In the US, 7-Elevens are the places we stop on road trips to pick up chips or candy bars, or how we speedrun brain freeze by sucking down their Slurpees. But in other countries, 7-Eleven is a very different store. If you’re on the food side of social media, you may have seen people visiting 7-Elevens in Japan or Korea and gawked at the drastically different offerings, including fresh sushi and sandwiches like the egg salad sandwich, also called a tamago sando. And if you’ve ever thought to yourself, man I want to try one of those, well you might be in luck because it appears 7-Eleven is bringing the fan-favorite sandwich to the US…with a few tweaks, that is.
What is the 7-Eleven Japanese-style egg salad sandwich?
The beloved grab-and-go sandwich is the definition of simple but effective. Creamy, smooth egg salad filling made with Kewpie mayo is stuffed neatly between two springy pieces of crustless milk bread. People have sung its praises on social media for ages, and as a result has become a bucket list item to try for travelers visiting Japan.
Is the US version the same as the Japanese version?
You might want to lower your eggspectations, because the version coming to the US won’t be exactly the same. The American edition will have crust (did we learn nothing from kids asking for no crusts on their PB&J’s?) and the filling doesn’t appear to have the same consistency, containing lots of egg chunks. Maybe I’m just being a rotten egg, but these stark differences kind of defeat the purpose of bringing the sandwich to the US since it’s not actually going to be the same thing.
When is the 7-Eleven Japanese egg salad sandwich coming to the US?
If you want to get your hands on one of these sandwiches, it’s time to scramble to the closest 7-Eleven because the sandwich is out today. According to a redditor, you can crack into your egg and bread snack for $5.49, which people pointed out is a steep price increase from the ones in Japan.
What do taste-testers have to say?
Some people have already tried the egg sandwich, and they have thoughts. One reviewer who hadn’t tried the Japanese edition noted it was better than a traditional American-style egg salad sandwich, saying, “It’s smoother, sweeter and brighter. It’s got a bit of that vinegary bite that comes from Kewpie mayo…and it definitely felt like more of a premium offering.” Another taste-tester, @HuskyFord on Reddit, agreed, though with a more negative take: “While still better than American egg sandwiches, the bread isn’t quite right and neither is the freshness. Price is a bit much too.”
Will 7-Eleven bring other international staple items to US stores?
The release of this sandwich is likely part of a bigger push from 7-Eleven to bring more international items to the US to revamp the brand here and make it more like the 7-Elevens in other countries that we all drool over. So we just might be able to grab more international products in future years, but only time will tell.