Why Japan is so down on British food | The Japan TimesAsk any Japanese person what they think of British food, and the common reply will be, “I’ve heard it’s terrible.” This universal disdain for British cooking is a result of the usual media prejudice, exacerbated by a confidence among Japanese in their native ability to discern epicurean excellence. A prime illustration of this mindset is the famous comment once made by Kyosen Ohashi, Japan’s most
