Some consumers here in Japan are turning to a mythical mermaid-like figure in hopes of bringing an end to the coronavirus pandemic.
A bakery in the southern prefecture of Okinawa began making bread in the shape of the popular creature last month.
The character known as Amabie has gone viral amid the outbreak in Japan.
It traces its roots to the Edo era and is said to repel plagues.
The bread is made from locally sourced ingredients, including yellow potato for the creature's long hair and beak as well as red sweet potato for the body.
The bakery was forced to close temporarily last month due to the coronavirus.
But orders have been pouring in after the product was featured online.
Japan's health ministry is also using Amabie as part of an ad campaign aimed at stopping the spread of the virus.
A bakery in the southern prefecture of Okinawa began making bread in the shape of the popular creature last month.
The character known as Amabie has gone viral amid the outbreak in Japan.
It traces its roots to the Edo era and is said to repel plagues.
The bread is made from locally sourced ingredients, including yellow potato for the creature's long hair and beak as well as red sweet potato for the body.
The bakery was forced to close temporarily last month due to the coronavirus.
But orders have been pouring in after the product was featured online.
Japan's health ministry is also using Amabie as part of an ad campaign aimed at stopping the spread of the virus.
◆go viral 急速に広まる
◆trace one's roots to （人の）起源を～に遡る
◆repel 名誉待遇の
◆plague 疫病
◆pour in 大量に流れ込む、押し寄せる
◆trace one's roots to （人の）起源を～に遡る
◆repel 名誉待遇の
◆plague 疫病
◆pour in 大量に流れ込む、押し寄せる