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Bondiola sandwich () or bondipan is a
The fatty pork shoulder meat is prepared with seasoning which includes nutmeg, salt, paprika, and pepper. The meat is then wrapped and tied for 30 to 60 days. During the process water evaporates from the meat, and fermentation of lactic acid occurs. The enzymes which are released give it flavor. Bondiola can also be made using pork rear legs and meat taken from the neck muscles.
The process of curing the bondiola often includes curing the meat in a pig's bladder and some forms involve adding
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sandwich
A sandwich is a Dish (food), dish typically consisting variously of meat, cheese, sauces, and vegetables used as a filling between slices of bread, or placed atop a slice of bread; or, more generally, any dish in which bread serves as a ''co ...
made with thick slices of pork shoulder. They are commonly sold by street food
Street food is food sold by a Hawker (trade), hawker or vendor on a street or at another public place, such as a market, fair, or park. It is often sold from a portable food booth, food cart, or food truck and is meant for immediate consumption ...
vendors and restaurants in Argentina
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. The meat consists of slices of roasted or cured pork shoulder and it is usually served on crispy brioche
Brioche (, also , , ) is a bread of French origin whose high egg and butter content gives it a rich and tender crumb. Chef Joël Robuchon described it as "light and slightly puffy, more or less fine, according to the proportion of butter and e ...
bread. It can be topped with a variety of condiments and vegetables.
History
The sandwich is common in many restaurants inBuenos Aires
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. By 2013 it rivaled the choripán
''Choripán'' (plural: ''choripanes'') is a type of asado sandwich with grilled chorizo. It is popular in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela. The name comes from the combination of the names of its ingredien ...
(sausage) and the parrilla (grilled fresh meat) in popularity. The sandwich is also commonly referred to as a "bondipan". The pork is typically grilled and the sandwich is considered street food
Street food is food sold by a Hawker (trade), hawker or vendor on a street or at another public place, such as a market, fair, or park. It is often sold from a portable food booth, food cart, or food truck and is meant for immediate consumption ...
. It is considered to be a traditional food item: thick slices of pork are served on a crisp bun served with lemon and garlic dressing.
In Argentina the sandwich is also offered at all Burger King
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fast food restaurants: they call it the "Bondiolita King". The sandwich is offered with a choice of traditional toppings on a bread that is topped with wheat germ
The germ of a cereal grain is the part that develops into a plant;
it is the seed embryo. Along with bran, germ is often a by-product of the milling that produces refined grain products. Cereal grains and their components, such as wheat germ ...
. The sandwich is also offered at the Burger King restaurants in Paraguay
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.
Description
The meat consists of slices of roasted cured pork shoulder which is served on bread. The sandwich is usually served with lemon juice. There are variations of the bondiola sandwich. Occasionally the bondiola meat is braised in beer, and served with cheddar cheese and caramelized onions, and served onbrioche
Brioche (, also , , ) is a bread of French origin whose high egg and butter content gives it a rich and tender crumb. Chef Joël Robuchon described it as "light and slightly puffy, more or less fine, according to the proportion of butter and e ...
bread. It can be accompanied by coleslaw, cabbage and a mayonnaise salad. Occasionally the bondiola meat is stuffed with other ingredients such as bacon and onions and served on a bun. The sandwich is often served in a portion large enough for more than one person.
Bondiola meat
The fatty pork shoulder meat is prepared with seasoning which includes nutmeg, salt, paprika, and pepper. The meat is then wrapped and tied for 30 to 60 days. During the process water evaporates from the meat, and fermentation of lactic acid occurs. The enzymes which are released give it flavor. Bondiola can also be made using pork rear legs and meat taken from the neck muscles.
The process of curing the bondiola often includes curing the meat in a pig's bladder and some forms involve adding veal
Veal is the meat of Calf (animal), calves, in contrast to the beef from older cattle. Veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any List of cattle breeds, breed; however, most veal comes from young male calves of Dairy cattle, dairy b ...
(bondiola di Adria) or smoking the meat (bondiola affumicata). When bacon is included in the curing process it is called Bondiola di Treviso. An American equivalent of a similar cut of meat would be Boston butt
A Boston butt is the slightly wedge-shaped portion of the pork shoulder above the standard picnic cut which includes the blade bone and the "lean butt" (which is boneless), both extensions of the tenderloin cut and can be used in place of the ten ...
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See also
*List of sandwiches
Sandwiches are a common type of lunch food often eaten as part of a packed lunch. There are many types of sandwiches, made from a diverse variety of ingredients. The sandwich is the namesake of John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, a British statesman ...
* List of sausages
This is a list of notable sausages. Sausage is a food and usually made from ground meat with a skin around it. Typically, a sausage is formed in a casing (sausage), casing traditionally made from intestine, but sometimes synthetic. Some sausa ...
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* List of pork dishes
This is a list of notable pork dishes. Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig ('' Sus domesticus''). It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide,Raloff, JanetFood for Thought: Global Food Trends Science News Online ...
References
External links
YouTube video - Sanguche De Bondiola - Argentina's Most Common Street Food
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