Welsh cuisine butter was the primary cooking medium and basis for sauces. Salt was an important ingredient in Welsh butter, but also in early Welsh cheeses, which would sit in brine during the cheesemaking process. The Welsh were also early adopters of roasting cheese. An early incarnation of Welsh rarebit was being made in medieval times, and by the middle of the 15th century rarebit was considered a national dish. The acid soil of Wales meant that the milk produced by their cattle created a soft cheese, which was not as good for roasting, so Welsh people would trade for harder cheeses
Ogura toast dish spread across Aichi to become a café staple. Today, Ogura toast is a symbol of Nagoya and the Aichi prefecture, and a popular souvenir from the region is ogura toast langue de chat. ITV's Joanna Lumley described ogura toast as "the best beans on toast east of the English Channel", and at the 2017 London Japan Matsuri, Nagoya was jokingly awarded the "Alan MacMasters Prize" for toast innovation. Japanese cafés typically offer "morning service" () or "morning set" (モーニングセット), which is a low-cost breakfast menu available only during select morning hours. This is typically a light breakfast with a