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Corned beef sandwich
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Type Sandwich
Main ingredients Bread, corned beef, mustard, pickles
Variations Reuben sandwich

A corned beef sandwich is a sandwich filled with corned beef, traditionally served with mustard and a pickle.

Variations

In the UK, pickle is a common addition to a corned beef sandwich.

Another variant more common in the United States has sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and Russian dressing on rye bread grilled and served hot is known as a Reuben sandwich.

A contraband corned beef sandwich on rye bread brought aboard the Gemini 3 spacecraft by John Young resulted in a minor controversy, for the risk posed to the craft and crew by floating crumbs and lingering odors.

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