DUTCH CRUNCH BREAD SANDWICHES NEAR ME CRACKED

Raymond Ofiesh, owner of South San Francisco-based Raymond's Sourdough Bread, is a Dutch crunch supplier for both Roxie and many Ike's locations, as well as M Stop. Chelsea Davis, Special to SFGate Where can you find Dutch crunch?

And mad props to Ike's Sandwiches for spreading that Dutch crunch love through their many sandwich shops across the country.' (A bit of irony, given that Ike's owner, Ike Shehadeh, doesn't particularly like the Dutch crunch.)ĭaily offerings at Raymond's Sourdough Outlet and Bakery in South San Francisco. 'My association with it is often with the legendary Italian delis in the San Francisco Bay Area - it makes our sandwiches special. It's not crunchy to the point where it cuts the roof of your mouth - it's just right,' echos Bay Area native and Top Chef alumnus, Tu David Phu. Roxie Food Center, located near Balboa Park, has one of Lee's (and many others) favorite sandwiches in the city - the hot pastrami on Dutch crunch. It’s one of my favorite things, food wise, about being back in San Francisco.' While I totally respect rye with pastrami, and a French roll for Vietnamese sandwiches, if you want a humble bread that just makes all sandwiches taste good, Dutch crunch is it. 'It’s got great texture with the softness of a roll. 'It’s the best sandwich bread,' Lee says. He didn't realize it was a Bay Area thing until he moved to the East Coast. Richard Lee, a San Francisco native and chef de cuisine at Michelin-starred Saison, grew up with Dutch crunch. Mariah Tiffany / Special to SFGATE San Francisco's top chefs love Dutch crunch

Textural differences between the crispy top of the rice flour coating and the softer bread is what makes this so special, as multiple textures excite the sensory experience.' 'The starches and sugars are what create a crispy texture when exposed to the heat in the oven,' he adds.įor Chau, 'the appeal of Dutch crunch is not only visual, but also textural. Rice flour does not contain gluten and has more carbohydrates in the form of various starches, creating the perfect crinkle topping when baked, Chau says. Together, these ingredients create an entirely different texture than the rest of the bread, transforming an otherwise regular roll into a little bite of magic. 'That nice, golden brown you see on a Dutch crunch roll comes from what we call 'Maillard browning,'' explains Chau, 'a reaction that happens when heat combines with the rice flour and sugar.' The crust is made up of of rice flour, sugar, oil, water, and yeast, combined together into a paste and painted on top of the bread. What exactly is Dutch crunch? How is it made? And what makes a Dutch crunch a Dutch crunch? While no baker worth their salt is going to give away their secrets, we asked Brian Chau, a food scientist who runs his own San Francisco-base food consulting company, Chau Time, to break it down for us. Chelsea Davis, Special to SFGate What's so special about Dutch crunch? Raymond Ofiesh of Raymond's Sourdough Outlet and Bakery holds a fresh loaf of Dutch crunch.

DUTCH CRUNCH BREAD SANDWICHES NEAR ME CRACKED

Its soft middle molds to whatever ends up inside the sandwich, but the cracked topping remains strong, giving your sandwich both shape and a perfectly crunchy texture. Its distinct golden-brown crinkled crust makes eating it a great sensory experience (and, for those interested in that sort of thing, autonomous sensory meridian response or ASMR). It's become a regional staple and can now be found in many delis, alongside its more classic bread counterparts, like sourdough.ĭutch crunch is an oblong, white roll. Although it hasn't yet caught on nationally, this crusty, dense sandwich bread is wildly popular but also very controversial here in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you were to ask a New Yorker, or even someone from LA or Seattle, what Dutch crunch is and what makes it so special, you would likely get a blank stare. Fresh Dutch crunch loaves from Raymond's Sourdough Bread Outlet and Bakery, South San Francisco.

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