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Panino con mortadella is an Italian sandwich that has mortadella as its main ingredient. There is no set recipe, and there are many variations. The bread can be any kind of bread, but most often, you will see rosetta, a bulbous, slightly hollow bread perfect for holding the filling, focaccia, and ciabatta, or, if in Rome, pizza bianca.
As far as filling, as stated earlier, it can be a mortadella-only filling, but it will usually have additional ingredients, typically some kind of sauce, cheese, and vegetables.
Pan con relleno is a traditional sandwich originating from Peru. The key ingredient in the sandwich is relleno, a typical Peruvian blood sausage that can be replaced with any type of blood sausage. In order to prepare the sandwich, yellow chili peppers are sautéed in oil with the pork relleno, mint, and sugar.
The combination is seasoned with salt and pepper, then cooked on low heat. Sweet potatoes are sautéed in a separate pan in oil until very crisp. Finally, the sweet potato slices and the relleno mixture are tucked into a split bread roll and the sandwich is ready to be enjoyed.
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Bocadillo de albóndigas is the Spanish version of the popular Italian-American meatball sandwich. It is typically made with a Spanish-style baguette called barra de pan, although other types of bread may also be used such as rustic bread or ciabatta.
The filling consists of Spanish meatballs, which are known as albóndigas and are rather smaller than their Italian counterpart. The meatballs are usually made with pork, veal, or beef (or any combination of the three), eggs, bread, onions, garlic, parsley, Manchego cheese, salt, and black pepper, while the tomato sauce in which they’re cooked is typically flavored with smoked paprika and red wine.
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Bocadillo or bocata de lomo is a Spanish sandwich that consists of bread filled with pork tenderloin. A Spanish-style baguette (barra de pan), mollete, or ciabatta is typically sliced in half lengthwise, and it is then often toasted or grilled for added crunchiness.
Both sides of the bread are usually rubbed with ripe tomato halves and garlic cloves on the inside, and the sandwich’s filling can be enhanced with the addition of cheese, tomato slices, peppers, onions, or even slices of Spanish tortilla (potato omelet).
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Bocadillo de sobrasada is a Spanish sandwich consisting of a bread loaf that’s sliced down the middle and slathered with sobrasada, a soft and spreadable Spanish cured pork sausage flavored with paprika. This sandwich is usually made with a Spanish-style baguette (barra de pan), although it can also be made with other types of bread such as ciabatta.
The sandwich’s filling is often enhanced with the addition of slices of cheese (such as Mahón cheese or goat cheese), a drizzle of honey, or sautéed onions. This bocadillo sandwich variety makes for an excellent lunchtime snack, and it pairs well with a glass of Rioja red wine on the side.
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Bocadillo de chistorra is a Spanish sandwich that consists of a sliced bread loaf filled with chistorra, a Spanish fast-cured pork sausage. This sandwich is typically made with a Spanish-style baguette (barra de pan), while some versions use ciabatta or Vienna bread instead of the baguette.
These sausages can be grilled, fried, or baked, and the sandwich’s filling is often enhanced with other ingredients such as crispy fried onions, slices of cheese (usually Idiazábal cheese), ham, and poached eggs. Once assembled, the sandwich is sometimes baked in the oven for a crispier finish, if desired.
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Chacarero is one of the most popular Chilean sandwiches consisting of a fresh bread roll filled with pieces of beef steak or pork, green beans, tomato slices, and hot chili peppers. The name of the sandwich is derived from the Spanish word chacra, meaning farm or ranch, referring to the vegetables which are a key component of the sandwich.
Chacarero is so popular that it has even been named one of "the 13 most amazing sandwiches ever" by Time Magazine in 2014.
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Bocadillo de mortadela is a sandwich made with Spanish bread and slices of mortadella. To make the sandwich, a type of Spanish-style baguette (barra de pan) is typically cut in half and layered with thin slices of raw or fried mortadella (with peppercorns, olives, or truffles).
The bread is often moistened by rubbing the inside with tomato halves and olive oil. Other types of bread may also be used instead of a baguette such as a llonguet bread roll or a ciabatta, among others. Apart from the mortadella, other typical ingredients featured in the sandwich include slices of cheese, tomatoes, and strips of roasted or pickled peppers.
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Bocadillo de verduras is a Spanish sandwich made with a hunk of bread that's filled with a variety of vegetables, usually roasted. The sandwich typically consists of a ciabatta bread roll or a Spanish-style baguette (barra de pan) that's been cut in half along the middle and filled with vegetables.
Typical vegetables for the sandwich’s filling include zucchinis, peppers, eggplants, carrots, tomatoes, onions, artichokes, salad greens, broccoli, cauliflowers, and peas. The bread is sometimes broiled for added crispiness, while the sandwich's filling may also be enhanced with other ingredients such as queso de cabra (goat cheese) or queso fresco (fresh cheese), slices of salami, mushrooms, or eggs.
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Bocadillo de sardinas is a humble Spanish sandwich with a savory filling of canned sardines. The sandwich is usually made with a Spanish-style baguette (barra de pan), although other types of bread may also be used such as ciabatta bread or wholemeal bread.
After it’s been sliced lengthwise, the bread is topped with sardines which can be preserved in oil, tomato sauce, or vinegar, thus imbuing the sandwich with additional flavor. The filling may be enhanced with various other ingredients such as peppers, tomatoes, cilantro, lettuce, onions, avocados, olives, boiled eggs, mayonnaise, mustard, yogurt sauce, mushrooms, sautéed vegetables, and olive oil.
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