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Japanese · PANTRYHOP RECIPE

Japanese Egg Sandwich (Tamago Sando)

20 minutes · 2 servings · vegetarian

A popular convenience-store style Japanese sandwich, made with hard-cooked eggs.

Ingredients

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  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 4 slices milk bread or soft sandwich bread
  • 1 tbsp butter, softened

Let’s make it

  1. Hard-boil the eggs for 10-11 minutes, then cool, peel, and chop them.
  2. Mix the chopped eggs with mayonnaise, salt, and sugar until creamy.
  3. Spread butter on the bread and divide the egg filling between 2 sandwiches.
  4. Trim the crusts if you like and slice each sandwich in half.
  5. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Let kids mash the eggs with a fork and help assemble the sandwiches.

Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.

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