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Mahane Yehuda institution; mixed grill, kubeh.
Mahane Yehuda institution; mixed grill, kubeh.
Meat-stuffed pita; pita filled with spiced ground meat, grilled until crispy.
Old port city; fresh fish, traditional Arab preparations.
The Akko fish sandwich is the dressed end of port fish-in-bread: the day's small Mediterranean catch, fried or grilled, built up with amba, tahina, chopped salad and chili from the old city.
Sweet-spicy yangnyeom (양념) sauce-glazed fried chicken in a bun. The classic Korean fried chicken flavor — gochujang, garlic, ginger, soy,...
Spicy rice cakes (tteokbokki) in toast form. The chewy rice cakes with sweet-spicy gochujang sauce between griddled bread. Korea's favori...
Sliced rice cake (tteok) grilled and used as bread. Chewy, slightly sweet rice cake replaces wheat bread. A distinctly Korean innovation ...
Chewy tapioca-based sesame bread split and filled. In the US, they adapted this into a donut format to match American preferences — demon...
Korea's #2 bakery chain (CJ Foodville, est. 1996). 1,300+ domestic stores. More artisanal positioning than PB. 300+ items including sandw...
Kimchi-filled croquette in bread. A hit in US stores — CJ Foodville says 'locals even enjoy eating kimchi by itself.' Demonstrates Korean...
Classic Korean bakery sandwich: soft bread, thin ham, egg, lettuce, sweet mayo. The baseline Korean bakery sandwich experience.
Various fillings in TLJ's signature soft croissants. Korean croissants are pillowy and sweet compared to the flaky, buttery French original.
Korean adaptation of the Japanese katsu sando. Breaded pork cutlet between thick white bread with shredded cabbage and tonkatsu sauce. Ko...
Korea's default street toast, buttered milk bread around an egg-and-cabbage patty, rebuilt in Tongyeong around the flour-dusted, griddled oysters the southern port is known for.
Korean blood sausage (sundae) sliced and placed in toast. An adventurous fusion of Korea's most distinctive street food with sandwich for...
Korean BBQ-glazed chicken in a sub roll. Subway's Korean menu demonstrates how even global chains must 'Korean-ify' their offerings to co...
Korean Subway's localized sub: bulgogi beef, vegetables, sweet onion sauce. One of Subway Korea's bestsellers. Subway has 400+ Korean loc...
The most popular fruit sandwich: fresh Seolhyang (설향) strawberries and whipped cream on crustless white bread. Peak December-March. Lines...
Korea's leaf wrap rebuilt inside bread: seared steak over a thin coat of ssamjang, the fermented doenjang-and-gochujang paste, with perilla and pickle keeping the weight in motion.
Korea's original 'sandwich': grilled meat (pork belly or beef) wrapped in lettuce or perilla with rice, garlic, chili, ssamjang. Predates...
Grilled Spam on seasoned rice wrapped in nori. While Hawaiian in origin, Korea's Spam obsession has created distinctly Korean variants fo...
Soy-garlic (간장 마늘) glazed fried chicken sandwich. The milder, nuttier alternative to yangnyeom. Equally beloved. BBQ's and Kyochon's soy-...