If even Gino Sorbillo, the famous Neapolitan restaurateur, has approved pizza with pineapple, imagine if it is not possible to imagine a hot dog filled with Japanese food. It happens in Brazil, which is the country that welcomes the largest number of Japanese outside of Japan (almost 2 million Brazilians are of Japanese origin) in particular in the State of Sao Paulo: right in the center of the Paulista capital, in the Liberdade neighborhood which is full of Asian places, one shop has invented the "Cachorro-quente com yakisoba", otherwise known as "Yakisoba dog", that is, the hot dog stuffed with stir-fried noodles, typical of Japanese cuisine. In Brazil, in fact, the Japanese dish par excellence, even more than sushi, is yakisoba, which thanks to strong Asian immigration has become a very popular dish, as well as temaki, of which a variant has also been created in the South American country. It is no coincidence that the "Brazilian sushi" chain Temakinho has been very successful in Italy.
It is therefore not surprising, in the era of fusion cuisine, such a curious combination, such as that between the hot dog, whose origin is claimed by Austria, Germany and the United States and usually contains a frankfurter, and Asian food. The Power Pop restaurant in the heart of Sao Paulo offers fillings not only for the very popular yakisoba but also for other Japanese dishes, such as chicken katsu, also known as panko chicken (a particular bread flour used for frying). Another peculiarity of this hot dog that we could define as "nippo-brasileiro" is the type of bread used, of which the customer can also choose the color: pink or green, or the brioche type. All dishes are served with Kewpie mayonnaise, widely consumed in Japan, while for vegans there is the option with shimeji mushrooms (also very common in Brazil) and mayonnaise prepared without eggs. All at reasonable prices, considering that exotic cuisine is always very expensive all over the world, but in this case you only pay the equivalent of 4-5 euros for a generously stuffed hot dog.
