$5.19 Minimarts are high status in Japan, with food delivered multiple times daily to ensure it’s fresh; in the United States, anything edible at 7-Eleven is a punchline, or what you wind up with when you’re drunk or high. Stephen Dacus, head of the company that owns 7-Eleven, is trying to change that, and has started with the egg salad sandwiches, the “sandos” chef Anthony Bourdain called “pillows of love” now selling at U.S. franchises with “Japanese-style” labels and “new and improved” branding. Brace yourself: These are refreshing and good, pleasantly chilled from the refrigerated shelf, packed in confidence-winning hard plastic shells and not stingy on the contents. The milk bread is as prominent as the egg salad, but that’s a feature. It’s fluffy, springy, delicate and fresh. The egg salad is mild but flavorful. It’s all so soft. Drunken, high, hungry, hankering or curious, you will – no joke – enjoy this snack.
Six 7-Elevens in Cambridge and Somerville and two Speedways with 7-Eleven stock including Central Square, East Somerville, Davis Square, Inman Square, Kendall Square, Magoun Square, North Cambridge and Porter Square.
About The Author
