Imperial Hotel Tokyo develops new shokupan bread with white crusts to curb food waste
A crust-averse nation Many Japanese people enjoy eating fluffy, soft, and chewy white milk bread, known as 食パン shokupan, baked into square loaves. Whether it’s…
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Turning Japanese convenience store bread into gourmet French toast
Yamazaki Baking Company’s long-selling “Thin Crust Cream Bread” series is a major hit with sweets fans in Japan. In particularly their “Thin Crust Sweet Potato…
Chef’s simple recipe for “the most delicious bread” has foodies salivating
Pro-chef Mugi Rice (@HG7654321) has amassed quite a bit of foodie followers on Twitter, and that’s because the talented cook often shares useful kitchen lifehacks…
Japanese burger chain once again releases gourmet bread with incredibly long name
Popular Japanese burger chain Mos Burger is most known for its wide variety of burgers (including a Mac ‘n’ Cheese Croquette Burger), but they also…
From Food Waste to Beer: Bread Crusts and Coffee Beans Transformed into Delicious Brews
The Kuramae district in Taito Ward of Tokyo partnered with Asahi Breweries to reduce food waste and build community through craft beer. Akiko Shigematsu, for…
Use a pack of bread to peel an orange? Get faster access to your citrus with this easy lifehack
How do you peel oranges? I often peel them with a knife because I don’t like getting orange peel under my nails, but I’ve always…
Japan’s brilliant melon bread spread may be the greatest thing since sliced bread
One of the stars of any Japanese bakery or bread section at a convenience store is melon pan, or Japanese melon bread. Melon bread gets…
Steam Bread Tokyo’s cheese omelette sandwich is an ooey-gooey fluffy delight
If you’re into Japan and follow food trends, you’ve probably heard how amazing Japanese egg sandwiches can be. We’ve already introduced several excellent examples, from…
Cat-shaped bread now comes in Spring flavors featuring sakuramochi & other Japanese sweets
We have happy news for both cat fans and foodies. Neko neko shokupan ねこねこ食パン (Cat Cat Sandwich Bread), a hot trending Japanese bread brand, has…
Japanese baking artist has the perfect transforming bread for Super Cat Day
Last month, many cat lovers in Japan celebrated “Super Cat Day”. Every year February 22nd is regarded as Cat Day because the date 2/22 can…
STEAM BREAD unveils delicately fluffy sakura loaf just in time for pink season
Despite the blooms arriving a little late to their own show this year, nothing has stopped stores from leading the way for the arrival of…
These tired Miffy breads from Japanese amateur chef’s botched baking attempt are a mood
Japanese Twitter user annko (@redbeanjam1210) loves tasty and cute things, and enjoys posting them too. Many of her “tasty” things includes baked goods. For example,…
Japanese baking artist gives new meaning to pull-apart bread with genius farming loaf
“Bread illustration artist” Ran (@konel_bread) doesn’t just bake delicious looking loaves. The talented baker is always putting a creative twist, turning her children’s doodles into…
Japanese felt artist’s adorable “living bread” creatures turned into capsule toys
There really isn’t a category capsule toys in Japan shy away from. Whether it be spider cats that hug the rim of your glass or…
Japanese designer’s realistic anpan bag looks so good you may want a bite
It might be hard to think of a fashionable accessory with Japan’s edible melonpan mask, but Japanese handicraft store Otsuka-ya (@otsukayanetshop) may have whipped up…