Nosh Bar serves arguably the best salt beef sandwich in London. This used to be a great British institution after World War 2 but closed down in the 80s. It reopened this year on the same site. For those who have never partaken, salt beef is brisket of beef which has been brined. It needs a long cooking process to retain the moistness and flavour. Looking at the salt beef under the lights at Nosh Bar already made me excited — it look juicy and succulent, not dry and dehydrated like in some places. Salt beef should be served on rye bread apparently and aficionados approve of the rye bread served here. Several generous slabs(yes, I chose the word carefully — slabs) of the meat was piled onto the rye bread, slathered with mustard and handed to me. I like to smell my food and the smell only made me salivate even more before I took my bite of warm, juicy, soft meat. It’s one of those perfect marriages you sometimes get in food — rye bread, salt beef and mustard is certainly one of them Nosh also does some other Jewish dishes like chicken soup and bagels. Being on Windmill Street, it is slightly off the beaten track of Shaftesbury Ave but as I left Nosh, I came across a multitude of people eating McDonalds. What a travesty that 32 steps(yes I counted them!) from McDonalds is Nosh Bar where you can get a far superior sandwich for £4.95. How infuriating that people flock to McDonalds instead
