Recently, natural yeast bread is commonly sold. Over thirty years ago, it was rare and not widely available, so I used to buy Hoshino yeast and bake it in a dutch oven. It was very hard. I remember when my friend had a natural yeast bread shop and delivered it every week, but it was also hard. Eating bread reminded me of that. Everyone's bread is soft. The salt bread is for dinner, the brown rice roll is with banana and honey, and the camembert walnut is slightly warmed. They are all soft. That hard and dry natural yeast bread has become so delicious. This day, I bought jam strawberries at a strawberry farm in Kameoka. They are usually sold, but due to Corona, the cake shop is busy. I wonder why. Even though restaurants are not busy, cake shops and bakeries are. I wonder why. Those strawberries are delivered to famous cake shops and restaurants in Kyoto. Because they are for jam, they are fully ripe, and we all ate them as they were.

I was introduced to a bakery that uses natural yeast products by a friend. It seems like I'll have to be told where it is because it's located in a residential area. But it's a stylish bakery. I bought some pain de campagne and hard bread. They have a good chewy texture and taste delicious.

Natural yeast bread shop. Since its establishment in 1986, this shop has been committed to no additives, natural yeast, and domestic ingredients. According to their website, they also offer online shopping (http://www.grimm-net.com/). Grimm Stollen Half (1,718 yen): This shop offers various versions of stollen, but this is the most basic one. The dough is packed with raisins, almonds, walnuts, orange peel, lemon peel, etc., and topped with plenty of sugar and almond slices. It continues to mature even after baking, and the ones sold have been aged for 2 weeks (with a shelf life of 3 months). Stollen Chocolade (2,948 yen): A chocolate-flavored stollen. It contains cranberries, walnuts, raisins, orange peel, etc. However, the fruit flavors are weaker compared to the basic stollen due to the chocolate flavor in the dough. Oval de Tanba (2,948 yen): Stollen made with ingredients from Tanba. It is packed with chestnuts, Tanba black beans, walnuts, figs, etc. The most delicious one is the basic stollen. The other two are also good, but there is a difference in completion. When it comes to stollen, the impression is that it is plain in appearance but delicious, but this shop's stollen looks good as well, making it easy to use for celebrations.

In October 2012, I visited a place that served brown rice rolls with a slightly dry and lacking in flavor dough. The sweetness of the brown rice was subtle and enjoyable when chewed, but the texture of the dough was not to my liking. It lacked a crispy and chewy texture, and felt a bit stale. While the lightness of the roll was surprising, it lacked substance and didn't provide a satisfying eating experience.

I have only been to the main store located in a residential area once, but when I feel like eating delicious bread, I buy from Kuri Kitchen because they also sell their bread and baked goods at Galleria Kameoka and Tanba Kuriya (a shop along Route 9 with local vegetables, eggs, and side dishes). When I stop by Galleria Kameoka during a break from touring, I always purchase their products without hesitation. The main store is hard to access as there is no parking, so I go to Kuri Kitchen instead. The natural yeast bread is simple, without any strong flavors, and very delicious. The cookies have a homemade taste, not too sweet, and my favorite is the large, chewy madeleine made with rice flour. It's perfect for a busy morning as it gives me the energy I need to start my day. The flavors are gentle and heartwarming, as if they were made with love by a mother for her children, and I never get tired of them.