Convenience store chain tests our limits by turning the divisive flavour into a cream sandwich.
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Japanese convenience store chain makes us rethink the fruit sando with a beautiful new release.
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At just around a buck, the egg sandwich at this chain is enough to make convenience stores weep.
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Skipping the regular Family Mart buns for these substitutes transforms Famichiki into something even more magical.
![Japan’s favorite sandwich pockets now come with sakura filling, but how do they taste?[Taste test]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/lp-1.jpg?w=640 "Japan’s favorite sandwich pockets now come with sakura filling, but how do they taste?[Taste test]")
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