Mitraillette
.jpg) A half baguette Mitraillette | |
| Alternative names | Américain[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Sandwich |
| Place of origin | Belgium[1] |
| Region or state | Brussels |
| Main ingredients | Bread, Meat, Fries with various sauces |
A Mitraillette (French pronunciation: [mitʁajɛt], literally "submachine gun"), is a type of food from Belgium.[2] It might come from Brussels, but is also popular in Flanders, Wallonia and the Nord region of France, where it is also known as an "Américain" (literally an "American").[1][3]
Composition
A typical mitraillette consists of:[2][4][5]
- A demi-baguette (or sometimes a smaller version of a baguette).
- Fried meat (as sausage, burger, steak, frikandel). The type of meat will be different in each restaurant.
- Fries
- One of a variety of sauces, including mayonnaise, ketchup, sauce andalouse, garlic sauce, bearnaise sauce and many others.
Crudités are often included (grated carrot, fresh lettuce, tomato slices), though different in each location. Cheese and cabbage are also sometimes included.[6]
Originally mitraillettes only contained a sausage or sliced meat. Different versions quickly became available. Often, dürüms are served instead in more multicultural areas.
References
- 1 2 3 Jamel Daugherty (2 July 2010). "The American Sandwich". Northern Virginia Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Belgium's Dutch and French-speakers unite on fries". Associated Press. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
- ↑ "Belgium Fries Forever". Associated Press. 15 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
- ↑ Malhotra, Saira. "La Mitraillette (Belgian Machine Gun) Sandwich Recipe". Marcus Samuelsson. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ↑ "Here's to Belgium's monks (and witches)". Washington Post. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "La 1ère Mitraillette sur le Web!". Frites.be. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
Other websites
Media related to Mitraillette at Wikimedia Commons