Yakitate!! Japan ep. 9
I Won’t Lose!! I Challenge You With My Osaka-Pan!
Kawachi’s training continues. Azuma falls down because of fatigue in Miura (en route to Izu) where a sushi-shop owner finds him and takes him in. The nice man serves him some sushi and to Azuma’s delight, he discovers the main ingredient for his Japan #32: wasabi. Azuma rushes home and bakes his bread right away. As usual, Azuma’s bread is good. Kawachi feels depressed because he thinks he has no chance of winning in the upcoming newcomers’ battle and while wallowing in self-pity, the manager pours sake on his pathetic little head. Kawachi runs away but then he realizes that alcohol has antiseptic properties (that was what the manager was trying to tell him). Kawachi adds brandy to his bread and calls it Osaka-pan (also o-sake-pan). Incidentally, Kawachi’s and Azuma’s sempai at the store (the one with the mushroom-head) gets drunk when he eats a slice of Kawachi’s bread. Kawachi thanks the manager for his help.