パンのペリカン
Pan no Pelican is a long-established bakery in Taito City, Tokyo, that has been loved ever since it first opened. Even on weekday mornings a line forms outside this popular shop, and its signature offering is the shokupan (Japanese milk bread), which sells for 560 yen per loaf. The bread is moist and springy with a dense, chewy crumb, and it carries the aroma of wheat along with a gentle touch of saltiness. When toasted, the crust turns crisp and fragrant like a French baguette. The bakery's chewy medium-sized rolls are also highly regarded, and many say the bread here is so good that it is well worth traveling across the city by train just to buy it.