Chestnut Sando (栗サンド)
Candied chestnuts (kuri) and cream; autumn specialty.
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Cherry Sando (さくらんぼサンド)
Japanese cherries (often Sato Nishiki variety) and cream; early summer.
Cheese Sando (チーズサンド)
Cheese (often processed) on shokupan; simple.
Cheese Dog (チーズドッグ)
Hot dog with cheese; or Korean-influenced cheese-filled corn dog.
Character Sando (キャラクターサンド)
Sandwiches shaped or decorated as characters (Sanrio, etc.); bento culture influence.
Butter Toast (バタートースト)
Thick-sliced shokupan, toasted, with butter; simple but Japanese butter and bread quality make it special.
Butter Cookie Sando (バタークッキーサンド)
Butter cream sandwiched between cookies; omiyage item (like Tokyo Banana, Marusei Butter Sandwich).
BLT Sando (BLTサンド)
Japanese interpretation of BLT; often uses less crispy bacon than American, more mayo.
Beef Stew Sando (ビーフシチューサンド)
The bīfu shichū sando is yōshoku in its tie: beef braised in a dark red-wine demi-glace, reduced hard and laid on soft shokupan, eaten closed in the hand or hot and open-faced with a fork.
Bánh Mì Sandwich Shop (バインミーサンドイッチ専門店)
Dedicated banh mi shops in Japan; growing trend.
Banh Mi - Japanese (バインミー)
Vietnamese banh mi adapted in Japan; found at specialty shops and Vietnamese restaurants.
Banana Sando (バナナサンド)
Banana and whipped cream; simple, affordable fruit sando.
Banana Chocolate Sando (バナナチョコサンド)
Banana with chocolate cream or sauce and whipped cream.
Bakery Sando (ベーカリーサンド)
Sandwiches from artisan bakeries; fresh-baked bread, quality ingredients.
Avocado Toast Sando (アボカドトーストサンド)
Avocado toast as sandwich; brunch culture influence.
Anko Sando (あんこサンド)
Sweet red bean paste (anko) on shokupan; traditional Japanese sweet as sandwich.
Anko Butter Sando (あんバターサンド)
The anko butter sando braces red-bean paste, the oldest sweet filling in Japanese baking, with a cold slab of salted butter, so each bite carries sweet bean and salty fat as two separate things.
An Pan (あんパン)
Soft roll filled with anko (sweet red bean paste); invented 1874 at Kimuraya bakery, Tokyo.
An Pan - Tsubuan (粒あんパン)
An pan with tsubuan (chunky red bean paste with whole beans visible).
An Pan - Shiro An (白あんパン)
An pan with shiro an (white bean paste); milder, sweeter.
An Pan - Sakura (桜あんパン)
An pan with sakura (cherry blossom) flavored pink bean paste; spring seasonal.
An Pan - Matcha (抹茶あんパン)
An pan with matcha-flavored bean paste.
An Pan - Koshian (こしあんパン)
An pan with koshian (smooth, strained red bean paste).