Mitraillette

Mitraillette

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
Cookbook: Mitraillette  Media: Mitraillette

A mitraillette (French pronunciation: ​[mitʁajɛt], literally "submachine gun"), is a Belgian dish available in friterie/frietkots and cafés.^[2][3][4]

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").^[1][5][6]

Composition

A typical mitraillette consists of:^{[7][2][8][3][9][10]}

• A demi-baguette (or sometimes a smaller version of a baguette).
• Fried meat (as sausage, burger, steak, frikandel). The type of meat varies with the friterie.
• 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 vary with the venue. Cheese and cabbage are also sometimes included.^[11]

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

See also

• Breakfast roll
• Chip butty

References

1. Jamel Daugherty (2 July 2010). "The American Sandwich". Northern Virginia Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
2. "Belgium's Dutch and French-speakers unite on fries". Associated Press. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2015 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
3. Antonation, Mark (9 October 2014). "Mowed down by the mitraillette sandwich at manneken frites". Westword. Archived from the original on 3 August 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
4. Bethune, Meredith (9 September 2015). "The Early Word on The Airedale in Columbia Heights". [eater.com]. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
5. Judkis, Maura (23 September 2015). "There Are Bright Spots, but Inconsistency Dogs the Offerings at the Airedale". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
6. "Belgium Fries Forever". Associated Press. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2015 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
7. Malhotra, Saira. "La Mitraillette (Belgian Machine Gun) Sandwich Recipe". Marcus Samuelsson. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
8. "Here's to Belgium's monks (and witches)". Washington Post. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
9. Judkis, Maura (18 September 2015). "The Airedale scores, if you’re a soccer fan or soft-serve aficionado". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015 – via Highbeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
10. Schrerer, Josh (18 March 2015). "Future Nosh: L.A. Needs the Belgian "Submachine Gun" Sandwich". Los Angeles Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015.
11. "La 1ère Mitraillette sur le Web!". Frites.be. 10 October 1998. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

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