A new vegetable dish invented by a restaurant in Nagoya is whipping up a media frenzy overseas, where it is being marketed as a sponge cake.
The Vegedeco Salad, a concoction of vegetables and tofu aimed at people on diets, has been billed on U.S. TV as the Vegetable Decoration Cake, a dessert one can eat without feeling guilty.
The cakes are catching on with weight-conscious diners who believe they embody the healthier traditions of Japanese food, such as dietary and beauty benefits.
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