Question: how is the difference between pastrami and corned beef?
Answer: Corned beef is cooked by boiling, and the only spices are the ones that were in the curing marinade. Pastrami is rubbed after curing with a spice blend that can vary from deli to deli, but is almost always heavy on both ground black pepper and crushed coriander seeds. Then pastrami is then smoked to cook it.