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