Kyoto's Bakery Culture: Testament to the Ancient Capital's Modernity
Show: Core Kyoto --> Season: 7 - Season 7
AirDate: 2/21/2019
Runtime: 28
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Overview: It may come as a surprise that Kyoto -- the capital of Japanese cuisine -- leads the country in the consumption of Western culture's staple food. Bread entered through Yokohama and Kobe during modernization in the mid-1800's and soon took root in Kyoto, leading to a flourishing bakery culture centered around snack buns and sandwiches, as practical, novelty-loving Kyotoites took to the convenience and modernity of baked goods. Discover Kyoto's love of the new through its embrace of bread.