It is one of the most consumed snacks in the world.
Do you know someone who has never eaten a
mixed sandwich
?
Okay, maybe yes, because every rule has its exception.
This dish, which celebrates its world day on April 12, arrived in national cafes in the middle of the last century -in the Catalan ones it
became popular with the name bikini
, thanks to a famous party hall on Barcelona's Diagonal which, in the years 50, began to serve some ham and cheese sandwiches-, although its origins are not Spanish.
It is not necessary to go back to the s.
XVIII nor John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich and inveterate gambler who is credited with the
invention
, we can stay, for example, in the late nineteenth century and in the United States.
There are theories that identify the mixed as the
Ham & Cheese Sandwich
, the sandwich that was sold on
New York
baseball fields
before the famous
hot dogs
became the
masters
of the stands.
Pan Deliro.
Baseball fields and bars in Havana
For other sources, its origin would be in that
Cuban sandwich
-toast, with cheese and pork meat- that was dispatched in the bars of Havana and that from there would have reached the United States and then Europe.
And one more hypothesis, the one that maintains that the
croque-monsieur
would have arisen from the evolution of the baseball sandwich and the Cuban one
that began to triumph in Paris in 1910.
Once the presentations / historical dissertations are done, we go to the present of the mixed or bikini and some of the -uncountable- directions where they can be tried, either in a traditional, updated or author's key.
We started with
Pan.Delirio
, recognized and awarded artisan workshop in the capital that last December opened a cafeteria in the Gourmet Experience of El Corte Inglés in Castellana (Plaza de Manuel Gómez-Moreno, 79).
The
Cocheteux, father and son, have rescued
this sandwich, which they make with slices of
brioche bread,
melted cheese and natural cooked ham.
Commercial Coffee
The mixed one is a fixture in the offer of the centenary
Café Comercial
(Glorieta de Bilbao, 7).
"In such a simple preparation, the key lies in the
excellence of the ingredients
and in preparing everything with
love
", explains Pepe Roch.
The coordinates?
La Artesa artisan
sliced bread, unpressed
York ham
that is cut very thin so that, when placed, it has the
texture of a cloud
and top quality havarti cheese.
"The most important thing is to work so that it has its ironing time, which must be exactly 185 degrees, and that it
creates a crust
that makes it crunchy and toasted, thanks to the fact that it has previously been smeared with Asturian butter
melted with a brush
" , concludes the chef.
With Iberian ham, at Dani Brasserie.
On occasion, the Malaga chef Dani García has said that "eating a mixed sandwich made incredibly well is also luxury."
So it is not surprising that the offer of
Dani Brasserie
- his restaurant located on the top floor of the exclusive
Four Seasons Madrid hotel
(Seville, 3) - includes this modest and at the same time glamorous bite.
In the
Lounge
area
of the brasserie there is a menu of snacks, with uninterrupted service, which includes the now classic Dani's Sandwich, with cooked ham and cheese, and the chef's new creation, the mixed
parmesan crust, havarti and slices of ham Iberico
, both escorted by a basket of chips.
And we go to Lavapiés, to
Adorado Bar
.
This place (Mesón de Paredes, 22) with
Argentine roots
has a wide
brunch
proposal
, with breakfasts all day.
Among its specialties is
Tostado
, with sourdough bread
,
ham and cheese (in quantity) melted or cheese and red onion and a touch of butter.
And, if you like, also egg.
Bikini, in Magasand.
And, although the term bikini is limited to Catalan territory, in Madrid we find some sandwiches under that nomenclature.
For example, those prepared by the restaurateur and cook
Cristina Oria
.
Its home delivery menu and also those of its three restaurants (Conde de Aranda, 6; José Ortega y Gasset, 29 and Las Rozas Village) opt for the
tartufo bikini
, with ham and truffled cheese.
In the first two dining rooms, a variant is also served: the
comte and lomito bikini
.
In the two places that
Magasand
, a house specializing in healthy food, has open right now (in Retiro and Delicias) they sell a bikini with
polar rye bread
(instead of the classic mold), extra cooked ham, mascarpone and
trufatta
cream
and cheese havarti).
And if you prefer to innovate, you can opt for
more powerful versions
, such as the stuffing with chicken curry, avocado, Emmental cheese, tomato and arugula.
Bikini, at DOT Café Bar.
More bikinis, on this occasion, those served at
DOT Café Bar
, whose owners, María and José, landed in Madrid from Barcelona.
"The initial idea was to have the
traditional
bikini fixed
and add a weekly one
, which would change", recalls María.
But shortly after opening this modern and bright establishment in Arganzuela (Eugenio Sellés, 6), the success was such that "it gave us wings to continue creating combinations: Italian mortadella, seared turkey ...", he continues.
Right now they offer the classic (York ham and Asturian cheese);
the
three cheeses
(Asturian, edam and orange cheddar, with pineapple and habanero chutney);
pepperoni
(cheddar, pepperoni, tomato and oregano) and pastrami.
All with brioche bread -and a mold for vegans- from
Panadarío
and with the option of adding eggs.
Media 'Zapatilla', at Melo's.
The
presence
more lustful
comes with the
Cuban my brother
(pork
I shredded
cooked at low temperature with sliced turkey, Dijon mustard, pickles and Havarti) of
the Sanducherie
, specialized home in sandwiches author (Santa Teresa, 1), and the
Cuban ham leg
, with bacon, cucumber, arugula and cheddar, from
Midtwon
(Paseo de la Habana, 11).
Putting a version, why not close this tour with
Melo's
huge
Zapatilla
now that the famous Lavapapiés bar (Ave María, 44) has reopened with new owners.
Don't worry because this
Galician mix
is made according to the original recipe: loaf bread with a little butter and grilled golden brown, with several layers of ham and nipple cheese.
The Sanducherie.
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