M&S is launching a new DESSERT sandwich and it's a dupe for a viral Japanese one
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SWEET TREAT M&S is launching a new DESSERT sandwich and it's a dupe for a viral Japanese one
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M&S has just dropped a limited-edition sweet sandwich and it's a total game-changer for summer snackers.
The posh grocer has taken inspiration from a viral Japanese trend and launched the Red Diamond Strawberry & Crème Sandwich.
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M&S has launched a Japanese style sandwich
The £2.80 luxury sandwich comes packed with strawberries and a whipped cream cheese filling, all hugged between slices of sweet bread.
M&S said: 'With our exclusive Red Diamond Strawberries at their juiciest best, the time has finally come to create the ultimate strawberries and crème experience.'
M&S reckons it's perfect for everything from alfresco lunches, Wimbledon snacking, afternoon tea, or even just a sweet pick-me-up.
Foodies have been going wild for Japan's iconic 'furūtsu sando', or fruit sando, sandwiches made with fresh fruit and whipped cream, layered between slices of soft, subtly sweet 'shokupan' bread.
It's the kind of pastel, Instagram-ready food trend that has been flooding feeds and taking over the UK's trendiest Japanese patisseries.
Now, M&S is bringing the buzz to British shelves and shoppers are already eyeing it as the must-try treat of the summer.
And it seems M&S is the only major supermarket to be selling the Japanese style sandwiches.
The Sun has contacted M&S to find out when exactly the tasty summer treat will land on UK shelves.
It's not the first time the retailer has made sandwich history.
M&S first sold freshly made sandwiches all the way back in the 1920s and has flogged more than 4billion sarnies since.
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The new fruity creation also comes hot on the heels of M&S's newly launched summer café menu, which includes a Matilda cake dupe and an Eton Mess milkshake.
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And it's not just M&S turning up the heat in the dessert aisle.
Asda has shoppers in a spin with its new Swizzels Squashies Drumstick Dessert Sauce – a nostalgic throwback in a bottle that fans say is a 'sweet blast from the past'.
Earlier this month, Quality Street stans were buzzing when a cult-fave toffee dessert made a surprise return after mysteriously vanishing from shelves in 2019.
Meanwhile, Aldi gave Dubai's TikTok-famous chocolate bar a run for its money, launching a £3.99 dupe stuffed with rich pistachio cream and crunchy kadayif pastry, all wrapped in smooth milk chocolate.
And on the drinks front, things are getting just as indulgent.
Yorkshire Tea has dropped its first-ever iced tea drinks, available in lemon and peach & raspberry – making summer 2025 officially one for sweet treats and cold sips.
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