Type | Sandwich |
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Place of origin | United States |
Region or state | Louisiana |
Main ingredients | Bread roll, oftenseafood (crawfish) ormeat |
Apistolette is either of two bread-based dishes inLouisiana cuisine. One is a fried bread roll, that can also be stuffed, in theCajun areas aroundLafayette andLake Charles. The other is a type of submarine shaped bread about half the size of abaguette that is popular inNew Orleans for Vietnamesebánh mì and other sandwiches.[1] InFrance andBelgium, the wordpistolet refers to around roll.[2]
The Cajun stuffed and fried bread rolls often containseafood such ascrawfish or meat.[3] The roll is split and filled or stuffed with seafood or meat, as well as other items sometimes including cheese orjalapeños.
The French influence on Vietnam is credited for the Vietnamese style bread also referred to as pistolettes that is more like a baguette than the softer white bread used forpo'boys.[4] In New Orleans,Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery (aVietnamese cuisine bakery) supplies pistolettes for the area's banh mi.[5]