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Ogura toast
Ogura toast with butter and a boiled egg
Alternative namesAn toast (あんトースト)
TypeToast
CourseBreakfast
Place of originJapan
Region or stateAichi Prefecture
Created byMitsuba (満つ葉) Cafe, Sakae, Nagoya-shi
Main ingredientsOgura (adzuki beans), sliced bread
Similar dishesAnpan, kaya toast

Ogura toast (小倉トースト, ogura tōsuto) 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.[1]

Origin

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] Afterwards, the dish spread across Aichi to become a café staple.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nagoya Meshi representative! Ogura Toast History". 愛知県日進市のパン屋カメリヤ (Camelia Bakery in Nisshin, Aichi) (in Japanese).
  2. ^ "名古屋を知る - 名古屋人は"小倉あん"がお好き (Get to Know Nagoya - Nagoya Loves Ogura)". 名古屋観光情報公式サイト (Nagoya Convention & Visitor's Bureau) (in Japanese).