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== Corned Beef vs. Pastrami vs. Montreal Smoked Meat ==

The statement "Smoking corned beef, usually with the addition of extra spices such as black pepper, produces a cold cut known as pastrami, or, in Canada, smoked meat" is misleading at best.  It is most obviously interpreted as meaning that pastrami is known by the name "smoked meat" in Canada.  This is flat out false - "pastrami" is both widely available and commonly known.  "Smoked meat" is generally a Montreal or Quebec item, and is known in other parts of Canada as "Montreal smoked meat" where it is also both widely available and commonly known, very often alongside both pastrami and corned beef.  

While it can be similar to corned beef and pastrami, generic smoked meat is considered distinct from both.  Most importantly, it differs from both by way of the fact that it is usually not "corned" or brine cured - it is simply smoked.  The Wikipedia entries for pastrami and smoked meat note these differences.  ''Montreal'' smoked meat on the other hand is a specific item that is in fact similar to corned beef and pastrami.
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