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[white_shadow]

I'm quite surprised at how good some of the pastries and breads are over here. Being from Central/Southern California, I'm quite use to artisanal breads, and not impressed with most offerings.

Bakers still don't understand a good soudough, in fact Bakers in California tend to over emphasize sourdough and bread in general. It's sourdough this and sourdough that. It's usually too hard, too dense, too rubbery, and always lacks flavor.

Anyways for a country where 80% or so of the population doesn't own ovens, Korean Bakeries put out good stuff. Not only loaves, but pastries as well.

[Corporal]

Call me cynical, but are you on crack?

[Grotto]

Been sniffing the whiteboard markers have we?

Korean bakery's sweets are not bad but their bread is absolutely horrendous!

[indiercj]

[Qinella]

I'm very disappointed in the overall quality of Korean baked goods. The cakes and muffins tend to be too dry and not very tasty, the bread has wayyyy too much better and spoils quickly, and there is very little variety. And what's with the weird items like hotdog slices mounted on waffle-looking bread with ketchup splots? And why does every bakery sell hamburgers? Very strangey.

[matthewwoodford]

It's a lot better than a couple of years back now that you've got places like Twosome Place or Mi Go with good cakes and bread. Even places like LG Mart have ok bread now.

[Wrench]

[Grotto]

Costco puts out some decent bagles

[lawyertood]

A post like this takes me back to the early days......cpa, where ya' been?




Note: not saying you are cpa, just that your post reminds me of some of his/hers.

[eamo]

I guess Koreans have a different perspective on bread-related products. They see them as a treat, a confectionary, something quite fun to eat.

That's why so much bread and baked stuff here has too much sugar or unexpected sweet fillings. It's not seen as a staple the way it is in the west.

[skimilk]

[Wrench]

[funplanet]

I'd love to find some good, real Russian black bread or German pumpernickle....

[thekingofdisco]

I got some black russian bread when I was last in Busan in the Russian part of town.

[Qinella]