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Uitsmijter is a simple dish of mixed bread, ham and fried egg. Originally belonging to Saxony and Berlin cuisine, Uitsmijter is now widespread throughout Germany as home cooking and pub grub.

To prepare bread slices are either buttered or toasted in butter, topped with raw ham or bacon, and finally covered with a fried egg. Depending on the recipe of ham is also fried or placed in cubes instead of slices on the bread. Occasional additions are cheese, tomato slices or onion rings. Another variant consists of meatloaf, fried onions and fried egg.

In variants that have some different names such as ' Mighty Moritz, Stramme Lotte, Stramme Luise Otto or fried eggs, the raw ham is replaced by boiled or meatloaf, Plockwurst, salami or similar. The term Uitsmijter was formed around 1920 in the Saxon meaning " erect penis " and then transferred to the court, probably because it is a very " invigorating " sandwich. The later derived names like Lotte Stramme or fried eggs Otto are of no particular importance.

Similar dishes are the Rhenish Krüstchen, the Dutch " Uitsmijter " or the farmer toast.