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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Ng

Chotto Matte: The food still dazzles at this time-honoured Soho institution

Kate Ng

Please forgive me. I’m always late to the party. So when I first heard the words “Japanese-Peruvian” uttered in the context of fusion food, the sceptic in me bristled. “Fusion?” I complained. “Very few ‘fusion foods’ are actually any good. I bet it’s s***.”

Well, smack me across the face with a tortilla (as per the TikTok challenge), because Japanese-Peruvian food is actually bloody amazing. It’s also been around for the better part of the last decade, so I am about 12 years late to the party, a new record for me. But better late than never, right?

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