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This! Japanese shokupan bread sandwiches are an insult to the name sandwich. And the ingredients are always the smallest amount they dare put in too. You'd be l

This! Japanese shokupan bread sandwiches are an insult to the name sandwich. And the ingredients are always the smallest amount they dare put in too. You'd be laughed at in the UK for serving somewhere the same thing.

freetime2 5y ago
The filling can be skimpy, but for the price of the sandwich (less than ¥200 typically) I’d say you get what you pay for. Are sandwiches in the UK similarly inexpensive?
- Symbiote 5y ago
  This is the same price in Tesco, and it's the cheapest they have. They aren't cheating on the filling though, it's even. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/260255657 https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/260255657 https://www.allsandwiches.com/tesco-just-ham-sandwich-review https://www.allsandwiches.com/tesco-just-ham-sandwich-review
  - freetime2 5y ago
    Is that from the Tesco supermarket chain or convenience store? I’ve never been in a Tesco, but wikipedia tells me that Tesco Express (convenience stores) stores charge more than the supermarkets. It would be a bit unfair to compare supermarket pricing to a convenience store. Part of the value proposition of a convenience store is there’s always on nearby and you can be in and out in less than a minute (if you know what you want). Anyway, I couldn’t find anything as basic as Just Ham at 7/11. The nearest equivalent I could find includes ham, cheese, lettuce, and “sauce” (actually pretty tasty… kind of like an aioli). It’s also more expensive than I remembered - apparently they recently increased the price from ¥248 to ¥270 due to increased materials cost. https://www.sej.co.jp/products/a/item/050710/kanto/ https://www.sej.co.jp/products/a/item/050710/kanto/ So a bit more expensive at 7/11 but you’re getting cheese and fresh lettuce in addition to ham (we’ll call mayo/sauce vs butter a draw here). Personally I’d have no problem going with the 7/11 sandwich when I need a quick bite on the run (and indeed I have many times), but I’d probably pass on the Just Ham sandwich. Even if they cheat a bit on the filling, there’s just a lot more flavor and texture in the 7/11 sandwich.
    - dageshi 5y ago
      If you're buying a sandwich in the UK it's probably as part of a meal deal, that's a sandwich (or sushi/some other main), a "snack" and a drink. Usually for about £3 - £3.50 depending on the chain. They're basically a loss leader to get people into the stores, they usually include things like energy drinks that are over half of the price of the meal deal if bought individually. There's a pretty decent range of stuff included https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/chilled-soup-sandwiches-and-salad-pots/pound3-meal-deal https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/chille...
    - Symbiote 5y ago
      I think these would be the same price in both Tesco and Tesco Express. The higher prices in Tesco Express are more likely to be on less-obvious items, and often by carefully limiting range (like only selling middle/high quality pasta, not the budget pasta) rather than adjusting prices. But I'm not sure, I haven't lived there for years. There are four sandwiches for £1.40 [1], egg and cress or cheese and onion should be slightly less bland. Paying more (£2.50 or so) gives more choices. Bland food is pretty standard in Britain though, and seems to be what people want. For school, my mum would usually provide me sandwiches mode with - wholewheat bread - either cheap ham or cheese or egg or corned beef (not a fan of the latter, this usually meant mine and my dad's lunches were mixed up). Very occasionally more than one of these together. - usually "brown"[2] or "yellow"[3] pickle, shop-bought or home-made. - a whole tomato on the side. I like to refer foreigners to Harry Potter, since they've often read it but don't realize most of the food isn't a joke. > Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it. There were four sandwiches inside. He pulled one of them apart and said, "She always forgets I don't like corned beef." This sandwich probably contains only corned beef. > After a meal of turkey sandwiches, crumpets, trifle, and Christmas cake, everyone felt too full and sleepy to do much before bed Turkey sandwiches are bread and turkey, maybe some cranberry sauce if the house elves are feeling extravagant. > Hagrid made them tea and offered them stoat sandwiches, which they refused. Probably just stoat? But I would refuse these too. [1] https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/chilled-soup-sandwiches-and-salad-pots/sandwiches-wraps-and-sushi/all?sortBy=price-ascending https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/chille... [2] https://www.bringoutthebranston.co.uk/ https://www.bringoutthebranston.co.uk/ [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccalilli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccalilli
- beaconstudios 5y ago
  sandwiches are the mainstay work lunch in the UK - loads of people nip out to grab a tesco meal deal or something like that. Our sandwiches are pretty decent (depending on the store - M&S do great sandwiches but they're one of our more middle-class shops so are more expensive) and you can often get them on whole wheat or seeded bread nowadays.

freetime2 5y ago

The filling can be skimpy, but for the price of the sandwich (less than ¥200 typically) I’d say you get what you pay for. Are sandwiches in the UK similarly inexpensive?

Symbiote 5y ago
This is the same price in Tesco, and it's the cheapest they have. They aren't cheating on the filling though, it's even. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/260255657 https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/260255657 https://www.allsandwiches.com/tesco-just-ham-sandwich-review https://www.allsandwiches.com/tesco-just-ham-sandwich-review
- freetime2 5y ago
  Is that from the Tesco supermarket chain or convenience store? I’ve never been in a Tesco, but wikipedia tells me that Tesco Express (convenience stores) stores charge more than the supermarkets. It would be a bit unfair to compare supermarket pricing to a convenience store. Part of the value proposition of a convenience store is there’s always on nearby and you can be in and out in less than a minute (if you know what you want). Anyway, I couldn’t find anything as basic as Just Ham at 7/11. The nearest equivalent I could find includes ham, cheese, lettuce, and “sauce” (actually pretty tasty… kind of like an aioli). It’s also more expensive than I remembered - apparently they recently increased the price from ¥248 to ¥270 due to increased materials cost. https://www.sej.co.jp/products/a/item/050710/kanto/ https://www.sej.co.jp/products/a/item/050710/kanto/ So a bit more expensive at 7/11 but you’re getting cheese and fresh lettuce in addition to ham (we’ll call mayo/sauce vs butter a draw here). Personally I’d have no problem going with the 7/11 sandwich when I need a quick bite on the run (and indeed I have many times), but I’d probably pass on the Just Ham sandwich. Even if they cheat a bit on the filling, there’s just a lot more flavor and texture in the 7/11 sandwich.
  - dageshi 5y ago
    If you're buying a sandwich in the UK it's probably as part of a meal deal, that's a sandwich (or sushi/some other main), a "snack" and a drink. Usually for about £3 - £3.50 depending on the chain. They're basically a loss leader to get people into the stores, they usually include things like energy drinks that are over half of the price of the meal deal if bought individually. There's a pretty decent range of stuff included https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/chilled-soup-sandwiches-and-salad-pots/pound3-meal-deal https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/chille...
  - Symbiote 5y ago
    I think these would be the same price in both Tesco and Tesco Express. The higher prices in Tesco Express are more likely to be on less-obvious items, and often by carefully limiting range (like only selling middle/high quality pasta, not the budget pasta) rather than adjusting prices. But I'm not sure, I haven't lived there for years. There are four sandwiches for £1.40 [1], egg and cress or cheese and onion should be slightly less bland. Paying more (£2.50 or so) gives more choices. Bland food is pretty standard in Britain though, and seems to be what people want. For school, my mum would usually provide me sandwiches mode with - wholewheat bread - either cheap ham or cheese or egg or corned beef (not a fan of the latter, this usually meant mine and my dad's lunches were mixed up). Very occasionally more than one of these together. - usually "brown"[2] or "yellow"[3] pickle, shop-bought or home-made. - a whole tomato on the side. I like to refer foreigners to Harry Potter, since they've often read it but don't realize most of the food isn't a joke. > Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it. There were four sandwiches inside. He pulled one of them apart and said, "She always forgets I don't like corned beef." This sandwich probably contains only corned beef. > After a meal of turkey sandwiches, crumpets, trifle, and Christmas cake, everyone felt too full and sleepy to do much before bed Turkey sandwiches are bread and turkey, maybe some cranberry sauce if the house elves are feeling extravagant. > Hagrid made them tea and offered them stoat sandwiches, which they refused. Probably just stoat? But I would refuse these too. [1] https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/chilled-soup-sandwiches-and-salad-pots/sandwiches-wraps-and-sushi/all?sortBy=price-ascending https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/fresh-food/chille... [2] https://www.bringoutthebranston.co.uk/ https://www.bringoutthebranston.co.uk/ [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccalilli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccalilli
beaconstudios 5y ago
sandwiches are the mainstay work lunch in the UK - loads of people nip out to grab a tesco meal deal or something like that. Our sandwiches are pretty decent (depending on the store - M&S do great sandwiches but they're one of our more middle-class shops so are more expensive) and you can often get them on whole wheat or seeded bread nowadays.