The programme "Sushoku Attohome" was broadcast on NHK on 3 January. In it, a story about a rare ozoni eaten in Niigata was discussed. The ozoni introduced in the programme has become a hot topic on twitter.

The first was introduced as a zoni with 'salmon and salmon roe'.

Adapted from the Assault at Home website.

The resulting dish is the well-known 'salmon and baby zoni' in Niigata. It has been eaten since the Edo period. http://www. nhk.or.jp/athome/onair/20140103c01.html

This zoni with salmon and salmon roe was met with a lot of "yes, yes" and "we put salmon roe in ours too!" There were many reactions of "Yes, yes!

However, the next guest, Yamamoto-san, who lives in Niigata City, had a zoni that was...

Adapted from the Assault at Home website.

And a pork cutlet!

Adapted from the Assault at Home website.

And it's a pork cutlet. What? Do they put pork cutlets in zoni in Niigata?

Niigata Tonkatsu Zoni?

- Nobo (@pxgkh605) 2014, Jan 3

Zoni in Niigata with pork cutlets? w #nhk

- Inspicon (@Inspicon) 2014, Jan 3

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I have lived in Niigata for 10 years and had never heard of such a story. I had never eaten ozoni in Niigata. And Niigata is a prefecture that loves pork cutlets so much that tare-katsu (deep-fried pork cutlets with sauce) is a speciality ...

I didn't realise this was happening...

Even if my parents are from Niigata, I wouldn't put pork cutlets in zoni. ‼︎‼︎

- Amber sister (EXILE PRIDE) (@EX24karats_0725) 2014, Jan 3

NHK, are you a Niigata resident, I don't put pork cutlets in zoni. Salmon is put in.

- SEKI (@seki5213) 2014, Jan 3

There's no pork cutlet in zoni. Oyako zoni with salmon is a staple in our house. #NHK

- Wanko (@wanko_34) 2014, Jan 3

Niigata Prefecture tonkatsu zoni ...... We don't do it. I think it's some families in Niigata Prefecture.

- Shiki Rin Rin Rin ♪ (@starsjy2013929) 2014, Jan 3

I grew up in Niigata, but I've never heard of putting pork cutlets in zoni. I don't think it's very common...

- Junk (@junk0_0) 2014, Jan 3

But then there were a number of tweets from Niigata residents correcting this. Some people seem to put salmon and salmon roe in, but not pork cutlets!

However, it is hard to tell the real story just from the reactions on twitter. Is it really only at Yamamoto-san's house that they put pork cutlets in ozoni, or are there many families like that in Niigata... I wonder.

What kind of ozoni do you eat?