The Perfect Home-Cooked Meal Replacement - Let's Make Coupang Sandwiches

The perfect meal replacement, and the most representative one is the sandwich.
Since this summer, I've been too lazy to cook rice, so I've been replacing my staple meals with sandwiches or hamburgers, and it's surprisingly good.
The reason I use Coupang is that it's the easiest way to order all the ingredients at once.
There is a membership fee, but if you use the benefits well, it's more than worth it.

First, the base: the bread.
The most familiar ingredient in Korea is sliced bread. However, for sandwiches, baguette bread has much better flavor.
There's a reason why Subway doesn't use sliced bread.
Moreover, the price of this is uniquely cheap! It's a total bargain.
Even for an average adult male, one-third is plenty for a meal.
In other words, it's enough for 15 meals.
If you don't like it hard, you can just rinse the surface with water and pop it in the air fryer.

A pack of 48. It's cheap and tastes good.
This is also a bestseller. It's well-seasoned and flavorful. I put two slices in one sandwich.
There are other imported products at similar prices, but this one is much better.
Actually, a sandwich can be made with just bread and cheese.

This product is what makes Subway-level quality possible. It's almost essential. It's the hottest item among sandwich hams lately.
Bacon is salty and greasy, and it must be cooked. This is a completely different food.
It's not just regular minced ham. It's Jambon ham made from actual whole pieces of meat.
Because of its popularity, there were times when it was under 10,000 won, but the price has gone up a lot.
It seems to have about 40 slices, and if you put two slices per meal, you'll have leftovers after finishing the bread.
The above can be considered essential, and the rest is down to preference.
Ripe tomatoes (they should be around 6,000 won per kg) are the next essential ingredient,
followed by lettuce or romaine (mini ones are good), or butterhead lettuce.
Onions are also up to your preference (if using raw onions, slice them and leave them in the air to let the spiciness dissipate).
Coupang's arugula is okay too, but it's a bit hit-or-miss.

Jarred pickles are the standard.

If you add olives, it gets even closer to Subway.
And the finishing touch, the sauce... this is also entirely a matter of taste.
But it's surprisingly expensive. Vivid's horseradish sauce isn't too watery and is worth recommending, but it's often out of stock.
Ranch sauce or burger sauce would also be decent choices.
Good extra virgin olive oil is also great as a sauce substitute.
I add that and sprinkle some freshly ground black pepper.
To mimic Subway, if you want a more filling meal,
it's the best to prepare mashed potatoes + egg and use them as toppings.
If you can overcome the laziness, that is.
And if you truly want cafe-level perfection and style!
Then it's good to have some wax paper.

I sometimes just put it in a plastic bag and roll it up to eat lol.
The cost per meal will be roughly 3,000 to 4,000 won.