Grilletta
The grilletta , also known as grillette (plural: grillettes), is a variant of the hamburger that emerged from the cuisine of the German Democratic Republic . The associated food stalls and restaurants to or in which they were sold were also called Grilletta.
To prepare a round or oval is bread (unlike the hamburger with crispy crust) sliced, warmed on the cut surfaces, a Grillette ( meatball ) of pork inserted and chutney or ketchup added. Cheese or cucumber z. B. were also included by choice. Like the Ketwurst , the Grilletta was developed around 1982 by the Restaurant Rationalization and Research Center in Berlin. With their help, the masses of visitors at Alexanderplatz , for whom the capacity of the surrounding restaurants was insufficient, could be better catered for. Instead of the scarce ketchup, a sweet and sour chutney was often used for the grilletta at the food stalls there, which was prepared in the self-service restaurant in the Rathauspassagen .
media
- Broiler, Ketwurst and Grilletta , documentary, MDR 2003