Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan｜Totteoki Bakery

Great bakery around there. They have nice and fresh bread.In Japan ppl like to have soft bread so it's hard to find a tasty hard bread. Specially I love their whole grain flour bagguette.

Totteoki Bakery is our family go-to. They always have freshly baked whole loaves, we pick these up every time we shop here. This bakery offers pre-made sandwiches with baguettes, charcoal baguettes(black in color), and other fun varieties. Although our go-to loaf, which I love in particular is called “ KOKUSAN, YUDANE SHOKUPAN” (naturally risen yeast with domestic flour). Domestic (grown in Japan) refers to NON-GMO because all Japanese grown produce is regulated and must be non genetically modified, look it up if you don’t believe me. If it is labeled kokusan, that means it’s domestic, but if it doesn’t have anything written about the source of origin, it’s most likely imported flour (According to the USDA, Japan imported $1.4 billion of wheat from the United States in 2016). On corona precautions, they only allow up to five customers at a time, which is posted at the front door. I have waited in a short line to shop here before, but the wait is mostly minimal.

I'm usually a huge fan of rice, but now that it's getting cooler, I find myself craving bread. Since last night, I was determined to go to the bakery tomorrow morning. I love the mackerel sandwich eaten at Koibito Misaki in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, so when I happened to come across a mackerel sandwich at a local bakery, I couldn't help but pick it up. The seasoning is done very carefully and it is really quite delicious. I felt the price was quite reasonable considering the quality. I'm really impressed that there is such a delicious mackerel sandwich nearby. I hope they will continue to make mackerel sandwiches. This is a bakery that can be recommended by mackerel sandwich lovers. I haven't tried the other breads yet, but I'm sure they'll be delicious.