Now I’m aware that rice is the staple diet in Japan, and consequently the consumption of bread isn’t as important (or indeed commonplace) as it is in my native Britain. Yet even bearing this in mind, it’s nevertheless rather disturbing to see what horrors the humble loaf is occasionally subjected to.
Like this bizarre ice cream, banana, and bread combination for example.
A creation so preposterous that one can only hope that eating instructions are supplied. Providing of course that you’d want to even try.
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believe it or not, i actually tried this. it’s pretty good. the center of it is cut in to cubes (think bread pudding) so you can eat it together with the ice cream and bananas. it’s very much like bread pudding in that the bread sops up all the cream and chocolate. i decided to try this after my brother and i kept seeing all these displays of this interesting concoction. when it came to our table, i found it was much smaller than the display. it was one of the weirdest dishes i had while i was there.
this will never catch on in other countries in my opinion…. but if i ever see it in SF japantown, i will not be surprised.
yes.
and anyone who thinks the japanese eat miso soup for breakfast are sadly mistaken. that’s actually a slice of bread, pictured, rather than a loaf! we used to call them ‘doorsteps’.
There is a huge model (maybe a metre tall) of one of these bread monstrosities outside Pasela’s karaoke emporium in Shibuya. They offer several different varieties; I had a chocolate one. I quite liked it — but only once.
Hey! It’s a choco-banana honey toast! I haven’t seen that for ages. You’re supposed to let the thing sit for a few minutes before eating – like denise said, the cream and syrup are supposed to seep into the bread.
Before even reading the previous comment, I’m already salivating just from that picture. Something about ice cream and bread intrigues and attracts me.
I`ve eaten it before in Japan. In an Italian restaurant. It`s called French toast (or Italian toast?
isn`t it? Don`t people eat it in Europe?
I’m French and I never ate this in my entire life. I’ve even never seen it in a French restaurant.
I don’t know why, but people often tend to add the words “french” or “italian” to the name of a strange recipe, just to gain the customer’s confidence.
And what’s written on the label on the right of the picture? Is this the revision 2.0 of the cake?
Indeed! Ver. 2.0!
Well, I’ve lived in Japan for a few years now, but have yet to see this. That bread looks a bit too thick, but I imagine fresh bread and ice cream might be good together. In America “French Toast” is dry bread soaked in egg and perhaps milk and cinnimon and vanilla, and then fried.
European cuisine is very popular in the US. German cuisine such as Hamburgers and Frankfurters (or Weiners) and French fries are some examples.
eee-yeuh! that just looked gross!
bread and ice cream is popular in asian cultures. in singapore, we have street vendors that sell ice cream [cut from a big block or scooped] sandwiched in slices of bread. the “salty” bread and the sweet ice cream are good together. i’m sure it takes some getting used to.
this one pictured here would be something I’d like to try
RE: In America “French Toast” is dry bread soaked in egg and perhaps milk and cinnimon and vanilla, and then fried.
It’s a similar mix in Ireland – without the vanilla … more a savoury than a sweet dish I suppose. But that bread, banana and ice-cream looks “interesting” – never heard or seen of it b4, worth at least a try I’d say.
Do u eat it for breakfast or later on in the day or whenever?
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David
I had this while visiting Tokyo! After a few days of seeing the signs everywhere, we just had to give it a try. This was nearly two years ago, maybe it’s less trendy now. We mostly saw the signs for them in busy areas with game parlors – the electronics district and Asakusa.
It was delicious! I agree with Denise – it was much like bread pudding. Describing this enormous (even split between four people) half-loaf dessert is one of my favorite stories to tell people about my trip to Japan.
Yes, like what Stef said, it IS indeed pretty common to have ice-cream with bread in Singapore….and I think tis marvelicious. If one can stomach a waffle a la mode with say banana topping, I don’t see why this concoction will be anything less than delicious. So, for those skeptics out there, try it…you won’t be disappointed. \(^__^)/