I heard a tiny bakery had opened in Kosai, so I went to check it out.

The place

Apparently this is a shio-pan (salt bread) specialty shop. Turns out it’s not just a Korean craze; places like this are popping up in Japan too.

Today’s breads

They had all kinds of shio-pan in the works. They’re on the small side, and the prices are pretty reasonable too.

Getting ready inside

I got there before opening, and they were right in the middle of the rush.

There was even a line

It seems to be quite popular. Shio-pan is delicious, after all.

The surroundings

The weather was lovely.

Shio-pan

It’s exactly the taste we all know. With butter and salt in there it can’t help but be tasty, but honestly, I think the Korean shio-pan is a bit better.

Mentaiko shio-pan

That said, the filled ones like this are pretty good in their own way.

Cream shio-pan

The cream-filled one in particular was really good. Cream and shio-pan seem to go well together.

Anko butter shio-pan

This one was just okay. The cream-filled one is tasty and there are lots of fun breads, so I think it’s worth stopping by now and then. But if all you care about is the shio-pan itself, Korea does it a little better.

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