Ogura toast (小倉トースト, ogura tōsuto) is a dish of thickly-sliced, toasted bread topped with ogura jam (a common sweet spread or filling in Japan, made from red beans), 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

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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