DISH RESEARCH · Street food
Barros Jarpa
A hot ham-and-melted-cheese sandwich on toasted ciabatta.

About Barros Jarpa
Jon Michelena shares this Barros Jarpa as Chilean home cooking. His named version uses homemade ciabatta around ham and Muenster cheese.
Melted cheese provides the rich dairy filling beside the ham. Butter remains optional on the toasted bread, while French fries are the selected optional side.
The sandwich is closed after warming its fillings, leaving hot bread and ham around the melted cheese. The toasted cut surfaces contrast with the soft cheese between the bread halves.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Barros Jarpa
Jon Michelena’s Chilean Barros Jarpa with ciabatta and Muenster.
- Ciabatta bread rollBase
- ButterSpread · Optional
- Muenster cheeseFilling
- HamFilling
- French friesAccompaniment · Serving · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ciabatta bread roll: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual author’s homemade bread choice109, full independent bread formula unexpanded.
- Butter (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed
- Muenster cheese: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual author’s cheese110, not offered Gouda/Swiss alternatives.
- Ham: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Full supplier ham formula unspecified.
- French fries (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected offered side122 over chips/other sides; full preparation formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Chile
- ChileCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Chilean Cuisine
- Chilean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.