Sasaki Fine Pastry

Bakery: Sasaki Fine Pastry 
Address: 3160 Steeles Ave E, Markham ON (inside J-Town) 
Website: http://j-town.ca/
Style: Japanese 
Price: $$

There is a new bakery in J-Town! I mean, the whole enclosure of shops is like 50x50m, but there are now two bakeries! I do love the Japanese mentality... *-* That being said, unlike Bakery Nakamura, where baked goods and cakes fall into a fusion between Japanese flavours and European techniques and products, Sasaki is the authentic stuff, albeit relatively small and basic: various types of mochi, custard or pudding (is that right), and sweet steam cakes. It's certainly a little less appealing to Western tastes, but I don't have Western tastes, so there. :P 

I had to try the green tea mochi ($2): flavour-packed centres of delicious quality green tea, soft and... squishy in texture; yes, it's not the most flattering way of putting it, but I meant well. A mochi, however, is like a pillow or a stress ball. Just with an invisible smile (I was almost tempted to draw one in). And flavoured filling. ^-^;; Likening these to the frozen or packaged varieties is an insult; this is the real stuff and it's good. Welcome, new kid in J-town! :) 

Rating: ***