Ox Tail Dip

I made the long walk to Stanmore this morning to try Sangcuary, a new sandwich shop by the team behind The Pantry Story next door. Love seeing more SE Asian-inspired sandwich spots popping up. Yay, Southeast Asia united ✨

Most of the menu is pretty unique, with lots of Indonesian-inspired flavours, so it was honestly hard to choose. Everything sounded very different from your usual sandwich. I ended up going for their top seller, the Oxtail Dip, which has been flying around social lately. Lucky I got there around 9am when it was still quiet because this one takes a little time to make.

And when it came out... boy, she was thicccc.

The focaccia was chef’s kiss. Thick, fluffy, bouncy and just so satisfying. I’m a bread guy, so you already know I was happy. The meat was ridiculously soft and tender. The caramelised onion brought heaps of sweetness and depth. The sauce was quite sweet and creamy, somehow reminding me of an Asian-style tomato sauce. I reckon it was the combo of tomato, garlic mayo and melted provolone all coming together.

I’d seen some people say it can taste a bit bland without the soup, but honestly I thought it was already super yum on its own. The oxtail broth was thick and super flavourful, and once dipped, it soaked right into that fluffy focaccia. Sooo good, just extremely messy to eat 😂

It also came with lime to squeeze over for a bit of brightness, although one slice was definitely fighting for its life against this rich beast.

Overall, seriously good. Rich, messy, comforting and absolutely worth the hype.

I also had the malted croissant ice cream sandwich, which was pretty nice too, although maybe a bit ambitious for 9am. 😅

I ate all this in the morning and honestly... I’m good for the day. Kinda in a sandwich coma now lol.