The St.Paul Sandwich is a uniquely American creation, ironically originating in St.Louis, Missouri.

It’s an Egg Foo Young patty sandwiched between white bread, with mayo, lettuce, tomato, and pickles, and it is glorious!  We recently decided to put The Woks of Life spin on it, with a step-by-step recipe and a new YouTube video! What is the St.Paul Sandwich? Over the years, we’ve received just a few casual mentions of something called a St.Paul Sandwich.

Only recently, however, did Kaitlin fall down an internet rabbit hole and alert me to its existence.  The St.Paul sandwich is one of those hyperlocal Chinese American specialties that we love to document on the blog.Pioneered by a gentleman from St.

Paul, Minnesota who owned a Chinese restaurant in St.Louis, Missouri, he figured that an egg foo young patty would make a great egg sandwich you can enjoy any time of the day.  To say we loved this sandwich is an understatement.It’s almost scary how quickly these sandwiches got eaten, or rather, inhaled!  Get the info straight from St.

Louis locals! We enjoyed this segment on St.Paul sandwiches from Nine PBS, the St.Louis PBS station!  Don’t Forget the Gravy!  For our St.

Paul sandwich, we decided to go a slightly more classic route.Just like egg foo young served over rice, we’re serving the sandwich version with egg foo young gravy alongside! It’s like a heavyweight jus, and in my opinion—ya gotta have i

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