St. Paul sandwich

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Etymology

According to local legend, the St. Paul sandwich was invented by Steven Yuen at Park Chop Suey in Lafayette Square, a neighborhood near downtown St. Louis, Missouri; Yuen named the sandwich after his hometown of Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Noun

St. Paul sandwich (plural St. Paul sandwiches)

  1. An American sandwich, found mainly in Chinese restaurants in Missouri, consisting of an egg foo yung patty between slices of white bread.

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