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Alternative names
  
Américain

Region or state
  
Brussels

Type
  
Sandwich

Place of origin
  
Belgium

Mitraillette Mitraillette The One and Only Belgian Fries website

Main ingredients
  
Bread, Meat, Fries with various sauces

Similar
  
Sauce andalouse, Frikandel, Dürüm, Curry ketchup, Porilainen

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A mitraillette ([mitʁajɛt], literally "submachine gun"), is a type of Belgian sandwich available in friterie/frietkots and cafés. It is popular among students.

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It is thought to have originated in 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").

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Sans fronti res belgique le pays de la mitraillette sauce andalouse


Composition

A typical mitraillette consists of:

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  • A demi-baguette (or sometimes a smaller version of a baguette).
  • Fries
  • Fried meat (as sausage, burger, steak, frikandel). The type of meat available varies with the friterie.
  • Any of a variety of sauces, including mayonnaise, ketchup, sauce andalouse, garlic sauce, bearnaise sauce and many others.

    • Mitraillette Monet the battle of the Somme and a mitraillette Stroming The World

    Crudités are often included (grated carrot, fresh lettuce, tomato slices) though vary with the venue. Cheese and cabbage are also sometimes included.

    Mitraillette Belgian Food Explained The Mitraillette

    Originally mitraillettes only contained a sausage or sliced meat. Alternatives quickly became available. Often, dürüms are served instead in more multicultural areas.

    Mitraillette Mitraillette cuisine Wikiwand

    References

    Mitraillette Wikipedia
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