Breadtalk launches new generation breads at SM Aura

Last July 17, Breadtalk opened its 36th branch in the Philippines at the SM Aura Lower Level in Taguig City. Present during the blessing were Breadtalk's officers, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano and Mutya ng Pilipinas beauties.

Aside from the opening, Breadtalk also launched their Gen4 breads, which are healthier for their diet-conscious consumers. Before I could discover those breads though I got distracted by this yummy display.

Now, I'm sure you might have guessed that the giant floss bread is an acknowledgement to the store's top selling bread in the country. Well, Breadtalk promises to continuously make their top sellers like the Flosss, Fire Flosss, Hot Chic, Cheese Flosss, Spring in the City, Get Cheesy and the Standard Sausage. Before tasting the new generation breads, I got to taste these top sellers and these are my hauls. 

This is  my favorite though: 

I dunno what it is exactly called but it's the perfect breakfast bread: toasted bread, ham, with a sunny-side up egg topped with cheese. I was looking for me and my sister's favorite chocolate croissant but Breadtalk's General Manager James Aguilar explained that they sometimes pull out breads to give the customers a chance to experience other breads. Come to think of it, when Pia and I go to Breadtalk, we only buy the chocolate croissants haha. So yeah, don't go to Breadtalk always buying one kind of bread. Buy different ones! 

Ok, now on to the new breads. Breadtalk Managing Director Winward Chu explained what each bread was made of as he placed each plate before us bloggers. The bread we tasted first was the Kpop Chicken or Claypot Chicken. It might not look that appetizing (it looked liked it was made of ube) but the bread was actually very savory with a flaky outer crust. 

Next on the plate was the Sweet Potato Pot, which was a baguette infused with black sesame filled with steamed sweet potatoes. I dunno why it reminded me of hopia and how it was perfect for those who are weight conscious. The Sayang Sardine bread came up next and for me it was a sort of tribute to the classic Pinoy pandesal with sardinas. We also tasted the Big Apple Bread, which was a hit for me because I really love apples. The Coco Fuji was milk custard cream sandwich and the filling reminded me of Ferrero chocolates and Nutella. And last but not the least was the Yaya Eggtart and it instantly became another of my favorites because of the not too sweet egg custard, flaky crust and the sprinkled sugar on top was burned just right. The new generation breads will come out soon in all Breadtalk branches so watch out for these. 

  

Of course the Sanrio cakes inside the ref standee did not escape my attention. I plan to buy a Hello Kitty cake for myself and a Kerroppi cake for Tidus soon. 

Oh and before I end this, I met this adorably weird guy outside the Breadtalk store. 

Maybe you'd like to go out on a date at Breadtalk with the Flosss Monster one of these days, huh? :) 

SM Hypermart Bakery

Gaby and I passed by the SM Hypermart at SM Megamall last Saturday and we were immediately attracted by the yummy goodies at their bakery. First that caught our attention was their ham and floss bread.

Gaby ate most of this one. She said it tasted real good, with the floss being like that of Breadtalk's. The ham side had a little sweet and mayonaisse-y taste which she said can be a very good snack in school.

Next that made me curious was this green bread (my favorite color is green by the way). It was matcha flavored bread with red bean filling.

I liked the bread, which had a sweet taste and texture like that of an ensaymada. There was a bit of a bitter taste, probably because of the matcha tea flavor. However, I wasn't too fond of the filling. It was too sticky for my taste. Tidus' nanny liked it though and finished the bread for me. 

I'm also fond of spring onion flavored stuff (like crackers and hopia) so I bought the spring roll, which upon close scrutination, had floss too.

This bread I really liked. It was soft and tasted of spring onions plus the floss added to its savory flavor.

Of course, I would not forget to buy the store's Japanese cheese cake because of ...

Hello Kitty! The cake looked like leche flan but it was actually very soft cheese cake. Not too sweet, just right and you can absolutely taste the cheesiness in it. Tidus likes this one too.

Over all me and Gaby were satisfied with our SM Hypermart Bakery experience. And all these bread were purchased for only a little over 100 pesos. We would definitely go back again.

Mister Donut Cafe in Greenhills

When I heard about the Mister Donut Cafe in Greenhills selling pon de rings, I immediately dragged my niece Gaby to buy some for Tidus' 4th month birthday. I expected the store to have the donuts we bought in Korea and Taiwan but it was really the pon de rings they imported.

Gaby and I also decided to have our merienda there so we ordered their bacon croissant and baked macaroni. Both tasted okay, not exceptional though.

We enjoyed our time inside the cafe because we also chose to sit by the windows and on their huge red chairs.

 

As for the pon de rings, we ate them at home after Tidus touched them (hehe). Well of course me being a fan of Mister Donut in Korea and Taiwan, it tasted a bit different for me. The sansrival flavored donut was a tad too sweet. The almond covered one was okay but J.Co's version of it (the al capone) tastes better. The one I liked the most was the chocolate covered pon de ring. It wasn't too sweet and the flavor blended well with the donut.

Next time we go there, I'm probably gonna try their other donuts and desserts.

Taste N See Toasted Pastillas

I joined a mommy forum since giving birth to Tidus. And the mommies there were raving about these toasted pastillas for the longest time. Finally, I gave in to my cravings last week and my two pouches of Taste N See Toasted Pastillas came in the mail. I ordered them from a mom in Marikina, who orders the lot from Bulacan. I was a bit surprised when it came in an itty-bitty package. I thought one order was big, like the size of the usual chichiria pouch in the supermarket.

 But when I took a bite of the pastillas, I realized why it came in such a small package. It was yummy and super sarap, it would be hard to stop eating and you'd have a major sugar overload.

It tasted like the usual pastillas from Bulacan made from goat's milk but the toasted sugar coating added that extra bitter-sweet punch. I asked my officemates to taste it too, and they all hated me for making them 'bitin.' They now want to order from that mommy too. :))

Hello Kitty -- Mister Donut Japan

Here I am still dreaming of the Pon de Rings and Bear donuts of Mister Donut Taiwan and Korea when I stumbled upon a friend's post (she lives in Japan) on Facebook about Hello Kitty donuts. They are absolutely adorable and I'd probably take pics of my orders before taking a bite in it. Would I even dare? I hope it reaches Philippine shores (cross fingers) like that of the Pon de Rings which are now available in the Mister Donut Cafe in Greenhills. Aren't they such pretties? ^_^