Japanese fruit sando hits high streets

Strawberry and cream – an iconic British combination since the 1800s. But do they belong to a sandwich?

M&S presented a limited number of strawberries and cream sandwich with strawberries, whipped cream cheese and sweetened bread, which was inspired by the “viral Japanese fruit second”. The supermarket chain says it’s the best -selling sandwich two days after the launch.

Strawberry sandwiches are available in some Japanese furnaces in the UK, but M & S’s proposal is available for the first time on supermarket shelves.

The idea of ​​serving fruit on a sandwich does not appear, but it’s nothing new in Japan. Japanese fruit shops, known as “Furutsu Sando”, became popular after opening halls selling desserts to sample customers’ goods.

Recently, after being viral on social media, they were wanted around the world, and Western tourists in Tiktok fought to take their hands in the 7-Eleven version in the Japanese market chain.

Shuko Room, chief of the bay restaurant in London, fruit sandwiches are made of soft, spongy and white bread filled with whipped cream and fruit, typical strawberry or claleine. They are usually cut into triangles so that the fruit is exhibited.

“It looks pretty good,” says Shuko, “a fun game in the texture”, he added.

Some people in Japan do them at home, but more commonly from markets, dining halls or special fruit Sando stores. People often enjoy a snack with tea or coffee or serve on a plate next to salty sandwiches.

In the UK, for a sandwich, fruit slices are not rare enough to match bread. Think of the banana sandwiches served with nostalgies of fruit or mashed fruit or childhood jamming sandwiches. Crowning chicken sandwiches are also made with dried apricots or sultans.

Why sandwichin essence? Should it be salty? And does it even need to be made with typical wheat bread – for example, take Jibarito made with fried bananas.

What about the Scandinavian open sandwiches? And if they are counted as sandwiches, what about French toast on the hill of fruit and sauce?

The Oxford English dictionary says the sandwiches are usually made of “salty … or two thin bread with butter with another fill.

Although people have been making bread for thousands of years, it is said that Sandwich’s popularity of the sandwich we know today owes the fourth Earl to John Montagu. The story asked her staff to bring her meat between two slices of bread, so that she was able to continue her play cards without stopping eating.

Some of the sandwiches we ate in the UK would lift their eyebrows around the world. Take crown cisters, crown chicken sandwiches or humble chip butty. But if you are inspired by Japan’s strawberry Sandos and want to raise your sandwich game, there are more sandwiches from all over the world.

Bánh Mì is a Vietnam sandwich served in a baguette filled with meat, patches, pickles and spicy sauces. Usually eaten for breakfast. BBC food There is a recipe made with sweet and spicy pig belly and pepper sauce.

Croque Monsieur Gooey is a French sandwich served hot with melted cheese. It is made with white sauce, cheese, ham and mustard cooked under the grill. To mix, there is a Croque Madame – Voila – on the top – Voila – on top.

A PO from “Poor Child” is the New Orleans Street food sandwiches celebrating Louisiana’s seafood. There are a wide variety of fillings, but the most popular is the fried shrimp, crab or lobster, which is between lettuce, remouse and pickles. BBC Food has a simplified version that you can use more easily at home frozen scampi.

Instead of using bread made of typical wheat flour, Arepas corn flour is made using. They are also popular in Colombia, but Venezuela, which is most often transformed into sandwiches. A popular filling is Reina Pepiada, which combines chicken, avocado and coriander.

We are not stranger to double the carbohydrates in the UK – Australian Spaghetti Jaffes the same principle. In a toastie tomato sauce is now done by serving spaghetti. In the markets in Japan, you can also get a Yakisoba Pan – noodles served on a sausage donut.

Francessinha, a Portuguese sandwich of Porto origin, is the paradise of a cheese and meat lover. The impressive structure is made by filling a slightly fried bread with steak, sausage, cheese and ham.

Then more cheese is placed on the top and the whole sandwich is typically cooked in the oven until the cheese melts and then served with an egg on the top. Then a spicy sauce made with the harbor, beer and tomatoes is then poured on everything. If this is not filled sufficiently, it is usually served with chips on the side.

Additional reporting by Polly Weeks, BBC Food