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9 Most Popular Japanese Bread Recipes

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Bread may not be a traditional Japanese food like rice, but it has been an important part of the Japanese food culture for decades. More people eat bread than rice for breakfast, and there are many bakeries that specialize in Japanese-style fluffy bread or European-style artisan bread everywhere in Japan. Bakeries are usually inside or in front of major train stations so that people can pick up some freshly baked bread for the next day’s breakfast after work. If you have traveled to Japan, you may have noticed the irresistible smell of freshly baked bread when you get off a train or walk on a neighborhood street. For those of us who do not live near Japanese bakeries, we have some easy-to-follow bread recipes here.

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Melon Pan Toast

Melon Pan Toast

Melon Pan Toast tastes just like Melon Pan, but it’s so much easier to make it with only 5 simple ingredients. Melon Pan (メロンパン) is a popular Japanese sweet bread, and it’s found everywhere in Japan from bakeries to convenience stores. Soft white Japanese milk bread is covered with a thin cookie crust on top, and the signature grid lines on the surface resembles a melon even though the flavor is nothing like melon. Homemade melon pan is very tasty of course, but it’s quite time consuming to make it from scratch. If you have a sudden craving for a melonpan, try this much simpler version! You will have a scrumptious melonpan-like toast ready in 10 minutes!

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Ham Roll Recipe

Ham Roll (Japanese bread roll)

Ham Roll is a typical Japanese savory bread roll that can be found at many local bakeries in Japan. Thinly sliced ham is interestingly rolled into bread dough and baked, and it shows a nice swirl pattern in the end product.  Ham Rolls may look a little complicated but they are actually quite simple to make once you know how to do it.  We used the bread dough from our Japanese Basic Bread recipe which is light and fluffy, and perfect for these yummy rolls.  If you are not familiar with Japanese Basic Bread, please check out that video first before tackling this dish to avoid an unsuccessful result.

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Pizzaman Recipe

Pizzaman

Pizzaman are steamed hot buns stuffed with “Italian” flavored filling.  Just like Nikuman, they are often seen at Japanese convenience stores, or you could say they’re most likely only seen at convenience stores.  Their cheesy and savory flavor is quite popular in Japan, especially among young students, and these hot treats are great in a cold season.

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Tamagoyaki Sandwich Recipe

Tamagoyaki Sandwich Bento

Tamagoyaki Sandwich is a popular choice for Japanese Bento lunch.  Tamagoyaki, pan-fried egg, is a quick but delicious filling for sandwiches.  Just make some eggs into a thick frittata-like shape, which takes no time, sandwich the eggs with bread slices, and that’s it.  Oh – don’t forget to spread some Japanese mayo and Karashi hot mustard.  That’s the key taste of this dish.  Tangy Japanese mayonnaise and spicy mustard go very well with mild flavored cooked eggs.  To build your Bento, pack your favorite vegetables and fruits to add more nutrition along with the sandwich.  Choose colorful ones to please the eyes of your family.  There are other easy and tasty sandwich recipes in our cook book Simply Bento: Delicious Box Lunch Ideas for Healthy Portions to Go.  We have over 140 Bento recipes for both main and side dishes.  Simply Bento is available online and at book stores.

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Koppe Pan Recipe

Koppe Pan recipe

Koppe Pan (コッペパン) is oblong-shaped white bread similar to an American hot dog bun.  It is light and soft, mild in flavor, and one of the very basic and versatile breads in Japan.  Koppe Pan can be eaten as is, of course, but most of the time it is used for sandwiching some kind of sweet or savory filling.

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