Japan’s latest pizzas include…rabbit?
Each autumn, individuals throughout Japan participate in a convention often known as “tsukimi” (“moon–viewing“), which honours the harvest moon. This yr, the harvest moon is about to rise on 17 September, and to assist whet our urge for food for the pageant, Pizza Hut is bringing us two particular moon-viewing pizzas, with a particular “shadow image field” that’s being hailed as an {industry} first.
The primary two moon-viewing gadgets on the menu are the medium and large-sized pizzas, accessible in two varieties with egg because the star ingredient (“tuskimi” can also be industry-speak for dishes containing egg, because the yolk resembles the complete moon).
▼ Tsukimi Mayochiki (1,900 yen [US$13.20] for takeout, 2,790 yen for supply)
This pizza is topped with two melty double-boiled eggs and cheese, with flame-grilled teriyaki rooster and wealthy mayonnaise sauce giving it a wealthy and scrumptious flavour.
▼ Tsukimi Bulgogi (2,120 yen for takeout, 3,140 yen for supply)
The melty soft-boiled eggs and cheese are given a kick of warmth with the wealthy style of bulgogi beef, gochujang (a pink chilli paste), and mayonnaise.
Solo diners are additionally being catered for this moon-viewing season, with the 2 pizzas above accessible in “My Field” variations, priced at 1,090 yen for takeout or 1,400 yen for supply.
▼ Tsukimi Mayochiki
▼ Tsukimi Bulgogi
These wanting a aspect of enjoyable with their pizza will need to order one of many medium-sized tsukimi pizzas, as a result of these will include a particular “Shadow Image Field“, accessible in restricted portions.
▼ The video beneath reveals how the field can be utilized with the sunshine in your smartphone to create a shadow of the rabbit on the moon.
Rabbits are generally related to the moon in Japan, as a result of the place individuals see a “man within the moon” on the moon’s floor in lots of Western international locations, individuals in Japan see a rabbit pounding rice. Fortunately there’s no rabbit in these pizzas, however they’ll solely be on the menu for a restricted time from 26 August to 14 October.
Supply, photographs: PR Occasions
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