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Pizza Hut adds a 'too much coriander' pizza to its lineup in Japan

Mar 21 (soranews24.com) - Whether you call it coriander or cilantro, “pakuchi”, as it’s known in Japan, is a divisive herb at the best of times. Those who hate the pungent plant won’t go anywhere near it, while those who love it just can’t get enough of it.

This hate-it-or-love-it nature of the herb has led food providers in Japan to double down on their coriander offerings in the past, and now Pizza Hut is joining the fray with a pizza that delivers way more coriander than usual.

Called the “Pakuchi Sugite Kusa“, which translates to “Too Much Corainder Herb“, this pizza is said to contain so much coriander it’ll shock even the Z Generation. ...continue reading

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