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sando

American  
[san-doh] / ˈsæn doʊ /

noun

  1. a Japanese-style sandwich made with soft, crustless white bread and sweet or savory fillings.


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Some people in Japan make them at home, but they're more commonly bought from convenience stores, food halls or dedicated fruit sando stores, she says.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2025

To make a strawberry sando, or “ichigo sando,” simply layer sweetened, homemade whipped cream and sliced strawberries in between two pieces of Japanese milk bread.

From Salon May 23, 2025

Most items are between $20 and $25, but if you’ve got money to burn, there’s an A5 Wagyu katsu and caviar sando for $250.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2025

Overheard at brunch, from a diner intelligently sharing the fried fish sando and the rockfish banh mi with a friend: “If I worked nearby, I’d eat lunch here all the time.”

From Seattle Times May 25, 2023

Feickert couldn’t have picked a better time to enter the sando business.

From Washington Post Oct. 31, 2022

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