The postwar period saw Yoshoku become more popular among common people, which was partly due to the fact that they received western food from the allied forces based on a lack of food.
洋食が庶民の味として定着したのは戦後であり、食糧難もあって連合軍からもたらされた西洋風の食糧を食卓に受け入れざるを得ない事情もあった。