5 Foods That The Japanese Have Perfected!

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Confession time: I am an avid Japanophile. Japan is a country that invents a lot but it is also a country that and refines and perfects concepts. Think electronics, cars and food. And on our recent trip we discovered that they had indeed perfected already popular items like French toast, soft serve, fruit, pastry and beef but with their very own twist. White strawberry or olive beef anyone?

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And then it arrives: the taster plate with three toppings: caramel whipped cream, vanilla ice cream with blueberry sauce and cinnamon apples. And the French toast comes with just a fork and a butter knife because that's their way of telling you that it's so soft that you don't need a knife. It's beautifully soft and milky eggy but never eggy in aroma. I am pretty sure that almost everyone that has tried this takes a peek inside to see if there is any bread in there (there is, it's that milky white soft loaf). It's just pure pleasure eating this French toast and after eating it, I decide to devote my life to trying to find how to make this. How very Japanese! I'm glad to say that the recipe for Cafe Aaliyah's copycat French Toast is here.

High end soft serve? That's exactly what the people at Nissei the Osaka based company were thinking of when they developed Cremia soft serve. The Sisters chain that sells this is otherwise known for their pearl tea but this very milky and creamy soft serve is so different from others you may have tried. It is also available at other places all over Japan.

http://www.notquitenigella.com/2016/06/22/tokyo-french-toast-soft-serve-white-strawberries/