Japan - One Sandwich - The Joy of Sandwiches (Page 8)

Traditional coffee shop egg sandwich; often toasted, sometimes with more generous filling than konbini.

Naporitan pasta served with bread or as sandwich; yoshoku kissaten standard.

Coffee shop mixed sandwich set; usually egg, ham, cucumber, served on a plate.

Coffee shop katsu sando; often more homestyle than specialty shops.

Toasted/pressed sandwich from coffee shop; often ham and cheese.

Katsu sando-flavored ice cream or ice cream shaped like katsu sando; novelty item.

Tonkatsu with curry sauce in a roll; combines two favorites.

Deep-fried bread filled with Japanese curry; crispy outside, saucy curry inside; Japanese bakery icon.

Gourmet curry pan with premium curry filling, specialty bakeries.

Curry pan with keema (minced meat) curry filling.

Curry pan with whole boiled egg inside; surprising center.

Curry pan with melted cheese inside.

Japanese fried chicken (karaage—soy-ginger marinated, potato starch coated) on shokupan with mayo and cabbage.

Crab cream croquette on shokupan; rich, seafood-filled béchamel.

Breaded deep-fried oysters on shokupan with tartar sauce; seasonal winter delicacy.

Fruit jam (ichigo/strawberry most common) on shokupan; simple sweet sandwich.

Sandwich with Noto beef from Ishikawa Prefecture.

Sandwiches designed for visual impact on social media; elaborate cross-sections.

Strawberry and whipped cream sando; the most popular fruit sando, strawberries arranged to show perfect cross-sections when cut.

Using Tochiotome strawberries from Tochigi; balanced sweetness and acidity.

Using premium Skyberry variety; large, beautiful, expensive.

Using premium Amaou strawberries from Fukuoka; large, sweet, intensely flavored.

Ice cream sandwiched in bread or cookie; various forms.

Luxury hotel sandwiches; afternoon tea service, room service.