Ogura toast

Ogura toast (小倉トースト, ogura tōsuto) is a dish of thickly-sliced, toasted bread topped with ogura, a sweet jam made from adzuki beans. It is often served in cafés in Nagoya.^[1]

Ogura toast

Ogura toast with butter and a boiled egg
Alternative names	An toast (あんトースト)
Type	Toast
Course	Breakfast
Place of origin	Japan
Region or state	Aichi Prefecture
Created by	Mitsuba (満つ葉) Cafe, Sakae, Nagoya-shi
Main ingredients	Ogura (adzuki beans), sliced bread
Similar dishes	Anpan, kaya toast
Media: Ogura toast

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]

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References

1. "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).