FRUITS SANDWICH | SWEET

The fruits sandwich is exactly what it sounds like, a sandwich with fruit fillings. Typically it uses milky white bread with the ears cut off with cream and some kind of fruit in it (strawberry is the most popular and common).

The origin of the fruit sandwich is not exactly clear but it is definitely an adoption of western culture in the 1900s. There are a couple interesting theories on how it was invented but it's thought to have been invented in either cafes in Kyoto during the 1920s or by Senbikiya, Japan’s first fruits parlor shop in Tokyo. Some other interesting theories are that it was invented for geisha workers to eat fruits without getting their hands sticky and dirty. It’s also thought to have been invented as a cheap way to enjoy fruits and cake, two luxury items during the early-mid 19th century in Japan because it uses small slices of fruits and replicates the taste of cakes by being sandwiches by two pieces of bread.  There are many interesting theories, but all we know is that Japan invented these wonderful sweet and savory snacks.

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