It’s no secret that the Dutch love a good ol’ boterham — but how far does that love go? Far enough to warrant a national competition to crown the ultimate sandwich, apparently.
For the first time ever, the Dutch Bakery Center has hosted the NK Broodbeleggen (National Sandwich-Making Championship), and now, a winner has been crowned. 👑
And don’t worry! As De Telegraaf writes, the judges were no rookies. The competition was overseen by the brothers behind the social media sensation Broodjestester (Breadtester) — which seems legit enough.
So — what’s this competition all about?
The national competition invited participants to get creative and craft a quirky, mouthwatering sandwich with ingredients the common Dutch folk wouldn’t even dream of adding to their ham and kaas broodje.
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No ingredient was off-limits. Minced meat and oliebol? Cheese and candy? Anything was fair game. 🥪
And the winner is…
This year’s winner is Melloney Lapidaire from Eindhoven, who created a delicious monstrosity named Broodje Elvis.
The ingredients?
🍞 Thickly sliced brioche bread
🥜 A generous layer of peanut butter
🍌 A few slices of banana
🥓 Crispy fried bacon
🍓 A big blob of jam
And yes — it’s inspired by Elvis Presley’s favourite sandwich (peanut butter, bacon and banana), and while it may sound unusual, Melloney insists: “Don’t judge it until you try it!”
What about the runner-ups? Second place went to “Chicken Mango Madness” — a combo of chicken in ketchup, fresh mango, avocado, truffle mayo, and Parmesan cheese.
Meanwhile, “Pea Soup Sandwich” claimed third place with a mix of pea hummus, onion, leek, carrot, bacon, smoked sausage, and crispy celery chips.
Sounds intriguing, but we’re creatures of habit, so we might just stick to our hagelsag for now. 😋
Will you be making the winning sandwich at home? Let us know in the comments below.
As the name implies, a “boterham” could be interpreted to contain only butter and ham. We all know that it has way more possible ingredients than that. I suggest that the name boterham should be completely erased from the Dutch language and be substituted simply with “”broodje”. Broodje kaas met ham, broodje hagelslag, broodje pindakaas met banana. Seems tto work, because broodje haring is already commonly used.
As the name implies, a “boterham” could be interpreted to contain only butter and ham. We all know that it has way more possible ingredients than that. I suggest that the name boterham should be completely erased from the Dutch language and be substituted simply with “”broodje”. Broodje kaas met ham, broodje hagelslag, broodje pindakaas met banana. Seems to work, because broodje haring is already commonly used.
I love a boterham with peanut butter and ham