I think I have been avoiding writing about “weird things in Japan”. Maybe because everyone else is doing it and I feel it would be redundant, maybe because I am boring, or maybe because daily life here is not always zany and weird. But…you don’t all keep tabs on those other sites of things in Japan, I am actually pretty sensational once you get to know me, and each day does, perhaps, bring something quirky and interesting along so I should share.
Today I introduce a product that I found at the grocery store, “Let’s Sand”. Its purpose - to make sandwiches. Very inviting name isn’t it? Though on first glance I thought of gritty hot dogs I ate at the cabin as a kid. Not being able to balance a roasting stick over a bonfire, my hotdogs often took quick dips into the beach sand below. Let’s Sand is not very gritty at all. I had the apple variety:

There is also chicken & mustard, fruit mix, egg, tuna, meat & cheese, and something & potato. I think I picked the best kind. You can’t really see from this picture (I will have to buy it again and take a larger picture…was lazy with the camera this time and to ruin the story I have already tried it and the package has been sent with the recycling) but Let’s Sand comes in a package about the size of those Knorr gravy mix or salad dressing seasoning packages. Inside is filling for your sandwich. Great for picnics and middle of the night snacks as Let’s Sand does not need to be refrigerated and will hold up well under your pillow. Though I would recommend keeping your bread in a bedside bread box for maximum freshness.
Final review: not too bad. The packaging, although champion in logo and name, is extremely unappetizing. Worse is having to squeeze the “sand”(?? I guess the bread makes the “-wich”) out of the package and onto your bread. Though once it is there, you realize that it is basically like apple pie filling. Thin package or can, it tastes the same to me! Pie filling and bread is not too bad but I would recommend toasting the bread first. Another campfire reference - has anyone here tried “bush pies”?
At 120円 (but I found it on sale for 80円), I might consider buying this product again.