"Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
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> (Steve Pope) wrote in
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>> sf > wrote:
>>
>>>What is Canadian smoked meat? Hubby ordered some and it
>>>looked (tasted) like a very lean piece of corned beef that had
>>>spent some time in the smoker.
>>
>> It is a corned beef / pastrami-like preparation that is
>> (usually) grilled just before serving under smoky conditions
>> (say on a wood/charcoal grill).
>>
>> I do not think it normally has been in a true smoker.
>>
>> Anyway, it's pretty much as you describe. Also called
>> "Montreal smoked meat".
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal-style_smoked_meat

Fabulous picture in that article. I have always considered
Montreal smoked meat as the epitome of the existence
of a god or two in our universe. I never could figure out why
it never became popular in the US. It is so superior to the
common corned beef or pastrami.

pavane