Salt bread thoughts: chain bakery or artisan bakery?

I love salt bread, and I’m currently on the venture of trying out as many salt bread as possible. This experience has given me several thoughts… one of the them being the differences between chain bakery and artisan bakery. What…

Trying out Japanese-style mapo at Toko Mapo

On their opening day, a foodfluencer introduced Toko Mapo with this narration: husband and wife opened a restaurant together with the savings that could have been spent on a wedding reception. The said foodfluencer also described the place as “very…

I gave up and finally tried Obihiro Nikudon…

Obihiro Nikudon has been a Blok M sensation for almost a year now. If you look up “Obihiro Nikudon”, you will find tips and strategies to be the first in line, honest reviews revealing whether the food is truly worth…

Searching for the best salt bread: Ana Bake & Bloom

Hiya, it’s Salt Bread Diaries part 19! This week’s salt bread was an unexpected visit. I was actually waiting for a table at Obihiro Nikudon Gading Serpong (the line is much more humane compared to the one in Blok M).…

Which one is better: soft or hard salt bread?

Salt bread has Japanese origins, under the name shio pan. It was first conceived in early 2000s by a bakery called Pain Maison Yawatahama. Later on, the salt bread craze reaches a surge in South Korea under the name sogeum-ppang.…

Salt Bread Directory by weirdoinpink!

1. Breadmood Address: Ruko Maggiore Junction Blok O No. 6. Gading Serpong, TangerangOpening hours: 11 AM – 7 PMPrice range: IDR 19,000 – IDR 29,000Probably the most mentioned salt bread shop on TikTok. 2. Bear & Butter Address: Mall Ararasa…

Searching for the best salt bread: Bakerman

Back again in Salt Bread Diaries, now part 18! This time we’re visiting the fancy schmancy Bakerman to try out their take on salt bread: the salt bread croissant. I initially went to the ASHTA branch but the staff informed…