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# Broodje Frikandel Speciaal
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/broodje-frikandel-speciaal/
- Published: 2026-05-17T15:16:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-26T10:57:13.000Z
- Description: Special frikandel sandwich; with curry ketchup, mayonnaise, and raw chopped onion.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: Netherlands, Split Roll Sandwiches, Frikandel, Kroket & de Automatiek, #auto-imported

**🇳🇱 Netherlands** · Family: [Frikandel, Kroket & de Automatiek](https://onesandwich.com/tag/snack-in-broodje/) · Heat: Fried · Bread: broodje · Proteins: pork, beef, chicken

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Ingredients

broodje · pork · beef · chicken · sausage · curry ketchup · mayonnaise · onion

The *Broodje Frikandel Speciaal* is the dressed-up snack-bar roll: a deep-fried *frikandel* in a soft bun, finished *speciaal* with curry ketchup, mayonnaise, and raw chopped onion. The angle is the word *speciaal*, which on a Dutch snack-bar menu is a precise instruction rather than loose praise. It means the curry-mayo-onion treatment, the same finish used on *patat speciaal*, applied to the *frikandel*. The result is a condiment-forward sandwich where the sauces and onion do as much of the work as the sausage.

Build it in order, because the sequence is what keeps it from collapsing into a slick. The *frikandel*, deep-fried until the skin is firm and the inside hot through, is often split lengthwise so it lies flat and the dressing has somewhere to sit. Curry ketchup goes on first, the thick, mild, slightly sweet Dutch *curry*, striped over the sausage to set the base note. Mayonnaise follows, full-fat and tangy, for richness against the curry. Raw chopped onion goes on last for sharp bite and crunch. Good execution keeps the three elements legible, the curry and mayo as separate stripes rather than a blended pink smear, the onion fresh and sharp, and the *frikandel* still hot and the largest single flavor. Sloppy execution drowns the sausage until it is a sauce delivery vehicle, lets the curry and mayo melt into one tepid slurry, or buries everything under a heap of raw onion.

Variation is mostly proportion and small swaps. Some counters offer it with extra onion or a heavier curry hand; others keep strictly to the standard trio. The curry-to-mayo ratio is where a snack bar develops a house style. Stripped of the *speciaal* dressing it reverts to the plain *Broodje Frikandel*, sausage and bread alone, a quieter and entirely different sandwich that deserves its own article rather than being crowded in here. What stays constant is the discipline under the loudness: *speciaal* is a defined finish, and a good one keeps the *frikandel* hot and present instead of letting the condiments swallow it.

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## More from this family

Other [Frikandel, Kroket & de Automatiek](https://onesandwich.com/tag/snack-in-broodje/) sandwiches in Netherlands:

- [Automatiek](https://onesandwich.com/automatiek/)
- [Bara Sandwich](https://onesandwich.com/bara-sandwich/)
- [Broodje Bal Speciaal](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-bal-speciaal/)
- [Broodje Bal](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-bal/)
- [Broodje Bamischijf](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-bamischijf/)
- [Broodje Berenhap](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-berenhap/)
- [Broodje Bitterballen](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-bitterballen/)
- [Broodje Frikandel](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-frikandel/)

[See all Frikandel, Kroket & de Automatiek sandwiches →](https://onesandwich.com/tag/snack-in-broodje/)