Bakery:
Mandong Bakery (만동제과)
Address:
32 Yeonhui-ro, Sinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
Website:
n/a
Style:
Korean
Price:
$$
It's always a bit frustrating coming out of a bakery with something that you think is sweet and it actually isn't, though even from the description or name you'd assume it was, well, on the sweeter side. This is especially true of bread-focused bakeries; not being to completely figure out what you're buying also contributes to the problem. Ah, silly Mimi! .__.;;
Now, enter Mandong. Mandong is a primarily bread-only bakery that serves rustic savoury mini loaves and generously filled hot dogs and sandwiches. Sweets are definitely at a minimum and the closest thing is perhaps the extra nutty take on the Soboro bun and a few sesame buns - whether they are actually sweet is to be determined.
One more appealing and less savoury option was the green loaf with almonds (4500 won): the "쑥떡쑥떡" [mugwort rice cake], to be exact. At first glance, I thought it was green tea and almond - a pretty good combo if you ask me. In some ways, I must have been blinded by its appearance to not have let it really dawn on me at the time that a) I know the word for green tea in Korean and it wasn't there, and b) I most
definitely know what "tteok" means. In a sense, the mugwort wasn't a problem; it has this very fresh, green tea-like flavour and was a nice, subtle addition to the bread. The rice cake rolled into the loaf of bread, on the other hand... I was not enjoying that. Though good in taste with the bread parts alone being quite tasty, it gave the loaf a slimy texture and made you feel like you were eating soggy or unbaked bread. And just... rice cakes in bread. Why? This one is beyond me. XD
Rating: **1/2
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