The spaghetti sandwich or spaghetti jaffle in Australia is a

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prepared using cooked

spaghetti Spaghetti () is a long, thin, solid, cylindrical pasta.spaghetti
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, a sauce and bread as primary ingredients. It is sold at some underground concession areas near subway stations in

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, and has been purveyed at the

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baseball park in

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, U.S. and in some U.S. restaurants.

Preparation

Cooked spaghetti with sauce and bread are used to prepare the spaghetti sandwich. It is sometimes prepared using leftover spaghetti, and the spaghetti can be chopped or left whole.

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is sometimes used as an ingredient, spread on the bread. A

bread roll A bread roll is a small, oblong individual loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment (eaten plain or with butter). Rolls can be served and eaten whole or are also commonly cut and filled – the result of doing so is considered a '' sandwic ...

, sliced bread and garlic bread can be used to prepare the sandwich. Additional ingredients used in its preparation can include cheeses such as grated

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and spices such as garlic powder and

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. It can be served cold or hot, and can be cooked using a

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By country

Japan

The spaghetti sandwich is a food in

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. In Tokyo, the sandwich is prepared using a meat sauce, a sliced French roll or white bread, and has been described as a "Tokyo novelty." Some underground concession areas near subway stations in Tokyo sell the spaghetti sandwich, and it has been described as a "handy commuter snack." ''

Yakisoba-pan ''Yakisoba-pan'' (焼きそばパン) is a popular Japanese food in which yakisoba, ''yakisoba'' is sandwiched between an oblong white bread roll resembling an American hotdog bun known as ''koppe-pan''. This high-carbohydrate food item is essent ...

'' is a similar noodle sandwich that is more common in concession areas near Tokyo subway stations.

United States

The

baseball park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, included a spaghetti sandwich on its concessions fare in 2013, named the Spaghetti Pie Panino. It was prepared using cooked spaghetti, pasta sauce, meatballs and mozzarella cheese. A cooking variation that is used at a restaurant in

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in Queens, New York City, involves using an

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to coat a mixture of sauce, pasta, and cheese, and then baking it into a

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using a

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pan. The patty has a moist texture on the inside and a crispy exterior. File:Spaghetti sammich (14434939910).jpg, A spaghetti sandwich

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