Japan, second only to Italy (WSJ)

[jcg31]

In this morning's Journal:
In Japan, Traditional Italian Pizza Is Tops - WSJ

[GianniFocaccia]

Re: Japan, second only to Italy (WSJ)

In the three larger cities in Japan that we visited (Hiroshima, Kyoto, Fukioka), I saw exactly one pizzeria, and unfortunately didn't have time to poke my head inside, much less sample the offerings. This is a country with a small (sometimes 8-seat max) noodle house every 30 feet in each direction.

Here is a video of one of Japan's early WFO pizza pioneers, Pizzaiolo Pasquale. Working his a$$ off, he single-handedly builds and bakes 12 pies in 9 minutes. Judging from the out-the-door lines in some of his other videos, he does this 8 hrs a day, every day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOLTlhcThe0

[Greenman]

Re: Japan, second only to Italy (WSJ)

That bloke is a machine!