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Originally Posted by Columbine
Actually, the UK's idea of a 'conbini' sandwich is probably what put me off sandwiches for good. Dried out chicken salad or grey looking tuna mayo? Squishy cheese with watery tomato on soggy bread? A 'pastry' that's 80% reconstituted cream with an E-number infused neon cherry on top? Mmmm~... I think I'll pass.
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I`d say the situation in the US is likely quite similar, outside of fresh delis (and sometimes even then). Back long long ago when I actually had a part time job at a small convenience type store, we would FREEZE the sandwiches and randomly thaw them out and put them on the shelf... Absolutely horrific. The level of freshness and general tastiness of things in Japanese conbini is really amazing when compared.