While the Reuben is a classic, even more delicious, in my opinion, is the Reuben's “sister” sandwich, the Rachel, which substitutes pastrami (or turkey pastrami) for the corned beef and coleslaw for the sauerkraut.

About the Sandwich Marbled rye bread filled with freshly sliced corned beef, melty Swiss Cheese, tangy sauerkraut and creamy Thousand Island dressing. This is a Reuben sandwich inspired by the New York standard.

Rachel sandwich 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".

So, this question might get a few different answers, and honestly, it can even depend on where you live. I would say that a Rachel is a Reuben with turkey, Thousand Island dressing, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on grilled marbled rye bread, very similar to the way McAlister's Deli serves it.

Ruben is a boy's name of Spanish origins meaning “behold, a son”. This name stems from the Hebrew name Reuben, the first-born son of Jacob in the Bible. If you plan to raise baby Ruben in faith, this lesser-used Old Testament name has an ideal uniqueness.

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What makes the Reuben sandwich so special? What a heavenly combination: grilled jewish rye bread, thousand island dressing, really fatty pastrami, and sauerkraut. Sweet, tart, fat, and acid. The only things missing are a bowl of matzo chicken soup and a cream soda.

A classic Reuben is a sandwich consisting of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, Russian dressing between slices of rye bread that is grilled until the bread is crispy and the cheese melts.

The sandwich is named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, an eighteenth-century English aristocrat. It is commonly said that Lord Sandwich, during long sessions of cribbage and other card games at public gambling houses, would order his valet to bring him salt beef between two pieces of toasted bread.

A classic Reuben is a sandwich consisting of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, Russian dressing between slices of rye bread that is grilled until the bread is crispy and the cheese melts.

boy's Ruben is a boy's name of Spanish origins meaning “behold, a son”. This name stems from the Hebrew name Reuben, the first-born son of Jacob in the Bible.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Rubin . East German (of Sorbian origin): habitational name from a place so named (Sorbian Rubyn) near Cottbus (Chóśebuz) in Lusatia. Compare Rubin German (Rüben): habitational name from a place so named near Leipzig.