chineko
On Tuesday, I went to "Chigaya Bakery" in Kuramae. The bakery has other branches, but the Kuramae store is closer to me. The interior of the store is cute, like something out of Anne of Green Gables. The gingham check curtains look like aprons (lol). They have a variety of bread, donuts, cakes, all of which are cute. For lunch, I chose two types of bread and coffee to eat in the store, and for takeout, I got plain cream donuts, raspberry cream donuts, and Basque cheesecake. The iced coffee was refreshing. The chili beans hot dog was mildly spicy. The bread was slightly softer than expected, making it easy to eat. The gratin bread had a lot of bechamel sauce, which I really liked. The bread dough was chewy. When I arrived, there was only one Chinese couple, but soon after, more customers came in for takeout or eat-in, and the store quickly filled up. It was already past 1 pm, but it seems wherever I go, customers come in one after another when I'm there (lol). I must be a lucky customer. Back at work, I had the raspberry cream donut as a snack. I wished it had more raspberry flavor, but the creamy filling was plentiful and chewy. In the evening, after dinner, I had the plain cream donut, which was more to my liking. Later, at home, I enjoyed the Basque cheesecake by myself. It was subtly sweet, moist, and delicious.