Tuna and Egg Sando (ツナたまごサンド)
Combined tuna salad and egg salad.
The Tamago Sando
Tamago Sando (たまごサンド)
Mashed hard-boiled egg mixed with Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise (richer, tangier than Western mayo) on crustless soft white shokupan; creamy...
Tamago Sando with Karashi (からしたまごサンド)
The mustard goes in last, because karashi does not keep its punch. A spoonful of yellow paste through the egg salad, then cut fast, gives the egg sando a clean nasal sting behind the richness.
Tamago Sando - Truffle (トリュフたまごサンド)
The smell reaches you a step before the sandwich does. Take Japan's plainest filling, chopped egg in kewpie mayo, lace it with the most expensive aroma a kitchen can buy, and sell egg salad on scent.
Tamago Sando - Thick Omelette (厚焼き玉子サンド)
A hot block of atsuyaki tamago, rolled layer over layer in a rectangular pan and sliced thick onto soft shokupan. Cut it and the slab shows pale concentric rings.
Tamago Sando - Soft Scrambled (ふわふわたまごサンド)
Egg pulled from the pan while a third still looks wet, folded loose and glossy onto untoasted shokupan. A fold of warm custard caught at the moment before it set.
Tamago Sando - Kyoto Style (京都風たまごサンド)
Kyoto specialty with extra-thick, fluffy dashimaki tamago; often from famous shops like Knott or Hanakago.
Tamago Sando - Kanto Style (関東風たまごサンド)
Kanto region style with finely mashed eggs and Kewpie mayo; smooth, creamy, homogeneous texture.
Tamago Sando - Kansai Style (関西風たまごサンド)
Kansai region style with thick dashimaki tamago (rolled omelette made with dashi broth) as filling; eggy, savory, bouncy texture rather t...
Tamago Sando - Half-Boiled (半熟たまごサンド)
Featuring jammy, soft-boiled eggs with runny yolks; trendy modern variation.
Tamago Sando - Double Egg (ダブルたまごサンド)
Both mashed egg salad AND omelette layers; double egg indulgence.
Tamago Sando - Demi-Glace (デミグラスたまごサンド)
Egg sando with demi-glace sauce added; rich, Western-influenced.
Onsen Tamago Sando (温泉たまごサンド)
A whole onsen tamago, the hot-spring egg, its white set to loose custard and its yolk left liquid, seated on a cradle of egg salad so the gold runs but does not flood the milk bread.
Okinawa Pork Tamago (沖縄ポークたまご)
Okinawan specialty: Spam (or local pork luncheon meat) and fried egg in onigiri or on rice; sometimes bread.
Nitamago Sando (煮卵サンド)
Featuring marinated soft-boiled ramen eggs (ajitsuke tamago/nitamago) with soy-mirin flavor; umami-rich.
Lawson Tamago Sando (ローソンたまごサンド)
Lawson convenience store egg sandwich; their own recipe.
Konbini Tamago Sando (コンビニたまごサンド)
Convenience store egg sandwich; mass-produced but high-quality, featuring Kewpie mayo and soft shokupan; 7-Eleven, Lawson, Family Mart co...
Kissaten Tamago Sando (喫茶店たまごサンド)
Traditional coffee shop egg sandwich; often toasted, sometimes with more generous filling than konbini.
Family Mart Tamago Sando (ファミリーマートたまごサンド)
Family Mart egg sandwich; each chain has devoted fans.
7-Eleven Tamago Sando (セブンイレブンたまごサンド)
The 7-Eleven tamago sando has a SKU before it has a story: a sealed wedge of egg salad authored by a convenience-store chain, not a cook. The egg sandwich a supply chain made world-famous.