It is thought to have originated in
Brussels, but is also popular in
Flanders,
Wallonia, and the
Nord region of
France, where it is also known as an "Américain" (literally an "American").[1][9][10]
Originally mitraillettes contained only a sausage or sliced meat. Alternatives quickly became available.
In popular culture
After the
Brussels bombings in March 2016, images of the sandwich were shared across social media in Belgium and abroad as a sign of friendship and humour.[25]
In December 2020, former Top Chef (France) contestant Jean-Philippe Watteyne opened a
pop-up mitraillette restaurant in Mons.[26]
In November 2021,
DH Les Sports + reported that a friterie in
Etterbeek sells Belgium's longest mitraillette, measuring 130 centimetres (51 in).[27]
^Henry, Hugues (10 October 1998).
"La 1ère Mitraillette sur le Web!" [The 1st Mitraillette on the Web!] (in French). Frites.be. Archived from
the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
It is thought to have originated in
Brussels, but is also popular in
Flanders,
Wallonia, and the
Nord region of
France, where it is also known as an "Américain" (literally an "American").[1][9][10]
Originally mitraillettes contained only a sausage or sliced meat. Alternatives quickly became available.
In popular culture
After the
Brussels bombings in March 2016, images of the sandwich were shared across social media in Belgium and abroad as a sign of friendship and humour.[25]
In December 2020, former Top Chef (France) contestant Jean-Philippe Watteyne opened a
pop-up mitraillette restaurant in Mons.[26]
In November 2021,
DH Les Sports + reported that a friterie in
Etterbeek sells Belgium's longest mitraillette, measuring 130 centimetres (51 in).[27]
^Henry, Hugues (10 October 1998).
"La 1ère Mitraillette sur le Web!" [The 1st Mitraillette on the Web!] (in French). Frites.be. Archived from
the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2013.