Finally, France has fallen to the power of the sandwich: the great American hamburger. A few silly inconsistencies (improvements?):
 ”nine out of 10 people use knife and fork.”
“Ketchup does not automatically come with a burger. If requested, it may appear in a porcelain bowl.”
“She’s kneaded a mixture of chopped sun-dried tomatoes and tangy cornichons and capers [...]
To conclude our feature on Dutch sandwiches, I have a fine beauty that is often thrown together rather haphazardly: the tomato, basil and mozzarella. You see this sandwich everywhere (Cosi calls it the ‘TBM’) and it’s a staple foodstuff for vegetarians on the move. In the states, these are awful, soggy bland sandwiches. The mozzarella [...]
Dotting the canals and beltways of Amsterdam are these “haringhuis”, or herring stands. In these little stands ladies gut and clean fresh herrings to make herring sandwiches, the so-called national dish of the Netherlands. Let me repeat that: The NATIONAL DISH of the Netherlands is a raw herring sandwich. I will happily become a single-issue [...]
Only on the best summer days do you find yourself wandering into a beautiful Art Deco restaurant around lunchtime, in front of some of those scenic canals that Amsterdam is known for, in this case, Brouwersgracht (“brewery’s canalâ€) and the Herengracht (“gentlemen’s canalâ€), having a tasty lunch. Well, that sounds well and good, who cares? [...]
First in a series of sandwich features from Amsterdam is this fine smoked mackerel. It was found at a low-key family restaurant in the old section of the city and they know how to do open-faced sandwiches. In the states, an open faced sandwich is usually a hero roll sliced open, covered with meat, sauce [...]
The Dutch love sandwiches! They are everywhere! One needs only walk down the street and the signs scream “Broodjes!”, “Toasties!”, “Sandwiches!” YES!
Is this sandwich paradise? It’s as close as I’ve ever seen. Perhaps all the sandwiches crawled over from Sandwich, England?
Over the next week or so I’ll post specific reviews of single dutch sandwiches. Here’s [...]