When I go back to one of those “-ridan-gil” streets after a while, there are always new places I’ve never seen before. That’s what makes them fun to wander when you’ve got time to kill..
The LE PAIN Culinary Academy you pass on the way
Just how much bread do you have to sell before you get your own lab..
A new place
I have no idea what they actually do, though..
LE PAIN
Looks like an ordinary bakery. Nothing unusual about it, so I couldn’t work out why it was so popular.
Chestnut bread
There’s a chestnut bread that goes on sale at 2 p.m., one per customer.
The breads
The breads
The view on the way out with my bread
There was a decent line of people waiting to buy bread. That’s how famous the chestnut bread must be. I’d actually meant to grab the mammoth bread they sell at 3 as well, but apparently these days they only sell that one in Myeongdong. So I made do with the chestnut bread that day.
Seokchon Lake
There really are a lot of people.
This is the bread
The inside
It’s definitely hefty, and packed with chestnuts. The bread itself was soft and tasty too. If it’s this good, no wonder people queue up like that. I felt like I’d found the secret to its popularity.
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