A collection of short phrase cards from Komaba Shokudo

Q:

As a citizen who loves imoni, I find it extremely regrettable that a falsely labeled imoni dish based on pork and miso is being served under the guise of "imoni soup."
Since ancient times, authentic imoni has been a soy sauce-based dish with beef, while miso and pork soups that resemble tonjiru have been shunned as barbarian imoni. I believe that imoni soup in the school cafeteria, which could repeat the tragedy of the "imoni wars," the repeated barbarian invasions of orthodox imoni, is a very dangerous menu item that could undermine peace.

A:

Thank you very much for your passionate feedback regarding imoni soup. The restaurant staff, who developed the dish, are originally from Tohoku and have told us that imoni soup varies from region to region, even within the prefecture, and that each has a deep love and dedication for their own local dish. It's difficult to say, "This is the imoni soup!" This imoni soup is inspired by Tohoku University, so we recreated the imoni (miso-based, pork) that is popular in Miyagi Prefecture, where the university campus is located. We apologize for not using the soy sauce-based beef imoni soup that you all love. We hope you'll give it a try this time, in recognition of the Hellenic generosity.
If we consider serving imoni soup at the University of Tokyo Co-op again in the future, we'd like to consider a soy sauce-based version.