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Originally Posted by Klint

A lot of sandwiches can be made with either toasted or untoasted bread. I guess it mostly depends on what the person making it feels like.

I see.

actually I asked some of my friends if they have toasters the vertical ones, but none of them have it... and all of them called the toaster oven "Oven-toaster".
and when they say "sandwich", it usually untoasted ones.
I asked them how they called the sandwiches with toated bread, and they said they don't know but they would say トーストしたパンのサンドウィッチ~sandwiches with the toasted bread~

Do you call it "toasted sandwiches" or something?

Ooh... That also looks good!
I never thought it would be this fun posting links to different snack foods.
We have something similar called Pinwheels, although it only has one cookie layer on the bottom, and I think they're kind of expensive: http://unbecominglevity.blogharbor.c...pinwheel_2.jpg

when I clicked the web site you gave me,
all I got was this...

"This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the document requested. Either you supplied the wrong credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser doesn't understand how to supply the credentials required."

If you don't mind me asking, what other kinds of snacks are there in Japan?

well.... there are so many kinds here!

I am also confuse about snacks, sweets, candies and all.

I thought a candy is a lolly, but when you say candy bar it could be a chocolate bars like Mars right?
What is "candy"?

candies,cookies,biscuits,chocolate,chewing gums,crisps... Are they "snacks"?
but only sweet snacks are called sweets?

well, back to Japanese snacks...

I think you will be very surprised when you come to a supermarket or a convenience store in Japan.... you will see a lot of snacks and sweets and all!

It's so hard to explain about it.

anyone who has been to Japan, or living in Japan can help me here? pleeeez!

In the US...

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5...linton2bg6.jpg - Can be called a biscuit or a roll (or dinner/bread roll).

I saw similer ones at COSTCO in Japan.
They were called Dinner rolls there.

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thum...ip-cookies.jpg - Are typically just called cookies.

looks yum!

http://scally.typepad.com/photos/pho...ve_biscuit.jpg - Are usually reffered to as cookies as well.

The company is famous in Japan too

Basically, cookies and (British) biscuits are the same. Biscuits are just harder than cookies, probably so they can be dunked in a drink without dissolving so much.

mmm how about Oreo?
I love to eat it dunked in milk!

I'm sorry if I caused more confusion. It's difficult trying to explain something like this... I don't think I fully understand the differences myself.

I am still confused (hahaha) but please don't say sorry, cos I really appreciate what you did for me.

oh, I have another question!


How do you call the containers for trash/rubbish

trash can?
rubbish bin?