CU — Egg Salad Sandwich
The bestselling convenience store sandwich format. Soft white bread, sweet egg salad, sometimes with ham. ₩2,000-2,500. The default quick...
Welcome to our Japanese Sandos category, a delightful exploration of the sublime world of Japanese-style sandwiches! Discover the refined elegance of Katsu Sando, the creamy decadence of Egg Salad Sando, and many more. Unearth the secrets of soft, pillowy Shokupan bread and learn how to balance ingredients for that perfect bite. From traditional favorites to innovative fusions, your journey into the artful simplicity of Sandos starts here!
The bestselling convenience store sandwich format. Soft white bread, sweet egg salad, sometimes with ham. ₩2,000-2,500. The default quick...
CU (formerly FamilyMart Korea) — Korea's largest convenience store chain. Sandwich line includes classic egg salad, BLT, chicken breast, ...
Grilled chicken breast with vegetables. Part of the health-conscious 'protein' trend in Korean convenience stores targeting gym-goers.
Croissant + cookie hybrid — a trend popularized in Korea that spreads globally. Split and used as a sandwich vessel. The 'crookie' repres...
Croissant dough pressed in a waffle iron, then used as sandwich bread. Crispy, flaky, honeycomb-patterned. A Korean invention that went g...
The croffin (croissant + muffin hybrid) split and filled. Part of Korea's obsession with bakery trend cycles. Korean bakeries are the wor...
A Korean bakery sensation that went global: entire bread loaf filled with garlic butter cream cheese, pulled apart to eat. While not a tr...
Mozzarella on a stick, battered, fried, placed in toasted bread with sweet sauce. The cheese pull is the attraction. Korean street food s...
Fish-shaped pastry (bungeoppang) filled with red bean paste, custard, or pizza cheese, split open as a sandwich. A Korean winter street f...
Sweet soy-marinated bulgogi in sandwich form. Often on ciabatta or soft rolls with lettuce, pickled radish, and spicy mayo. Korea's most ...
7-Eleven Korea's sandwich offerings alongside their massive samgak kimbap (triangle rice ball) business. Egg, tuna, and ham sandwiches ar...
7-Eleven Korea's entry into the Inkigayo sandwich wars. Available at 13,000+ stores. Each chain claims closest match to the SBS original.
Sandwich with Yamagata beef (premium wagyu region).
Grilled chicken skewer meat (tare or shio style) on shokupan.
Wako chain's katsu sando; widely available.
Premium wagyu steak sandwich; luxury item.
Shops specializing in wagyu beef sandwiches; various preparations.
Premium wagyu beef cutlet sando; heavily marbled A5 wagyu, often seared rare, with special sauce; luxury item costing ¥3000-10000+.
Omi beef katsu sando; Japan's oldest branded beef.
Matsusaka beef katsu sando; often considered Japan's finest wagyu.
Kobe beef katsu sando; one of Japan's three great wagyu brands.
Specifically A5-grade wagyu (highest marbling score); melt-in-mouth texture, served very rare.
Mixed vegetables (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot) with mayo on shokupan.
Vegan sandwich options; growing trend in urban areas.