"Pizza toast is a throwback snack popularized in Japan's classic kissaten coffee shops. The first kissaten to serve pizza toast - milk bread topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella and pizza toppings, toasted until the cheese is melted and bubbling - is reportedly Cafe Benisica in Tokyo, in 1964, which is still operating. The key to this version is to first make toasty garlic bread, and I use marinara instead of the yoshoku ("Western-style food") tradition of making a ketchup-based tomato sauce."
"Add the sauce and pizza toppings to the garlic bread and continue to bake it in the oven until the cheese is bubbling and melted. Note: This makes more garlic butter than you will need for the recipe; save any left over for another use (more garlic bread). It will keep, covered, in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 weeks. (For Valentine's Day, cut the pepperoni into hearts, if desired.)"
Pizza toast originated as a kissaten snack in Japan, reportedly first served at Cafe Benisica in Tokyo in 1964, which remains operating. The dish uses milk bread topped with tomato sauce, mozzarella, and typical pizza toppings, toasted until the cheese melts and bubbles. This version emphasizes making toasty garlic bread first and using marinara rather than the yoshoku ("Western-style food") ketchup-based tomato sauce. After adding sauce and toppings, continue baking until the cheese is bubbling and melted. The garlic butter recipe yields extra; leftovers keep covered in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 weeks. Pepperoni can be cut into heart shapes for Valentine's Day.
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