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Kapsalon

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Kapsalon is a Dutch fast food dish invented in 2003 in the Delfshaven district of Rotterdam. It layers french fries in a disposable metal tray, tops them with doner meat, covers the meat with sliced Gouda cheese, and heats the tray in an oven until the cheese melts; shredded iceberg lettuce dressed with garlic sauce and sambal is added afterward. The dish was created for Nataniel Gomes, a Cape Verdean hairdresser, who asked a neighboring shawarma restaurant, El Aviva, to combine his favorite ingredients into one order. Its name is the Dutch word for hairdressing salon, referencing Gomes's own shop. The dish quickly spread across the Netherlands and internationally as an example of Rotterdam's multicultural food culture. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Origin Period, From (Year)
from 2003 1
Origin Region
Netherlands 2
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How did the kapsalon first come about?

DutchReview, telling the story of the kapsalon of Rotterdam, says: The birth of the kapsalon starts in 2003 in Rotterdam, first made by Nathaniël Gomes. Originally from Cape Verde, Mr. Gomes is, you guessed it, a hairdresser. On one fine day, forever to be remembered, Mr. Gomes went to his local shawarma store “El Aviva” and simply asked to have all of his favourite foods combined in one dish.
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Uses Ingredient

Gouda, Ingredients
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Sources
1. Kapsalon (Wikipedia)
  • Kapsalon is a fast food dish created in 2003 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Expresses Tradition: Street Food Culture, Wikipedia category: Category:Street food
  • In Cuisine: Dutch Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Kapsalon (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɑpsaːˌlɔn] ) is a fast food dish created in 2003 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Uses Ingredient: Gouda, Lead section
    consists of a layer of french fries placed into a disposable metal take-away tray, topped with döner meat, covered with slices of Gouda cheese, and heated in an oven
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2. Kapsalon (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Netherlands
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Netherlands
Netherlands
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