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# Broodje Nasi
- URL: https://onesandwich.com/broodje-nasi/
- Published: 2026-05-17T15:17:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-26T10:57:45.000Z
- Description: Nasi sandwich; fried rice in a roll.
- Author: Andrew Lekashman
- Tags: Netherlands, Split Roll Sandwiches, De Indische & Surinaamse Toonbank, #auto-imported

**🇳🇱 Netherlands** · Family: [De Indische & Surinaamse Toonbank](https://onesandwich.com/tag/broodje-indo-suriname/) · Bread: bolletje

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Ingredients

bolletje · nasi goreng · rice · ketjap manis · sambal

The *Broodje Nasi* is fried rice in a roll: a soft Dutch bun filled with *nasi goreng*, eaten cold or at room temperature from snackbars, tokos, and supermarket chillers across the Netherlands. It is one of the clearest examples of Indo-Dutch carb-on-carb pragmatism, a hot-counter dish repurposed into a handheld lunch. The angle is exactly that doubling: rice inside bread is the whole concept, and whether it works comes down to how the rice is seasoned and how it is contained.

The build is a roll and a scoop. A soft white *puntje* or *bol* is split and filled with cold *nasi goreng*, the Indonesian-derived fried rice seasoned with *kecap manis*, garlic, onion, sometimes bits of egg, chicken, or *ham*, and a measure of sambal. Some shops add a leaf of lettuce or a smear of mayonnaise; most do not bother. Good execution starts with rice that was well seasoned and properly fried before it cooled, so it still tastes of *kecap* and sambal at room temperature, packed firmly enough that the roll holds together in the hand. Sloppy execution is bland, under-seasoned rice that turns to filler the moment it cools, a roll too soft to contain loose grains, or so little rice that the bun is the main event. The *nasi* has to carry its own flavor cold, because nothing else in the sandwich will rescue it.

Variation runs through the rice and its companions. *Nasi*\-based rolls sit alongside *bami* versions built on fried noodles instead, and a common move is the combination roll with rice plus a fried snack tucked in beside it. Heat is the obvious dial: a side of sambal or a hotter chili paste turns a mild sandwich sharp. The closely related *broodje bami*, with stir-fried noodles in place of rice, solves the same carb-in-a-roll idea with a different texture and deserves its own article rather than being crowded in here. Cold seasoned fried rice in a soft bun is what fixes the *Broodje Nasi* in place, distinct from anything that fries the rice into a disc.

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## More from this family

Other [De Indische & Surinaamse Toonbank](https://onesandwich.com/tag/broodje-indo-suriname/) sandwiches in Netherlands:

- [Broodje Ajam](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-ajam/)
- [Broodje Bami](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-bami/)
- [Broodje Loempia](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-loempia/)
- [Broodje met Ketjap](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-met-ketjap/)
- [Broodje Pom](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-pom/)
- [Broodje Roti](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-roti/)
- [Broodje Sambal](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-sambal/)
- [Broodje Saté Ajam](https://onesandwich.com/broodje-sate-ajam/)

[See all De Indische & Surinaamse Toonbank sandwiches →](https://onesandwich.com/tag/broodje-indo-suriname/)