Yes, I realise that’s quite the claim. But it comes from the woman whose experiences with Dutch lunches inspired her to write a whole cookbook more or less slamming the humble kaas broodje in this country, so maybe it’s not such a grand claim after all…
But just look at this thing of beauty:
It’s stuffed with pastrami, sauerkraut, melted cheese and a smattering of green stuff (lettuce and gherkins) and is warm but not hot. I imagine it’s loosely based on what I believe is called a “Reubens” (I only discovered this term recently and have been on a quest to find more Reubens sandwiches ever since) but then with pastrami instead of corned beef and regular bread instead of rye. But the menu makes no claims to the Reubens name, so purists need not be alarmed.