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Bread
It is said that Japan has more types of bread than any other country. Buns in Japan are filled with custard cream, sweet bean paste, or even curry. Bread made its first appearance in Japan in the 16th century. It probably came along with a shipment of firearms, from a Portuguese ship that drifted ashore in southern Japan. In fact, the Japanese word for bread is "pan," which comes from the Portuguese. A new bread product in the late-19th century incorporated a traditional Japanese sweet into Western bread. It led to a surge in bread's popularity with the masses. Since then, Japanese bakers have continued to create recipes that suit Japanese tastes, making bread an integral part of the Japanese diet. On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, our theme is bread. We'll see how bread worked its way into a country that has a culture founded on rice, and explore the latest trends in Japanese baking.
Aired: May 02, 2013 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: Peter BarakanDuration: 28m Rating: 0 Country: Japan, United Kingdom Production:
Episodes
01: Sumo02: Bathroom Scales03: Enka04: Small Factories05: Japanophiles - Azby Brown06: Japanophiles - Ernst Seiler07: Japanophiles - Yasokichi Konishiki08: Ume Plums09: Storehouses10: Wagyu11: Uniforms12: Rice Cookers13: Burial Mounds14: Stationery15: Bread16: Pine Trees17: Parcel Delivery18: Pro Wrestling19: Strawberries20: Calculators21: Television22: Lake Biwa23: Expressways24: Beer25: Japanophiles - Mike Harris26: Japanophiles - Karl Bengs27: Japanophiles - Kenny Omega28: Shakuhachi29: Convenience Stores30: Used Books31: Women's Nylons32: Remote Islands33: Characters and Mascots34: Grapes35: Makeup36: Ukiyo-e37: Buses38: Parties and Gatherings39: Conveyor Belt Sushi40: Pets