut of beef (usually brisket, but sometimes round) cured or pickled in a seasoned brine. ... Sauerkraut and sausage on a plate Pickled Eisbein, served with Sauerkraut Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Cubes of Swiss cheese For related uses of the word swiss cheese please see Swiss cheese (disambiguation) This article is about a variety of cheese known as Swiss cheese in some areas. ... Russian dressing in United States cooking is a salad dressing composed of a base of mayonnaise or yogurt with ketchup, horseradish, pimentos, and chives and/or other spices added. ... Thousand Island dressing is a variety of salad dressing commonly made of mayonnaise, ketchup, and a mixture of finely chopped vegetables, most often pickles, onions, bell peppers, and/or green olives; chopped hard-boiled egg is also common. ... Rye bread is bread made with rye flour. ... Pumpernickel is a type of German sourdough bread made with a combination of rye flour and rye meal (a more coarsely ground form of the flour). ... This article is about the salad. ...

Contents

Origins

The origins of the Reuben are disputed. One account holds that Reuben Kulakofsky (sometimes spelled Reubin, whose last name is sometimes shortened to Kay), a grocer from Omaha, Nebraska, was the inventor, perhaps as part of a group effort by members of Kulakofsky's weekly poker game held in the Blackstone Hotel from ca. 1920-1935. The participants, who nicknamed themselves "the committee," included the hotel's owner, Charles Schimmel. The sandwich first gained local fame when Schimmel put it on the Blackstone's lunch menu.[1] Nickname: Motto: (Latin) Courageously in every enterprise Location in Nebraska Coordinates: , Country United States State Nebraska County Douglas Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 Government  - Mayor Michael Fahey (D)  - City Clerk Buster Brown  - City Council District 1: Jim Suttle District 2: Frank Brown District 3: Jim Vokal District 4: Garry Gernandt (Council... A game of Texas holdem, currently the most popular form of poker, in progress. ...


Descendants of Arnold Reuben, owner of the now defunct Reuben Restaurant on 58th Street in New York City, also claim the invention. They maintain that Reuben created the sandwich in 1914 to serve to Annette Seelos. Supporters of this version of the invention claim that Seelos was at that time starring in a silent film opposite Charlie Chaplin. This is suspect as documentation of Seelos's performance in a 1914 Chaplin film has not been found. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. ...

A Reuben on a plate, with fries.

The Reuben Kulakofsky version of the invention appears more widely accepted. This acceptance may have grown after being mentioned in the movie Quiz Show, although as a further embellishment in the film it is asserted that the sandwich was invented to win a contest. The oldest known Reuben artifact is a menu from the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska, from 1937. Also, in an article published in the Omaha Evening World-Herald in 1965, Ed Schimmel (son of Charles Schimmel, Blackstone Hotel owner) claims to have visited the Manhattan Reuben Restaurant where he ordered a Reuben only to discover that "they had never heard of it." Image File history File links Reubensandwich. ... Quiz Show is a 1994 film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s. ... Nickname: Location in Nebraska Coordinates: , Country   State     County United States   Nebraska     Lancaster Founded[1]   Renamed   Incorporated 1856   July 29, 1867   April 1, 1869 Government  - Mayor Chris Beutler Area  - City 195. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 0. ...


An original Reuben (1934) can still be ordered at the Dundee Dell restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska. The restaurant, located in the Dundee neighborhood, also claims to be the inventor of the Reuben. Their Reuben is made with dark rye bread, thousand island dressing, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and corned beef, and is grilled. The Dundee Dell is a locally and nationally famous bar and restaurant in the Dundee area of Omaha, Nebraska. ... Nickname: Motto: (Latin) Courageously in every enterprise Location in Nebraska Coordinates: , Country United States State Nebraska County Douglas Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 Government  - Mayor Michael Fahey (D)  - City Clerk Buster Brown  - City Council District 1: Jim Suttle District 2: Frank Brown District 3: Jim Vokal District 4: Garry Gernandt (Council... Dundee is an historic neighborhood located at and around 50th and Underwood Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. ...


Variants

Thousand Island dressing is sometimes substituted for the traditional Russian. The Reuben has many variations, including a sister sandwich, the "Rachel," which itself has very different regional varieties: in some areas, a Rachel is made with pastrami or turkey instead of corned beef (and sometimes coleslaw instead of sauerkraut); in others, it is simply a vegetarian Reuben with a meat substitute rather than corned beef.[2] A Georgia Reuben is made with turkey and coleslaw. The names of the various Reuben variations are dependent upon the region, and there are many approaches to a Reuben derivative. Most of them include a type of meat, cabbage product, a cheese, and a dressing. And in true American melting-pot fashion, there now are vegetarian versions of the Reuben that feature tempeh (a fermented soybean cake) as a meat substitute. Thousand Island dressing is a variety of salad dressing commonly made of mayonnaise, ketchup, and a mixture of finely chopped vegetables, most often pickles, onions, bell peppers, and/or green olives; chopped hard-boiled egg is also common. ... Pastrami Pastrami is a popular deli meat made from chiefly red meat. ... A bowl of coleslaw Coleslaw (or cole slaw) is a salad consisting primarily and minimally of shredded, raw, white cabbage, although it often also includes shredded carrots. ...


A variation of the Reuben also appears as a favorite of Dr. Gregory House in the medical drama House, where he prefers it cold with no pickles.[3] House, M.D. (commonly promoted as just House) is an American television series produced by the Fox Broadcasting Company. ... House, also known as House, M.D., is a critically-acclaimed American medical drama television series created by David Shore and executive produced by Shore and film director Bryan Singer. ...


Some recipes add mustard. For the plant and spice of the same name, see the article on mustard. ...


References

  • Claiborne, Craig. "Whence the Reuben? Omaha, It Seems." The New York Times (May 17, 1976).
  • McMorris, Robert. "Omaha Saw Invention of Reuben Sandwich." Omaha Evening World-Herald (September 11, 1965).
  • McMorris, Robert. "Just When You Thought Reuben's Roots Were Safe." Omaha World-Herald (January 31, 1986): 2.
  • McMorris, Robert. "This Reuben Explanation Seems Hard to Swallow." Omaha World-Herald (July 24, 1989): 2.
  1. ^ (nd) History of the Reuben Sandwich What's Cooking America? website. Retrieved 6/9/07
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  3. ^ http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:Y5qbpJYQ-VIJ:www.twiztv.com/scripts/house/season1/house-106.htm+house+md+Reuben+sandwich&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=uk

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See also

Wikibooks

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External link

  • Reuben Realm In-depth reviews of Reuben sandwiches from dozens of restaurants.
  • How to make a Reuben Step by step photo recipe

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Fern Snider, a one-time waitress at the Blackstone, entered the Reuben in a national sandwich competetion in 1956; her entry won--hence one of the earliest pieces of documentation for the name of the sandwich, an OED cite from 1956 from the food services journal "Institutions".
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