![]() A typical zapiekanka served on a paper tray | |
Type | Street food |
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Place of origin | Poland |
Associated cuisine | Polish |
Invented | 1970s |
Serving temperature | Hot |
Main ingredients | Baguette, button mushrooms, cheese |
Ingredients generally used | Ketchup |
A zapiekanka (Polish pronunciation: [zapʲɛˈkaŋka] ; plural: zapiekanki, pronounced [zapʲɛˈkaŋkʲi]) is a toasted open-face sandwich made of a sliced baguette or other long roll of bread, topped with sautéed white mushrooms, cheese and sometimes other ingredients such as ham. Served hot with ketchup, it has been a popular street food in Poland since the 1970s.