Korean bakery, completely opposite of American bakeries and Krispy Kreme donuts. Everything in this bakery is radically different from the American version of the same pastry.
Hidden on Halford ave in a shopping center behind the burger king on Lawrence Expressway/El Camino. Not visible from El Camino.
Subtle differences in texture, not overly sweet or heavy use of butter.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE COOKIES AND SWEET POTATO CAKE.
Americans will like the cookies and full cakes. Probably not the pastries with red/green bean fillings.
They give samples, ask to try before you buy.
Scotch Cake slice:
Subtle Texture differences in cake slice, sold as slice wrapped in plastic. Looks like a pound cake with a separate layer of cake on the outside with a thin layer of white butter cream frosting on the top. 2 layers of cake like a sushi roll. The inside part is made of coarse flour, the outside is made of much finer cake flour. You get a rough and smooth texture cake. No equivalent in American pastries. Very good with a hot tea.
Red bean mochi: very good. Not like the Japanese version of rice flour mochi. Like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_deui with a red bean center and a chewy outside. Not sure if this is deep fried or not. Doesn't have sesame outside. Jin Deui can't be eaten cold, has to be served hot. The red bean mochi can be eaten at room temp and is chewy on the outside, smooth on the inside.
Cream Cheese bread: delicate, like a cream puff but less sweet. owner gave me one as a sample. Very good. another favorite so far along with the sweet potato cake and cookies. Sort of like a Cream cheese danish but a lot less sweet. Very delicate.
Almond Cookies: small, about siaze of a pinky fingertip. Made from egg whites I think, not flour. Not cheap to do. Excellent, crunchy without being dried out. Each cookie is a bite and has a distinct almond flavor and is crunchy. Preserving the crunchy almond texture not easy . Different varieties of cookies. Banana cookies look like a banana. Chocolate chip very good.
Sweet Potato cake: 20$ for small cake. Not overly sweet. Sweet potato keeps cake moist. Excellent cake.
Walnut scone; big, dense. Good with coffee. Lots of walnuts inside. Different than the dense english cream scones.
Green bean coffee cake, big. $4.95. Not filled with the standard lemon or raspberry jam fillings. Very different. Bean filling makes this very flaky. Good with coffee or tea.
Incredible selections. This is just 20% of what is available. High quality.
Near the cash register they have this sesame bread which looks like a 2x sized pool ball. Good toasted. Unique texture. Like a cream puff pate choux. Would be good to hold ice cream. Should hold up without dissolving for a while. read more