What Koreans think Americans want: Ham and cheese with strawberry jam

I have eaten just about everything in this world but at Bennigan's, a western style family restaurant in South Korea, I came across the king of all sandwiches: ham, turkey and cheese on white bread, covered in batter, deep-fried to perfection and topped with icing sugar. Served with your choice of strawberry jam or ketchup... Oddly enough it was nice, but I can’t stop thinking what Soju-inspired adventure lead to this insanity?

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Seoul

Seoul
South Korea

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Joseph Cyr

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Ha! Actually, this sandwich does exist in the US--called a 'Monte Cristo' on this side of the Pacific...but not offered w/ ketchup...

Michael Soncina

Man it felt like a heart attack....is it popular?

Joseph Cyr

Local Expert

not extremely...seem to have seen it on brunch menus...crazy that there's 'Bennigan's' in Seoul, eh? You should check out Dunkin' Donuts in Korea--the 'locally-adapted' flavors can be weird--for example: carrot wheat? banana 'chewisty'? tofu?

Sharon In

I remember being homesick and making the same mistake of walking into a chain restaurant, which I’m not a big fan of. The menu wasn’t created FOR Americans … it was created BY Americans. It’s really no different than most of the artery-clogging foods in the US.

Michael Soncina

I was not home sick, I ended up with some Military guys who knew my friend...I guess they were, so my friend and I ordered this to share...it was weird but I can see how ti works, I love Korean food ...SoSo good!