Tamago sando is a Japanese egg salad sandwich made of sweet milk bread, soft boiled eggs, and tasty Japanese mayo. It’s very quick and easy to make, and you’ll learn how to make this at home in about 20 minutes!
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Tamago sando is an egg salad sandwich that tastes nicely creamy and sweet.
The egg salad is enhanced with just the right amount of milk and sugar, and is made with eggs cooked to different doneness.
In this way, the richness and creaminess of the egg salad varies in every bite – some bites are soft and runny while others are firmer and slightly harder.
The milk bread is soft and sweet, sopping up the egg salad and leaving no crumbs behind.
This sandwich is light and refreshing, and it’s perfect in the summer!
It makes a great snack for when you’re on the go, and is a great alternative to more traditional sandwiches, like tuna salad. It’s also perfect for a picnic lunch, and makes a great addition to a bento.
Tamago sando is widely known around the world because of its high quality yet affordable pricing at Japanese convenience stores (konbini).
It is also served at many Japanese restaurants and grocery stores, such as Marukai and Mitsuwa. This sandwich usually costs around a couple dollars at most konbinis; however, quality variations can vary from place to place.
If you’d like to make your own version at home, you can find egg salad ingredients at your local supermarket or Asian market and then follow our recipe.
Tamago sando has two main elements: sweetened egg salad and soft, milky white bread.
The egg salad is typically made with boiled eggs, Japanese mayonnaise, sugar, milk or cream, and herbs such as green onion or dill.
For a contrast in egg texture, there is a soft boiled egg in the center of the sandwich, which releases its runny yolk once you slice the sandwich open.
Kewpie mayo is a special Japanese mayo that can often be found at Asian markets (H Mart, 99 Ranch Market, Mitsuwa, Marukai, Greenland Supermarket, Uwajimaya, etc.), but also it’s sometimes found in larger chains like Walmart.
It’s a key ingredient for tamago sandos, but if Kewpie is not available to you, feel free to use American mayo with this recipe (please note that the results will taste different). It’s still mighty delicious, though!
Tamago sando is usually eaten on its own as a snack or as a side dish at lunch. It’s perfect if you’re looking for something simple and light. In the meal pictured in this post, we enjoyed tamago sando with grapes and ume (plum) potato chips. Yum!
As for drinks, it tastes amazing paired with iced tea, coffee, or green tea.
You can store the egg salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. It keeps well that way.
For an assembled sandwich, you can wrap it tightly with plastic wrap and place it in an airtight container in the fridge for one or two days. When you’re ready to serve, you can slice the sandwich in half.
Rich and creamy egg salad and sweet milk bread make this a sandwich unlike any you have tried before. Use our recipe to make this delicious snack at home!
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