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Ogura toast originated at the Mitsuba cafe in the Sakae area of Nagoya in 1921 (Taishō 10). A shopkeeper at Mitsuba noticed customers dipping their toast in zenzai (ogura porridge), and was inspired to create ogura toast in response. [1]
To suit the tastes of Japanese people, mizuame syrup was added to the sponge cake to make it more moist, and zarame (coarse sugar) was added to the bottom to give it a coarser texture. [5] Castella is usually baked in square or rectangular molds, then cut and sold in long boxes, with the cake inside being approximately 27 cm (11 in) long.
The first Japanese-style kiln in the west was built by Tsuronosuke Matsubayashi at Leach Pottery, St Ives in 1922. [10] Western raku potters rarely use lead as a glaze ingredient, due to its serious level of toxicity, but may use other metals as glaze ingredients. Japanese potters substitute a non-lead frit. Although almost any low-fire glaze ...
Melonpan (メロンパン, meronpan), also called melon bun or melon bread, is a Japanese sweetbun covered in a layer of crispy cookie dough. The texture resembles that of a melon, such as a cantaloupe. It is not traditionally melon-flavored. [1] Melonpan and pineapple bun from Hong Kong are very similar. By comparison, the Japanese style is ...
Dorayaki (どら焼き, どらやき, 銅鑼焼き, ドラ焼き) is a type of Japanese confection. It consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet azuki bean paste. [1] [2] The original dorayaki consisted of only one layer. Its current shape was invented in 1914 by Usagiya in the Ueno district ...
Japanese milk bread (食パン, shokupan), also called Hokkaido milk bread, or simply milk bread in English sources, is a soft white bread commonly sold in Asian bakeries, particularly Japanese ones. Although bread is not a traditional Japanese food , it was introduced widely after World War II , and the style became a popular food item.
Rough equivalents are fish paste, fish loaf, fish cake, and fish sausage. [1] Shizuo Tsuji , chef and author, recommends using the Japanese name in English, [1] similar to English usage of the word sushi. Kamaboko has been made in Japan since the 14th century and is now available nearly worldwide.
The Japanese had been making desserts for centuries before sugar was widely available in Japan. Many desserts commonly available in Japan can be traced back hundreds of years. [1] In Japanese cuisine, traditional sweets are known as wagashi, and are made using ingredients such as red bean paste and mochi.