What is a French sandwich?

French dip sandwich is a type of sandwich consisting of sliced ​​meat on a role, usually French bread baguette, which was immersed in a drop of cooked meat. These sandwiches can also be served dry with a small container of drip, referred to as eating a sandwich jus or "with juice" than to immerse in the liquid before serving. Sometimes beef broth is used rather than real frying liquids from meat cooking, or drops can be added to other liquids such as broth to increase the available amount. The French dip sandwich does not owe its origin of French cuisine and it is a completely American delicacy.

While there is some debate on the origin of the French dip sandwich, the most popular statement is that Philippe Mathieu, former owner of Philippe's restaurant in California. The story is that in 1918 Mathieu was preparing a sandwich for a police officer stuffing sliced ​​roast beef on French bread. During the preparation of the Mathieu ÚD's sandwichAjna accidentally triggered the bread into a drop of roast beef, and the policeman insisted on eating it no matter. The story goes that the officer enjoyed it so much that the next day he brought some friends to try the "dip" sandwich.

Many people connect the French dip sandwich with roast beef, but are often also produced with lamb, pork and Turkey. The French dip sandwiches are still produced at Philippe's in Los Angeles and are still produced by immersing bread in fluids rather than serving the sandwiches of the jus . Customers are able to request sandwiches with individual and double soaked and dictate the amount of juices that will be soaked in the French sandwich. Philippe Mathieu was French, and the role that the sandwich was first served was also French, but it was an otje completely American food.

French dip sandwich quickly spread to popularity and numerous restaurantsTies all over the United States now serve these sandwiches. Many restaurants offer "S au jus ", which usually suggests that the sandwich is ready dry and is equipped with liquid to immerse the sandwich and it at the same time. The uninterrupted recurrence of the list, essentially translated as "juice", is similar to other American linguistic repetitions, such as a link to automated Teller (ATM) machines as ATMs.