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Make Miso-Butter Spaghetti Carbonara, The Gateway To Japanese-Italian Cooking - The Takeout
When it comes to fusing the cuisines of different cultures (I’m trying hard to avoid the loaded term “fusion”), the Japanese were ahead of their time. Around the turn of the 20th century, Emperor Meiji decreed incorporating Western ideas and cultural norms would help Japan advance as a global player. One aspect of this was in food, and it kickstarted the popularity of curry rice, fried pork cutlets, hamburger steaks, and dishes of the like. It’s known as Yoshoku, the Japanese take on Wes