The Devil's Last Supper » sandwich http://www.devilslastsupper.com A daring adventure into the underworld of food Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:34:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Japanese ‘Pocket’ Sandwich http://www.devilslastsupper.com/japan/the-japanese-pocket-sandwich/ http://www.devilslastsupper.com/japan/the-japanese-pocket-sandwich/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:27:46 +0000 Nat http://www.devilslastsupper.com/?p=915 The Japanese are full of quirky ideas when it comes to, well, everything. Especially pre-packaged food. One of my favourite convenience store purchases in Japan was none other than a quick fix of ‘pocket’ sandwiches! Each time I stepped foot into a convenience store, I just HAD to get a bag or two – sometimes even sneaking them into my bag quickly after I paid for them. It was getting embarrasing that I had some sort of fetish for these and had to hide it from the group!

Japanese Pocket Sandwich

At 200yen a pop (around $2.50), these cute little bags of fresh and fluffy white crustless sandwiches are just simply a genius idea. They are widely available at various Japanese convenience stores like Family Mart and 7-11, and come with different fillings – Egg mayo, tuna mayo, peanut butter, strawberry, blueberry, chocolate (gasp!), and custard (double gasp!). They were always fresh when I bought them – even after leaving them in my bag for a day or two! Japanese technology…

Japanese Pocket Sandwich in a bag

I nicknamed them ‘pocket’ sandwiches because of the way the fillings are ‘sealed’ shut between two slices of bread, sans the crusts. I never like crusts, so the discovery of this sandwich ‘niche’ changed my life forever. The white bread they use is very soft and fluffy – my favourite pocket sandwich has to be the egg mayo, while the tuna mayo comes a close second! The perfect sandwich, satisfying in so many ways…

Egg mayo pocket sandwich

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