St. Paul sandwich St. Paul sandwich The St. Paul sandwich can be found in many Chinese American restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as other cities in Missouri, including Columbia, Jefferson City, and Springfield. The sandwich consists of an egg foo young patty (made with mung bean sprouts and minced white onions) served with dill pickle slices, white onion, mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato between two slices of white bread. The St. Paul sandwich also comes in different combinations and specials, such as chicken, pork, shrimp, beef, and other varieties. One source has the origin of the St. Paul sandwich dating to the
History of Chinese Americans in St. Louis moved there from New York and San Francisco. The community they settled, Hop Alley, became St. Louis' Chinatown. This community disappeared in 1966 when it was demolished to make room for a parking lot for Busch Stadium. Many Chinese Americans moved to St. Louis's Missouri suburbs, where they founded Chinese-language schools and Chinese churches and community organizations. In the late 19th century and the early 20th century, the ethnic Chinese population was less than 0.1% of the city's population. There were 300 Chinese in St. Louis by the end of the 19th century. In 1960, 102 Chinese lived in the