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Emma Clare · Joined: 24 May 2003 Location: Anseong, sung, song.

This is going to sound daft, but just lately I have really, really been craving BREAD (especially the full grain, granary stuff) Yes, I know I can buy it here in Korea, but it's sweet, and the fact that it can go well over a week without either going mouldy, or stale, leads me to believe it's quite probably chock full of preservatives too.

So my question is this: IS THERE ANYWHERE I CAN BUY GOOD OLD FASHIONED WESTERN STYLE BREAD?? ANYWHERE?? PLEASE??

(and no, I don't have an oven, so I can't whip out my apron and make my own Sad

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posco's trumpet · Joined: 20 Apr 2003 Location: Beneath the Underdog

toomuchtime · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 5:41 pm Post subject:

PT's right.
The big hotels usually have bakeries and delis among their facilities.
I've gotten good stuff from the Chosun Hotel bakery- their chef is French (dude's name is 'Cheeseman'- love it). They tailor their recipies toward their foreign guests tastes.

kimcheeking · Guest

You can buy a bread maker anywhere, carrefour/costco carry them.. I'm sure all the major department stores do too. Though I would buy it at yongsan if I were you.

wormholes101 · Joined: 11 Mar 2003

Try this thread.
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=2041&highlight=brown+bread

Since then I have found that "Shilla Bakeries" which are common in Daegu and possibly in Seoul too stock a reasonable brown bread. Costco also stocks an OK bread. They often change the breads that they stock too.

These days I often buy brown bread from E-Mart. It's OK, kinda grainy and I don't have to ride 40 minutes across the city to Costco. In saying that, you will have to check out your E-Mart to see if they make a similar sort.

Well, I've never found stuff that was ever comparable to the good stuff back home but just a small sacrifice that one has to make...

Good Luck hunting.

BTM · Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Location: Back in the saddle.

masuro · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2003 8:02 pm Post subject:

There's a Russian woman in Busan who makes good rye bread and will ship it to you by courier. It's 2000 Won for a small loaf but it's very heavy bread. I buy it 12 loaves at a time to save on shipping and freeze it. If you buy a lot at one time she will sometimes pay for the shipping herself. Her e-mail address is credocom at kornet.net. Her phone number is 051-467-7110. She speaks English well enough. Enjoy!

hojucandy · Joined: 03 Feb 2003 Location: In a better place

homeplus - near jungang station (ansan area) makes a very good wholemeal loaf - unsliced too!

noelinkorea · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: Shinchon, Seoul

Ooh - I had no idea you culd get Russian bread in Korea - great! Does anyone know anywhere in Seoul that you can get, and if not, how much would it cost to send a half dozen loaves up to Seoul? I take it it's black bread (chyorniy khleb)? Cheers....

Moldy Rutabaga · Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Ansan, Korea

Home Plus in Busan near Bexco has a nice bakery area. As an alternative--I'm not saying this to be a smart-arse: why not bake your own? There are breadmakers here if you are willing to shell out money on couriers.

Ken:>