Japanese Sandos

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!

Menchi Katsu Sando - Beef (ビーフメンチカツサンド)

Menchi katsu made with ground beef.

Menchi Katsu Pan (メンチカツパン)

Menchi katsu in a soft roll.

Melon Pan (メロンパン)

At a Japanese bakery stand the warm scored bun is split to order and packed with cold vanilla. Melon pan, a netted-cookie sweet roll with no melon in it, becomes a sandwich on a one-minute clock.

Melon Pan - Ice Cream (メロンパンアイス)

Melon pan sliced and filled with ice cream; street food trend.

Melon Pan - Filled (クリーム入りメロンパン)

Melon pan with whipped cream or custard filling inside.

Matcha Cream Sando (抹茶クリームサンド)

Whipped cream has to carry matcha's real bitterness, catechins and all. Grade decides the color and the bite, and the green fades fast, so the good ones are mixed close to serving.

Marusei Butter Sandwich (マルセイバターサンド)

Famous Hokkaido souvenir: raisin butter cream between cookies; Rokkatei brand.

Maisen Katsu Sando (まい泉カツサンド)

It leaves through a takeout counter in a flat white box, carried to someone else more often than eaten by the buyer. The Maisen katsu sando is a brand's gift object before it is a meal.

Macaroni Salad Sando (マカロニサラダサンド)

Japanese macaroni salad with mayo on shokupan.

Limited Edition Sando (限定サンド)

Japanese limited-run sandwiches follow a calendar: January strawberry sando, McDonald's Tsukimi Burger since 1991, the winter Gracoro since 1993, and Mos Burger's 2018 local burgers.

Lifestyle Café Sando (カフェサンド)

Sando as the café lunch in Tokyo: thin shokupan, a visible cross-section, and the Saba Potato Sandwich at Blue Bottle's Harajuku Cafe.

Lawson Tamago Sando (ローソンたまごサンド)

Lawson convenience store egg sandwich; their own recipe.

Kyoto Saba Sando (京都鯖サンド)

Mackerel (saba, often grilled or pickled) sandwich; Kyoto seafood tradition.

Kushikatsu Sando (串カツサンド)

Kushikatsu (deep-fried skewered items) in sandwich form; Osaka specialty.

Korokke Sando (コロッケサンド)

A breaded potato croquette laid in crustless shokupan under dark sauce. The korokke sando carries a patty Japan rebuilt from potato in the Meiji era and made a craze in 1917, long before it met bread.

Korokke Pan (コロッケパン)

A panko potato croquette tucked into a soft roll and lacquered with dark tonkatsu sauce: warm, savoury, cheap, one-handed. The roll, not sliced bread, is what makes it the pan.