Dutch and American sandwich culture couldn't be more different.
While in the USA the norm seems to be to stack various toppings, garnishes and condiments, in the Netherlands the standard is to only have a single topping and leave it at that.
It seems very basic by comparison, but with quality ingredients and freshly baked bread, the results are imho very satisfying.
Case in point: the most common Dutch sandwich is cheese. Just cheese. That's it. That's the sandwich. A staple of Dutch lunch.
@Tijn in Spain you also have the one single ingredient, but I think is more common to mix two or three.
Also, there's no limit on how elaborate can be that "single" ingredient.
E.g. a classic: squid rings (with Mayo).
@reidrac haha nice. Reminds me a bit of schnitzel on bread, which I've seen in Germany.
Closest we have to this here would be something like croquette ("kroket") on bread (with mustard).
@Tijn Freshly baked bread? All the pictures clearly show industrial mass production. The last one is maybe even a sweetened hot dog bun? :(
@mr_creosote nah, they're not sweetened. But yeah, I guess there's a scale between mass-produced factory bread and actual real bread from a bakery.
Most bread in NL is sort of in the middle, where the dough is prepared at scale, but the bread gets a final bake in the store as you buy it.
But comparing to American bread... well... that stuff lasts for months, right? So compared to that, Dutch bread is always very much more of the 'freshly baked' category.
@Bogusmeatfactory yeah lol - immediately was on my mind when I woke up!