Mitraillette

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Mitraillette.
Variant of the mitraillette on La Réunion

Mitraillette is a Belgian snack that originally comes from Brussels . Mitraillette consists of half a baguette topped with fried pieces of meat or tartare , French fries and various sauces . Salads or cheese are often used as side dishes, some of which are gratinated. Mitraillette is served hot or cold.

distribution

The snack is widespread at fast food stands , especially in French-speaking countries . In the Liège region, the snack is also known as pain-frites or pain spécial , while in France it is offered as américain or sandwich américain . In Belgium and France, the mitraillette is also used in nationwide fast food chains, such as B. Quick offered. In American restaurants that specialize in burgers, the sandwich is sold as a machine gun (English translation for mitraillette).

variants

The mitraillette is offered in different versions. The choice of sauces in particular varies greatly from region to region. In Belgium, the mitraillette is mainly offered mayonnaise, ketchup, andalouse sauce or samourai sauce. The main ingredients used are:

  1. Baguette, usually a demi-baguette ( literally "half a baguette"), cut open
  2. French fries
  3. Meat: meatball , Tatar , Frikandel , ham , Poulicroc, merguez , shish kebab of pork, beef, lamb, chicken or turkey, gyros , rarely, fish burgers and local fast food specialties
  4. Sauce (variants): cocktail sauce , aioli , remoulade sauce , tartare sauce , béarnaise sauce , hunter sauce , mustard sauce, pepper sauce, gravy fries, sauce Piccalilli and others.
  5. Side dishes: lettuce , grated white and red cabbage , sauerkraut , tomatoes , pickles , onions and fried onions , grated cheese

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Quick Belgium, la mitraillette
  2. ↑ La 1ère Mitraillette ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.frites.be
  3. ^ Sandwich américain , accessed February 15, 2013
  4. ↑ Launch of La Mitraillette in the Quick fast food chain , accessed on February 15, 2013
  5. ↑ Ed Levine: The machine gun . In: Serious Eats: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Eating Delicious Food Wherever You Are , ISBN 978-0-307-72087-0 , p. 162

literature

  • Ed Levine: The machine gun . In: Serious Eats: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Eating Delicious Food Wherever You Are , ISBN 978-0-307-72087-0 , p. 162

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