Japan - One Sandwich - The Joy of Sandwiches (Page 3)

Takoyaki Pan (たこ焼きパン)

Takoyaki (octopus balls) in bread; Osaka street food fusion.

Taco Rice Sando (タコライスサンド)

Okinawan taco rice as sandwich; Tex-Mex influence from US military presence.

Sushi Sandwich (寿司サンド)

Sushi rice with various sashimi-grade fish, cucumber, avocado in nori; fusion concept.

Steak Sando (ステーキサンド)

Grilled steak on bread; various cuts, often with wasabi or Japanese-style sauce.

Station Bento Sando (駅弁サンド)

Sandwiches sold as ekiben (station bento) at train stations; regional specialties.

Specialty Sando Shop (専門店サンド)

Dedicated sandwich specialty shops; growing trend in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto.

Spaghetti Pan (スパゲッティパン)

A coil of napolitan, Japan's ketchup-red spaghetti, packed into a split koppepan. Carbs on carbs by design, the bakery's way of carrying the country's favorite homegrown pasta out in one hand.

Smoked Salmon Sando (スモークサーモンサンド)

Smoked salmon with cream cheese on shokupan.

Smørrebrød Style (スモーブロー風)

Danish open-faced sandwich style at Nordic-influenced cafés.

Shrimp Sando (海老サンド)

The cold cousin of the fried ebi-katsu sando: poached shrimp chopped into kewpie mayo and folded onto soft shokupan. A salad sando in the tamago family, where the shrimp's own snap is the texture.

Shokupan Specialty (食パン専門店)

The milk-bread loaf as the destination, from Japan's dedicated shokupan bakeries: a tall pale crumb that pulls apart in silky strands, eaten plain on the day it was baked.

Shizuoka Sakura Ebi Sando (静岡桜海老サンド)

Sakura ebi, the tiny pink shrimp of Suruga Bay, folded whole into a lacy kakiage fritter and packed into soft bread while the crunch holds: a Shizuoka station sando and edible souvenir.