Wednesday, July 14, 2021

(2405) Western cuisine -in a manner of speaking

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I have often written about the subset of Japanese cuisine called "yoshoku" (洋食) that is "Western food": it isn't exactly "Western cuisine" (besides what does "Western cuisine" even mean?) but the pre-WWII Japanese understanding of what "Western cuisine" means (again, what does "Western cuisine" mean?) Here we have an excellent example of how far the concept can go: a two-sandwich pack, one with a burger patty in demi-glace sauce (burger patties are always, always, ALWAYS served in demiglace sauce in Japan: it's mandated by the Constitution) and one with spaghetti cooked in ketchup or, in Japanese "hanbagu" (ハンバーグ) and "naporitan" (ナポリタン), respectively, two of the most characteristic yoshoku dishes. 

(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr).

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