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It’s a timely question, especially as St. Patrick’s Day quickly approaches. Pastrami and corned beef are both cured beef products, but they differ mainly in their seasoning and cooking methods.

Corned beef is salt-cured beef brisket. It can be dry-cured with “corns,” or large grains of salt, which is how it got its name, but it can also be cured in a salty brine. Originally, before ...