Pure Tokyoscope Podcast 138: The Japanese Food That Made Us!
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture direct from Japan!
FULL EPISODE! This time on the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast, authors Matt Alt (Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World) and Patrick Macias (Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan) discuss the Japanese Foods That Made them the amazing physical specimens they are today, from Top Ramen, to beef Teriyaki, and fancy tonkatsu meals with dining recommendations for your next trip to Tokyo.
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Show Notes
Danguard Ace opening theme by Shunsuke Kikuchi, sung by Isao Sasaki, 1977
Voltcon 2025 Annoucement
Turbo Teen opening (1984)
Whisky Barrel Aged Kit Kat
Top Ramen TV Commercial (1987)
Cup Noodles distributed to riot police in the Asama-Sanso incident, 1971
Fred Sanford Tries Japanese Food (Sanford and Son, 1974)
Tony’s Pizza, Kichijoji Tokyo
New Show Sponsor: Dinty Moore Beef Stew
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