What size should a deli sandwich be?
Our standard pastrami sandwich is made with 6 ounces, or a little over 1/3 lb. Celebrating abundance is a part of Jewish culinary and immigrant history. Having the financial wherewithal to partake in a mountain of pastrami was one of our contributions to the idea of the American Dream. Consumption represented –and continues to represent–a significant accomplishment for many immigrant groups as they moved into the middle class. But excess isn’t as fun as it used to be. Americans eat about eight ounces of meat a day, about twice the global average, and growing global demand is expected to accelerate the damage to the environment and public health. Click here for one of Mark Bittman’s hilarious and compelling rants against the amount of meat we consume. Meat, especially beef, contributes greatly to global warming.18% of global greenhouse gases come from livestock production. As ruminants, cows produce methane, 20 times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon. Livestock also plays a la
