Episode 5: Sandwiches—Japan vs. the USA The Onigiri Chronicles

-Favorite childhood sandwiches.
-The lunchbox moment that caused Noriko to start bringing sandwiches to school, instead of things like onigiri.
-Favorite sandwich memories.
-Current favorite sandwiches.
-The difference between Japanese egg salad sandwiches and American egg salad sandwiches.
-Noriko gets a homework assignment.
-Popular sandwiches in Japan.
-Rachael remembers a sandwich from a visit to Kamikawa, Japan.
-Rachael provides irrefutable evidence that Noriko is an amazing cook.
-A discussion of American sandwich trends, or really, Rachael’s lack of insight into American sandwich trends.
-We hatch a plan to send our kids to the store for research purposes, next time we are all together.
-Noriko wonders if something like Japanese-style egg salad sandwiches would do well in the US, or a Japanese sandwich shop concept.