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| Type | Sandwich |
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| Place of origin | Argentina Uruguay |
| Main ingredients | White bread,ham,eggs,cheese,tomatoes,green peppers,lettuce |
Sándwiches de miga, also calledrafaelitos or simplysánguches, and 'triples', are popular food items inArgentina andUruguay, where they are often consumed at parties.[1] Rather than making them from scratch, Argentines usually buy them at a localbakery. They can betoasted or untoasted. The toasted version is common bar food in both countries, known locally astostados orcarlitos in Argentina, andsándwiches calientes in Uruguay.
The sándwiches de miga resemble the Italiantramezzino and the Englishcucumber sandwich for afternoon tea, which is a typicaltea-time food. TheAcademia Argentina de Gastronomía suggests that thesandwiches may have been introduced into Argentina by immigrants fromNorthern Italy.[2] The Buenos Aires newspaperClarín, however, suggests that the sandwich was actually invented by local bakers at the Confitería Ideal, who had made a sandwich with a recreatedEnglish-style bread to satisfy a group of homesick British engineers who used to frequent their establishment during the early part of the twentieth century.[3][4]
The sandwiches are single, double or multiple layered and are made fromthinly sliced bread with no crust, i.e. the part of the bread calledmiga. They are filled with thinly slicedcold cuts (especiallyham),hard-boiled eggs,cheese,tomatoes,bell peppers,tuna,lettuce, and sometimes other vegetables such asasparagus.[5][6][7]Butter ormayonnaise is another important ingredient.
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