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Um, no, I don't think the influences belong to any one group. At least I haven't seen the sources to demonstrate it. It's beef and cheese, which is a "no no" if you eat kosher.
 
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{{Short description|A type of sandwich with meat and sauerkraut}}
{{Short description|Type of sandwich with meat and sauerkraut}}
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| caption = Reuben from [[Katz's Delicatessen]]
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| main_ingredient = [[Corned beef]], [[sauerkraut]], [[Swiss cheese (North America)|Swiss cheese]], [[rye bread]], [[Thousand Island dressing]] or [[Russian dressing]]
| main_ingredient = [[Corned beef]], [[sauerkraut]], [[Swiss cheese (North America)|Swiss cheese]], [[rye bread]], [[Thousand Island dressing]] or [[Russian dressing]]
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The '''Reuben sandwich''' is a [[Cuisine of the United States|North American]] grilled [[sandwich]] composed of [[corned beef]], [[Swiss cheese (North America)|Swiss cheese]], [[sauerkraut]], and [[Thousand Island dressing]] or [[Russian dressing]], [[Grilling#Flattop grilling/griddling|grilled]] between slices of [[rye bread]]. It is associated with [[kosher-style]] [[delicatessen|delicatessens]], but is not [[Kashrut|kosher]] because it combines [[meat and milk|meat and cheese]].<ref name="joyofkosher">{{cite web |last1=Genger |first1=Tamar |title=Making a Kosher Reuben Sandwich |url=https://www.joyofkosher.com/browse/making-a-kosher-reuben-sandwich/ |website=Joy of Kosher |access-date=16 July 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref>
The '''Reuben sandwich''' is a [[Cuisine of the United States|North American]] grilled [[sandwich]] composed of [[corned beef]], [[Swiss cheese (North America)|Swiss cheese]], [[sauerkraut]], and [[Russian dressing]] or [[Thousand Island dressing]], [[Grilling#Flattop grilling/griddling|grilled]] between slices of [[rye bread]]. It is associated with [[kosher-style]] [[delicatessen|delicatessens]] but is not [[Kashrut|kosher]], as it combines [[meat and milk|meat and cheese]].<ref name="joyofkosher">{{cite web |last1=Genger |first1=Tamar |title=Making a Kosher Reuben Sandwich |url=https://www.joyofkosher.com/browse/making-a-kosher-reuben-sandwich/ |website=Joy of Kosher |date=30 October 2014 |access-date=16 July 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref>


==Possible origins==
==Possible origins==
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One origin story holds that Reuben Kulakofsky (his first name sometimes spelled Reubin; his last name sometimes shortened to Kay), a [[Lithuanian Jews|Lithuanian-born Jewish]] grocer residing in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], asked for a sandwich made of [[corned beef]] and [[sauerkraut]] at his weekly poker game held in the [[Blackstone Hotel (Omaha, Nebraska)|Blackstone Hotel]] from around 1920 through 1935. The participants, who nicknamed themselves "the committee", included the hotel's owner, [[Schimmel Hotels | Charles Schimmel]]. Schimmel's son, who worked in the kitchen, made the first Reuben for him, adding [[Swiss cheese (North America)|Swiss cheese]] and [[thousand island dressing]] to his order, putting the whole thing on [[rye bread]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weil |first1=Elizabeth |title=My Grandfather Invented the Reuben Sandwich. Right? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/magazine/my-grandfather-invented-the-reuben-sandwich-right.html |date=June 7, 2013 |website=The New York Times |access-date=17 November 2020}}</ref> The sandwich first gained local fame when Schimmel put it on the Blackstone's lunch menu, and its fame spread when a former employee of the hotel won the national sandwich

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idea contest with the recipe.<ref name="Webster">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rowlandweb.com/reuben/history.asp |title=The Reuben Sandwich |first=Jim |last=Rader |publisher=Reuben Realm}}</ref> In Omaha, March 14 was proclaimed Reuben Sandwich Day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jrn.com/kmtv/news/198371151.html |title=Today is Proclaimed Reuben Sandwich Day |first=Jennifer |last=Griswold |publisher=KMTV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150315095622/http://www.jrn.com/kmtv/news/198371151.html |archive-date=2015-03-15 }}</ref>
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One origin story holds that Reuben Kulakofsky (his first name sometimes spelled Reubin; his last name sometimes shortened to Kay), a [[Lithuanian Jews|Lithuanian-born Jewish]] grocer residing in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], asked for a sandwich made of [[corned beef]] and [[sauerkraut]] at his weekly poker game held in the [[Blackstone Hotel (Omaha, Nebraska)|Blackstone Hotel]] from around 1920 through 1935. The participants, who nicknamed themselves "the committee", included the hotel's owner, Charles Schimmel. Schimmel's son, who worked in the kitchen, made the first Reuben for him, adding [[Swiss cheese (North America)|Swiss cheese]] and [[thousand island dressing]] to his order, putting the whole thing on [[rye bread]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weil |first1=Elizabeth |title=My Grandfather Invented the Reuben Sandwich. Right? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/magazine/my-grandfather-invented-the-reuben-sandwich-right.html |date=June 7, 2013 |website=The New York Times |access-date=17 November 2020}}</ref> The sandwich first gained local fame when Schimmel put it on the Blackstone's lunch menu, and its fame spread when a former employee of the hotel won the national sandwich
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idea contest with the recipe.<ref name="Webster">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rowlandweb.com/reuben/history.asp |title=The Reuben Sandwich |first=Jim |last=Rader |publisher=Reuben Realm}}</ref> In [[Omaha, Nebraska]], March 14 was proclaimed Reuben Sandwich Day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jrn.com/kmtv/news/198371151.html |title=Today is Proclaimed Reuben Sandwich Day |first=Jennifer |last=Griswold |publisher=KMTV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150315095622/http://www.jrn.com/kmtv/news/198371151.html |archive-date=2015-03-15 }}</ref>


Another account holds that the Reuben's creator was Arnold Reuben, the [[German-Jewish]] owner of [[Reuben's Restaurant|Reuben's Delicatessen]] (1908–2001) in [[New York City]]. According to an interview with [[Craig Claiborne]], Arnold Reuben created the "Reuben Special" around 1914.<ref name="Ingersoll">{{cite book|author=Jared Ingersoll|title=Danks Street Depot|publisher=Murdoch Books|year=2006|isbn=9781740455985|pages=115|chapter=Toasted Reuben sandwich}}<!--|isbn=1-74045-598-3--></ref><ref>Craig Claiborne. ''The New York Times Food Encyclopedia''. See also Arnold Reuben interview, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html ''American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936–1940''], quoted on [http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Sandwiches/ReubenSandwich.htm What's cooking America] site.</ref> [[Bernard Sobel]] in his 1953 book, ''Broadway Heartbeat: Memoirs of a Press Agent'' states that the sandwich was an extemporaneous creation for [[Marjorie Rambeau]], inaugurated when the Broadway actress visited the Reuben's Delicatessen one night when the cupboards were particularly bare.<ref>{{Cite journal |first1=Bernard |last1=Sobel |author-link1=Bernard Sobel |title=Broadway Heartbeat: Memoirs of a Press Agent |publisher=Hermitage House |year=1953 |location=New York City |page=233 |oclc=1514676}}</ref>
Another account holds that the Reuben's creator was Arnold Reuben, the [[German-Jewish]] owner of [[Reuben's Restaurant|Reuben's Delicatessen]] (1908–2001) in [[New York City]]. According to an interview with [[Craig Claiborne]], Arnold Reuben created the "Reuben Special" around 1914.<ref name="Ingersoll">{{cite book|author=Jared Ingersoll|title=Danks Street Depot|publisher=Murdoch Books|year=2006|isbn=9781740455985|pages=115|chapter=Toasted Reuben sandwich}}<!--|isbn=1-74045-598-3--></ref><ref>Craig Claiborne. ''The New York Times Food Encyclopedia''. See also Arnold Reuben interview, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html ''American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936–1940''], quoted on [http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Sandwiches/ReubenSandwich.htm What's cooking America] site.</ref> [[Bernard Sobel]] in his 1953 book, ''Broadway Heartbeat: Memoirs of a Press Agent'' states that the sandwich was an extemporaneous creation for [[Marjorie Rambeau]], inaugurated when the Broadway actress visited the Reuben's Delicatessen one night when the cupboards were particularly bare.<ref>{{Cite journal |first1=Bernard |last1=Sobel |author-link1=Bernard Sobel |title=Broadway Heartbeat: Memoirs of a Press Agent |publisher=Hermitage House |year=1953 |location=New York City |page=233 |oclc=1514676}}</ref>
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===Walleye Reuben===
===Walleye Reuben===
The [[walleye]] Reuben features the freshwater fish (''Sander vitreus'') in place of the corned beef.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodspotting.com/places/389224-town-ball-tavern-minneapolis/items/800465-walleye-reuben|title=Walleye Reuben @ Town Ball Tavern|first1=Town Ball Tavern 1 Twins Way|last1=Minneapolis|last2=MN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | journal = [[New York Daily News]] | title = Ohio proves to be a great destination for a history- and fun-loving family | last1 = Otis | first1 = Ginger Adams | date = September 6, 2015 | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/ohio-proves-great-destination-short-family-trip-article-1.2348036}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | journal = [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |title = Chez Ballpark: What's good to eat at Miller Park | last1 = Deptolla | first1 = Carol | date = May 17, 2012 | url = http://archive.jsonline.com/entertainment/dining/chez-ballpark-whats-good-to-eat-at-miller-park-ie5e72h-151902265.html | quote = For the homestand against the Minnesota Twins this weekend, look for walleye Reuben sandwiches, for $9.25. }}</ref>
The [[walleye]] Reuben features the freshwater fish (''Sander vitreus'') in place of the corned beef.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodspotting.com/places/389224-town-ball-tavern-minneapolis/items/800465-walleye-reuben|title=Walleye Reuben @ Town Ball Tavern|first1=Town Ball Tavern 1 Twins Way|last1=Minneapolis|last2=MN|access-date=2015-03-10|archive-date=2017-12-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223231726/http://www.foodspotting.com/places/389224-town-ball-tavern-minneapolis/items/800465-walleye-reuben|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | journal = [[New York Daily News]] | title = Ohio proves to be a great destination for a history- and fun-loving family | last1 = Otis | first1 = Ginger Adams | date = September 6, 2015 | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/ohio-proves-great-destination-short-family-trip-article-1.2348036}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | journal = [[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]] |title = Chez Ballpark: What's good to eat at Miller Park | last1 = Deptolla | first1 = Carol | date = May 17, 2012 | url = http://archive.jsonline.com/entertainment/dining/chez-ballpark-whats-good-to-eat-at-miller-park-ie5e72h-151902265.html | quote = For the homestand against the Minnesota Twins this weekend, look for walleye Reuben sandwiches, for $9.25. }}</ref>


===Grouper Reuben===
===Grouper Reuben===
The grouper Reuben is a variation on the standard Reuben sandwich, substituting [[grouper]] for the corned beef, and sometimes [[coleslaw]] for the sauerkraut as well. This variation is often a menu item in restaurants in [[Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news | journal = [[The Augusta Chronicle]] | last = Calloway | first = Karin | title = Takeoff on Reuben sandwich makes tasty meal | date = September 21, 2010 | url = http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/food/recipes/2010-09-21/takeoff-reuben-sandwich-makes-tasty-meal | access-date = February 2, 2011 | quote = In Florida … many restaurants serve a grouper Reuben}}</ref>
The grouper Reuben is a variation on the standard Reuben sandwich, substituting [[grouper]] for the corned beef, and sometimes [[coleslaw]] for the sauerkraut as well. This variation is often a menu item in restaurants in [[Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news | journal = [[The Augusta Chronicle]] | last = Calloway | first = Karin | title = Takeoff on Reuben sandwich makes tasty meal | date = September 21, 2010 | url = http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/food/recipes/2010-09-21/takeoff-reuben-sandwich-makes-tasty-meal | access-date = February 2, 2011 | quote = In Florida … many restaurants serve a grouper Reuben | archive-date = July 7, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110707193111/http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/food/recipes/2010-09-21/takeoff-reuben-sandwich-makes-tasty-meal | url-status = dead }}</ref>


===Reuben egg rolls===
===Reuben egg rolls===
Reuben egg rolls, sometimes called "Irish egg rolls" or "Reuben balls", use the standard Reuben sandwich filling of corned beef, sauerkraut, and cheese inside a deep-fried [[egg roll]] wrapper. Typically served with [[Thousand Island dressing]] (instead of Russian dressing) as an appetizer or snack, they originated at Mader's, a [[German cuisine|German]] restaurant in [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], where chef Dennis Wegner created them for a summer festival circa 1990.<ref name="Sun-Times">{{Cite news |last=Zeldes |first=Leah A. |title=Irish' food in Chicago isn't quite so in Ireland: Who played a role in the reuben egg roll? |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |url=http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/2090754,irish-food-tradition-031010.article |date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=March 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413234018/http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/2090754%2Cirish-food-tradition-031010.article |archive-date=April 13, 2010 }}</ref>
Reuben egg rolls, sometimes called "Irish egg rolls" or "Reuben balls", use the standard Reuben sandwich filling of corned beef, sauerkraut, and cheese inside a deep-fried [[egg roll]] wrapper. Typically served with Thousand Island dressing (instead of Russian dressing) as an appetizer or snack, they originated at Mader's, a [[German cuisine|German]] restaurant in [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], where chef Dennis Wegner created them for a summer festival circa 1990.<ref name="Sun-Times">{{Cite news |last=Zeldes |first=Leah A. |title=Irish' food in Chicago isn't quite so in Ireland: Who played a role in the reuben egg roll? |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |url=http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/2090754,irish-food-tradition-031010.article |date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=March 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413234018/http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/2090754%2Cirish-food-tradition-031010.article |archive-date=April 13, 2010 }}</ref>


===Rachel sandwich===
===Rachel sandwich===
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===Dinty Moore sandwich===
===Dinty Moore sandwich===
The Dinty Moore sandwich is a [[cuisine of Detroit|Detroit]] variation which substitutes coleslaw<ref>[https://www.grobbel.com/news-item/dinty-moore-sandwich/ "Dinty Moore Sandwich"] recipe at Grobbel's Gourmet website. Retrieved 1 May 2022. <small>''"2 Slices rye bread...corned beef...coleslaw...swiss cheese...Russian dressing."''</small></ref> or shredded lettuce and tomato<ref name="Food Network">[https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/mi/livonia/the-bread-basket-restaurant "The Bread Basket"] at the Food Network website. Retrieved 1 May 2022. <small>''"a triple-decker sandwich piled high with corned beef, slathered with a creamy Russian dressing and topped with crisp shredded lettuce and ripe tomato."''</small></ref> for the sauerkraut. It is sometimes on toasted white (wheat) bread instead of toasted rye{{fact|date=May 2022}} and sometimes omits the Swiss cheese.<ref name="Food Network"/> It is often a triple-decker sandwich.<ref name="Food Network"/>
The Dinty Moore sandwich is a [[cuisine of Detroit|Detroit]] variation which substitutes coleslaw<ref>[https://www.grobbel.com/news-item/dinty-moore-sandwich/ "Dinty Moore Sandwich"] recipe at Grobbel's Gourmet website. Retrieved 1 May 2022. ''"2 Slices rye bread...corned beef...coleslaw...swiss cheese...Russian dressing."''</ref> or shredded lettuce and tomato<ref name="Food Network">[https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/mi/livonia/the-bread-basket-restaurant "The Bread Basket"] at the Food Network website. Retrieved 1 May 2022. ''"a triple-decker sandwich piled high with corned beef, slathered with a creamy Russian dressing and topped with crisp shredded lettuce and ripe tomato."''</ref> for the sauerkraut. It is sometimes on toasted white (wheat) bread instead of toasted rye{{fact|date=May 2022}} and sometimes omits the Swiss cheese.<ref name="Food Network"/> It is often a triple-decker sandwich.<ref name="Food Network"/>


===Vegetarian and vegan versions===
===Vegetarian and vegan versions===
[[Vegetarian]] versions, called "veggie Reubens", omit the corned beef or substitute vegetarian ingredients for it, including zucchini, cucumbers,<ref>Better Homes and Gardens, ''Cooking for Two'', p. 82</ref> [[wheatmeat]],<ref>Joy Nicholson, "Reubenesque", ''Los Angeles Magazine'' September, 2001, p. 52</ref> and mushrooms.<ref>Cameron Woodworth, ''Green Cuisine'', p. 25</ref> Vegan versions can use the aforementioned wheatmeat also known as [[seitan]], [[tempeh]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Editors |first1=Vegetarian Times |title=Vegan Tempeh Reubens |url=https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/vegan-tempeh-reubens |website=Vegetarian Times |access-date=7 November 2018 |date=May 10, 2017}}</ref> or mushrooms with non-dairy cheese, dressing and butter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.connoisseurusveg.com/vegan-seitan-and-mushroom-reubens/|title=Vegan Reuben Sandwiches|date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
[[Vegetarian]] versions, called "veggie Reubens", omit the corned beef or substitute vegetarian ingredients for it, including zucchini, cucumbers,<ref>Better Homes and Gardens, ''Cooking for Two'', p. 82</ref> [[wheatmeat]],<ref>Joy Nicholson, "Reubenesque", ''Los Angeles Magazine'' September, 2001, p. 52</ref> and mushrooms.<ref>Cameron Woodworth, ''Green Cuisine'', p. 25</ref> Vegan versions can use the aforementioned wheatmeat also known as [[seitan]], [[tempeh]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Editors |first1=Vegetarian Times |title=Vegan Tempeh Reubens |url=https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/vegan-tempeh-reubens |website=Vegetarian Times |access-date=7 November 2018 |date=May 10, 2017 |archive-date=7 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107104056/https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/vegan-tempeh-reubens |url-status=dead }}</ref> or mushrooms with non-dairy cheese, dressing and butter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.connoisseurusveg.com/vegan-seitan-and-mushroom-reubens/|title=Vegan Reuben Sandwiches|date=10 June 2019}}</ref>


===Kosher status===
===Kosher status===
As a Reuben combines both meat and dairy ingredients in the same meal, it cannot be [[kosher]].<ref>Jacob Rader Marcus, ''United States Jewry, 1776-1985'', 1989, p. 334</ref> However, it is frequently served at [[kosher style]] restaurants.<ref>Sue Fishkoff, ''Kosher Nation'', 2010, {{isbn|0805242651}}, p. 103</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Moline |first1=Jack |title=Growing Up Jewish, Or, Why is this Book Different from All Other Books? |date=1987 |publisher=Penguin Books |page=44}}</ref> Kosher versions may be made using non-dairy [[imitation cheese]], or substitute vegetarian corned beef, or omitting the meat or the cheese.<ref>"Kosher Reuben Sandwiches" in Faye Levy, ''1,000 Jewish Recipes'', 2011, {{isbn|0544189124}}, p. 347</ref><ref name="joyofkosher"/>
As a Reuben combines both meat and dairy ingredients in the same meal, it is not [[kosher]].<ref>Jacob Rader Marcus, ''United States Jewry, 1776-1985'', 1989, p. 334</ref> However, it is frequently served at [[kosher style]] restaurants.<ref>Sue Fishkoff, ''Kosher Nation'', 2010, {{isbn|0805242651}}, p. 103</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Moline |first1=Jack |title=Growing Up Jewish, Or, Why is this Book Different from All Other Books? |date=1987 |publisher=Penguin Books |page=44}}</ref> Kosher versions may be made using non-dairy [[imitation cheese]], or substitute vegetarian corned beef, or omitting the meat or the cheese.<ref>"Kosher Reuben Sandwiches" in Faye Levy, ''1,000 Jewish Recipes'', 2011, {{isbn|0544189124}}, p. 347</ref><ref name="joyofkosher"/>


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 09:53, 12 May 2024

Reuben sandwich
Reuben from Katz's Delicatessen
TypeSandwich
CourseMain
Place of originUnited States
Created byVarious claims
Serving temperatureWarm or hot
Main ingredientsCorned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, rye bread, Thousand Island dressing or Russian dressing

The Reuben sandwich is a North American grilled sandwich composed of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing, grilled between slices of rye bread. It is associated with kosher-style delicatessens but is not kosher, as it combines meat and cheese.[1]

Possible origins[edit]

One origin story holds that Reuben Kulakofsky (his first name sometimes spelled Reubin; his last name sometimes shortened to Kay), a Lithuanian-born Jewish grocer residing in Omaha, Nebraska, asked for a sandwich made of corned beef and sauerkraut at his weekly poker game held in the Blackstone Hotel from around 1920 through 1935. The participants, who nicknamed themselves "the committee", included the hotel's owner, Charles Schimmel. Schimmel's son, who worked in the kitchen, made the first Reuben for him, adding Swiss cheese and thousand island dressing to his order, putting the whole thing on rye bread.[2] The sandwich first gained local fame when Schimmel put it on the Blackstone's lunch menu, and its fame spread when a former employee of the hotel won the national sandwich idea contest with the recipe.[3] In Omaha, March 14 was proclaimed Reuben Sandwich Day.[4]

Another account holds that the Reuben's creator was Arnold Reuben, the German-Jewish owner of Reuben's Delicatessen (1908–2001) in New York City. According to an interview with Craig Claiborne, Arnold Reuben created the "Reuben Special" around 1914.[5][6] Bernard Sobel in his 1953 book, Broadway Heartbeat: Memoirs of a Press Agent states that the sandwich was an extemporaneous creation for Marjorie Rambeau, inaugurated when the Broadway actress visited the Reuben's Delicatessen one night when the cupboards were particularly bare.[7]

Still other versions give credit to Alfred Scheuing, a chef at Reuben's Delicatessen, and say he created the sandwich for Reuben's son, Arnold Jr., in the 1930s.[3]

Variations[edit]

Montreal Reuben[edit]

Corned beef Reuben sandwich

The Montreal Reuben substitutes Montreal-style smoked meat for the corned beef.[8]

Thousand Island dressing[edit]

Thousand Island dressing is commonly used as a substitute for Russian dressing.[9]

Walleye Reuben[edit]

The walleye Reuben features the freshwater fish (Sander vitreus) in place of the corned beef.[10][11][12]

Grouper Reuben[edit]

The grouper Reuben is a variation on the standard Reuben sandwich, substituting grouper for the corned beef, and sometimes coleslaw for the sauerkraut as well. This variation is often a menu item in restaurants in Florida.[13]

Reuben egg rolls[edit]

Reuben egg rolls, sometimes called "Irish egg rolls" or "Reuben balls", use the standard Reuben sandwich filling of corned beef, sauerkraut, and cheese inside a deep-fried egg roll wrapper. Typically served with Thousand Island dressing (instead of Russian dressing) as an appetizer or snack, they originated at Mader's, a German restaurant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where chef Dennis Wegner created them for a summer festival circa 1990.[14]

Rachel sandwich[edit]

The Rachel sandwich is a variation which substitutes pastrami or turkey for the corned beef, and coleslaw for the sauerkraut. [15][16][17] In some parts of the United States, especially Michigan, this turkey variant is known as a "Georgia Reuben" or "California Reuben", and it may also call for barbecue sauce or French dressing instead of Russian dressing. The name may have originated from the 1871 song "Reuben and Rachel".[16]

Dinty Moore sandwich[edit]

The Dinty Moore sandwich is a Detroit variation which substitutes coleslaw[18] or shredded lettuce and tomato[19] for the sauerkraut. It is sometimes on toasted white (wheat) bread instead of toasted rye[citation needed] and sometimes omits the Swiss cheese.[19] It is often a triple-decker sandwich.[19]

Vegetarian and vegan versions[edit]

Vegetarian versions, called "veggie Reubens", omit the corned beef or substitute vegetarian ingredients for it, including zucchini, cucumbers,[20] wheatmeat,[21] and mushrooms.[22] Vegan versions can use the aforementioned wheatmeat also known as seitan, tempeh[23] or mushrooms with non-dairy cheese, dressing and butter.[24]

Kosher status[edit]

As a Reuben combines both meat and dairy ingredients in the same meal, it is not kosher.[25] However, it is frequently served at kosher style restaurants.[26][27] Kosher versions may be made using non-dairy imitation cheese, or substitute vegetarian corned beef, or omitting the meat or the cheese.[28][1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Genger, Tamar (30 October 2014). "Making a Kosher Reuben Sandwich". Joy of Kosher. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ Weil, Elizabeth (June 7, 2013). "My Grandfather Invented the Reuben Sandwich. Right?". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Rader, Jim. "The Reuben Sandwich". Reuben Realm.
  4. ^ Griswold, Jennifer. "Today is Proclaimed Reuben Sandwich Day". KMTV. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15.
  5. ^ Jared Ingersoll (2006). "Toasted Reuben sandwich". Danks Street Depot. Murdoch Books. p. 115. ISBN 9781740455985.
  6. ^ Craig Claiborne. The New York Times Food Encyclopedia. See also Arnold Reuben interview, American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936–1940, quoted on What's cooking America site.
  7. ^ Sobel, Bernard (1953). "Broadway Heartbeat: Memoirs of a Press Agent". New York City: Hermitage House: 233. OCLC 1514676. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Montreal Corned Beef Reuben Sandwich", The Gazette
  9. ^ Holl, John (December 22, 2014). "America was sweet on its spicy Russian dressing — until Thousand Island, that is". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  10. ^ Minneapolis, Town Ball Tavern 1 Twins Way; MN. "Walleye Reuben @ Town Ball Tavern". Archived from the original on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2015-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Otis, Ginger Adams (September 6, 2015). "Ohio proves to be a great destination for a history- and fun-loving family". New York Daily News.
  12. ^ Deptolla, Carol (May 17, 2012). "Chez Ballpark: What's good to eat at Miller Park". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. For the homestand against the Minnesota Twins this weekend, look for walleye Reuben sandwiches, for $9.25.
  13. ^ Calloway, Karin (September 21, 2010). "Takeoff on Reuben sandwich makes tasty meal". The Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011. In Florida … many restaurants serve a grouper Reuben
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  22. ^ Cameron Woodworth, Green Cuisine, p. 25
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