Winston Stuyven

This is a classic jambon beurre, upgraded with Comté, and it works because nothing is hiding. Crusty baguette, good butter, sliced ham, and a cheese that adds depth without taking over. If any one of those is off, the whole thing falls apart. In France, this sandwich is everyday food. Bought at a bakery or corner shop, eaten standing up, wrapped in paper, gone in minutes. The butter is usually salted, the ham is not cooked to death, and the bread is baked that morning. Comté is not traditional everywhere, but it is a common and smart addition. What people miss is that this is not meant to be exciting. It is meant to be reliable. Cheap, filling, and done right without trying too hard. That is why it shows up everywhere and why locals never get tired of it.

At the end of the day, we humiliated the fuck out of the Americans and that truly is almost as good as winning the whole thing.