is a dish of thickly-sliced, toasted bread topped with
ogura jam (a common sweet spread or filling in Japan, made from
red beans), served in cafés in
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...
.
Origin
Ogura toast originated at the Mitsuba
cafe
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caf ...
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.
Afterwards, the dish spread across Aichi to become a café staple.
References
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Japanese cuisine