Trigo Bakery

Bakery: Trigo Bakery
Address: 289 Dundas St E, Mississauga ON
Website: n/a
Style: Portuguese 
Price: $ 

[Note: I've received word that there has been a management change following this review and the following may not apply. I'll keep this up until I get a chance to try the "new Trigo" for myself]

Trigo is a fairly tiny, somewhat obscure (at least, based on the fact that the only other people there all spoke Portuguese) bakery tucked into the back of the small Pizza Hut plaza on Dundas St. Despite their size, they still seem to have pretty much all the basics of Portuguese breads, buns and baked goods (fyi, Trigo baked breads are also sold in Highland Farms Mississauga). I went there on a holiday Monday, so, to be honest, I was expecting nothing to be there, but I was surprised in that sense. Their sweet selection was also pretty impressive and they have a variety of coconut and custard buns, custard tarts and cakes. It's not overwhelming in terms of choice, but it was nonetheless very easy to find something to sample and I could have settled for the other goodies as well. And I'm really not sure whether they were having some sort of special/end-of-day (it was 3pm) discount or something, but the baked goods were cheeeeeaaaap. O_O I paid $1 each, which sounds almost too good to be true. Something must have been going on; if not, pfff, this is the place to go when you're on a very tight baked good budget!

For myself, I purchased this cinnamon twist. This was a giant yeast pretzel that seemed halfway between a doughnut and sweet bread. The dough was very airy and stiff; being so big, just the plain dough in the middle was a tad boring and it was a little on the dry side already, but if you got a piece of the fried outer layer with cinnamon and sugar, mmm.... I had the same thing, I believe, from Nova (at least, it looks and tastes the same ^^) and I must say that, despite the 4-star rating, I think this one from Trigo beat the former: plenty of flavour, great texture. Good stuff!

I also got this custard ring with slivered almonds and powdered sugar on top: it was really good, but pretty dry. Perhaps the $1 was the sale/we need to get rid of this before we close price? Nonetheless, Portuguese bakeries are pretty reliable with their tasty, well-priced goods and Trigo's a great place to keep in mind!

Rating: ***