What is a Korean egg drop sandwich?
An egg drop sandwich is made up of thick brioche bread, eggs, meat, and a sweetened mayonnaise that can sometimes be spicy with sriracha. Egg drop sandwiches are named after the Korean restaurant that popularized the breakfast scrambled egg sandwich. Egg Drop first opened their stores in 2017 and stated that they were the first to make this premium gourmet egg sandwich. Now, many restaurants are selling the same snack like Flippoly and Egg Tuck in the USA.
The brioche bread
What makes this an egg drop sandwich is the extra thicc brioche bread. Egg Drop actually has a proprietary recipe for their brioche bread. This variety of bread has a slightly sweetened flavor and airy texture that crisps to a golden brown when toasted. It holds up the sandwich’s contents really well because it’s so thick. Egg Drop is known for their extra thick slices. I recommend buying a whole brioche loaf and cutting your own bread. This way you can leave the bottom ~1 inch attached creating a sort of a pocket instead of having two individual bread slices. This makes it so ingredients don’t drop to the bottom. If you can’t find brioche loaves at your grocery store, you can also use thick-cut brioche bread from Trader Joe’s. If you can’t find any brioche nearby, try using white bread loaves instead, although the flavor might differ.
The sweet sauce
In between each thick slice of brioche is a sweetened mayo sauce that combines two parts of mayonnaise with one part of condensed milk. There’s also an optional spicy-sweet sriracha mayo sauce too. The finished egg drop sandwiches are also drizzled with this mayo sauce on top and sprinkled with fresh herbs like dried parsley or fresh minced chives.
Sandwich filling variations
At Egg Drop and the many spinoff restaurants, they also have other popular Korean TikTok egg sandwiches. Some of my favorite fillings are kimchi bulgogi, ham and cheese, spam, and avocado.
Tips for egg drop sandwich success
To get the tastiest egg drop sandwich at home, here are some tips:
Why is it called an “egg drop” sandwich?
Egg drop sandwiches are named after Egg Drop, the Korean restaurant of the same name. They popularized this variety of egg sandwiches that feature thick brioche slices and light and fluffy scrambled eggs and cheese fillings, with a sweet mayonnaise sauce.
