Wrap (various)
A tortilla rolled tight, sleeved in plastic and chilled: how the American wrap reached German bakery chains and Bahnhof kiosks in the 1990s, and how Kamps came to fill it with döner chicken.
Burger & internationale Sandwiches
Veggieburger
Vegetarian burger; vegetable or soy patty.
Subway-style Sandwich
Subway's build-your-own sub in Germany: 307 restaurants by March 2006, 666 by 2025, a vegan Wednesday patty, and a 30 cm roll priced against one-euro burgers.
Reuben Sandwich
Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing on rye; American deli-style.
Philly Cheesesteak
American-style sliced beef with cheese; in larger cities.
Hamburger (American style)
American-style hamburger; ground beef patty in sesame bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard. Ubiquitous from chains ...
Doppel-Burger
Doubling the patty on an unmodified bun turns simple addition into a structural fault: a soggy base, trapped heat, and a stack the jaw has to fight to close over.
Club Sandwich
Triple-decker with chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayo. International standard.
Chickenburger
Chicken burger; breaded chicken patty in bun.
Cheeseburger
The German McDonald's Cheeseburger runs on a Cheddar-style Schmelzkäse slice made in the Allgäu village of Heimenkirch, supplied by Hochland since 1973.
BLT Sandwich
Bacon, lettuce, tomato; American-style, found in cafes.
Beyond/Impossible Burger
Germany buys more plant-based meat than any country in Europe, and nearly all of it says Beyond on the wrapper: Impossible's signature heme still cannot legally enter the EU.
Bagel Sandwich
Hannover's Bagel Brothers opened in June 1996 after a Chicago bagel sandwich; Barcomi's in Kreuzberg baked bagels from 1994. Cream cheese, salmon, capers, dill.