Battle of the Japanese Convenience Store Egg Salad Sandwiches

Convenience stores in Japan are not like convenience stores in North America. Although they both sell budget friendly food, that’s where the similarities end. The quality and variety of convenience store food in Japan is something you need to explore if you have never been. Today, I am going to try out three egg salad sandwiches from 3 of the largest convenience store chains in Japan, to determine who has the best sandwich.

The three chains are 7-11 (20,000 stores across Japan), Family Mart (18,000), and Lawson (13,000). In descending order.

3. Lawson

Lawson was acceptable though inferior to the 7-11 one which I had first. The bread and filling were not as tasty.

The price was 278 Yen which is about $2.78. For that price, if you cannot find the other two, this would still be completely acceptable.

2. 7-11

This was a tough one because this was the first one I had and it was really good. The bread was nice and fluffy and so was the filling. The egg salad was creamy, eggy and fluffy.

Total price was 248.40 Yen. A steal at this price.

1. Family Mart

Family Mart edges out 7-11 by a nose. The bread is a bit tastier and better texture. Its also the most expensive at Yen 286 ($2.86) but still a steal.

All three sandwiches provided a lot of satisfaction for the price and you really can’t go wrong with any. If you are in Japan or planning a trip, put a visit to one of these convenience stores on your list, and make sure you get one, or all of the sandwiches. They are a convenient and inexpensive breakfast or snack!

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