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The idea of steak sandwhich is just crazy. In the Netherlands something like that probably not even exists. Or it is exceptionally rare. Come on, if you want a

The idea of steak sandwhich is just crazy. In the Netherlands something like that probably not even exists. Or it is exceptionally rare. Come on, if you want a steak. Sit down at at home or at a proper restaurant and have it on a plate. And not on the go. Pay attention to what you eat and actually taste it. If somebody would actually taste the flavor of a snickers he would probably not finish it. Same for a steak on a sandwhich. Steak is not the problem. Having it on the go/in front of the tv/computer is. (Nothing wrong with a bar of good chocolate though. Might be a bit more expensive though)

cyphunk 11y ago
> In the Netherlands something like that probably not even exists. Come on, if you want a steak. Sit down at at home or at a proper restaurant and have it on a plate The idea of a stroopwafel is crazy. Come on, if you want a waffle with syrup just sit down at a table and eat a real one ;)
- BozeWolf 11y ago
  But stroopwafels are good;) and not like 1000 calories :)
dagw 11y ago
In the Netherlands something like that probably not even exists. Or it is exceptionally rare. http://www.subway.nl/nl/locaties http://www.subway.nl/nl/locaties Doesn't seem that rare to me.
- BozeWolf 11y ago
  Thats an american style thingie! Nice find though. But if you have lunch at restaurants like this you deserve to get fat. It would have been nice if it was open at night, so you can have a fat unhealthy meal after some proper unhealthy drinking session. Instead of a "frikandel". Which is another crazy dutch invention.
bluedino 11y ago
In the USA a 'steak sandwich' isn't really like a ribeye steak on two slices of bread. It's typically either thinly sliced steak or ground beef patty of sorts, with cheese and sauce (and possibly things like onions or peppers) depending on what region of the country you are in.
- zzalpha 11y ago
  Or, alternatively, it's a steak served on a slice of garlic toast or baguette, that you eat with a knife and fork. A sandwich? I suppose technically an open faced one, but... stretching the definition, certainly.
kyllo 11y ago
I really wouldn't blame steak sandwiches (or similar food) for America's weight problem. The biggest cause of the problem is empty calories in the form of sugary soft drinks. Americans are fat because we drink too much soda and don't exercise enough.
tzs 11y ago
Several restaurants that are not Subways in Amsterdam with steak sandwiches: http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=%22steak+sandwich%22&find_loc=Amsterdam%2C+Noord-Holland%2C+Netherlands http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=%22steak+sandwich%22&fi...
tptacek 11y ago
By convention, a "steak" is a uniform piece of beef from a single primal muscle, cut in such a way as to make it cookable quickly by direct heat. That's what "steak" means: beef, one coherent piece of it, cooked by direct heat. "Steak" does not necessarily refer to a 1.5lb porterhouse on the bone. So in that sense, "steak" is no different than any other protein you'd put in a sandwich. We don't call chicken breast cutlets "chicken steaks", but we could (indeed, that's how we sometimes refer to large slabs of tuna). Objecting to "steak sandwiches" is therefore a little odd. If anything, a steak sandwich is bound to be healthier than a burger; a restaurant burger is typically 20% fat, while even a ribeye --- which is rarely what's in a steak sandwich --- can be below that number. A steak sandwich also shouldn't be anything close to 1000 calories. There are ~300 calories in a typical grilled cheese sandwich. Take that as the basis for "ambient sandwich calories" and add 4oz of skirt steak; you're now at 500 calories, for which is essentially a fried sandwich. Of course, you're probably much better off eating 4oz of skirt steak (protein, fat calories) than a stroopwafel (refined sugar, carbs).

cyphunk 11y ago

> In the Netherlands something like that probably not even exists. Come on, if you want a steak. Sit down at at home or at a proper restaurant and have it on a plate The idea of a stroopwafel is crazy. Come on, if you want a waffle with syrup just sit down at a table and eat a real one ;)

BozeWolf 11y ago
But stroopwafels are good;) and not like 1000 calories :)

dagw 11y ago

In the Netherlands something like that probably not even exists. Or it is exceptionally rare. http://www.subway.nl/nl/locaties http://www.subway.nl/nl/locaties Doesn't seem that rare to me.

BozeWolf 11y ago
Thats an american style thingie! Nice find though. But if you have lunch at restaurants like this you deserve to get fat. It would have been nice if it was open at night, so you can have a fat unhealthy meal after some proper unhealthy drinking session. Instead of a "frikandel". Which is another crazy dutch invention.

bluedino 11y ago

In the USA a 'steak sandwich' isn't really like a ribeye steak on two slices of bread. It's typically either thinly sliced steak or ground beef patty of sorts, with cheese and sauce (and possibly things like onions or peppers) depending on what region of the country you are in.

zzalpha 11y ago
Or, alternatively, it's a steak served on a slice of garlic toast or baguette, that you eat with a knife and fork. A sandwich? I suppose technically an open faced one, but... stretching the definition, certainly.

kyllo 11y ago

I really wouldn't blame steak sandwiches (or similar food) for America's weight problem. The biggest cause of the problem is empty calories in the form of sugary soft drinks. Americans are fat because we drink too much soda and don't exercise enough.

tzs 11y ago

Several restaurants that are not Subways in Amsterdam with steak sandwiches: http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=%22steak+sandwich%22&find_loc=Amsterdam%2C+Noord-Holland%2C+Netherlands http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=%22steak+sandwich%22&fi...

tptacek 11y ago

By convention, a "steak" is a uniform piece of beef from a single primal muscle, cut in such a way as to make it cookable quickly by direct heat. That's what "steak" means: beef, one coherent piece of it, cooked by direct heat. "Steak" does not necessarily refer to a 1.5lb porterhouse on the bone. So in that sense, "steak" is no different than any other protein you'd put in a sandwich. We don't call chicken breast cutlets "chicken steaks", but we could (indeed, that's how we sometimes refer to large slabs of tuna). Objecting to "steak sandwiches" is therefore a little odd. If anything, a steak sandwich is bound to be healthier than a burger; a restaurant burger is typically 20% fat, while even a ribeye --- which is rarely what's in a steak sandwich --- can be below that number. A steak sandwich also shouldn't be anything close to 1000 calories. There are ~300 calories in a typical grilled cheese sandwich. Take that as the basis for "ambient sandwich calories" and add 4oz of skirt steak; you're now at 500 calories, for which is essentially a fried sandwich. Of course, you're probably much better off eating 4oz of skirt steak (protein, fat calories) than a stroopwafel (refined sugar, carbs).