"The freshly fried curry bread is ready! How about it?"
The cheerful voices resonate in the store filled with the fragrant aroma of freshly baked bread.
There are many types of bread, aren't there?
From soft ones to those with a chewy texture, from sweet ones to those packed with ingredients, there is a wide variety.
In Mabi, there is a bakery where anyone can find their favorite type of bread.
That bakery is "pain porte (パンポルト)".
After the heavy rain in July 2018, the home and store were damaged, and it opened in a temporary prefab store on September 19 of the same year.
Then, on July 19, 2019, it reopened in its current location.
Let me introduce you to Mabi's delicious bakery, pain porte (パンポルト)!
What is pain porte (パンポルト)
pain porte (パンポルト) opened on July 19, 2013.
It is located a 3-minute walk from Kibinomakibi Station, near Kurashiki City Mabi Branch, in the center of Mabi.
However, it struggled to attract customers at the beginning.
But gradually, the rumor that "a delicious bakery has opened in Mabi" spread, and more customers began to come from afar.
Just as it was steadily increasing sales and approaching its fifth anniversary since opening…
The heavy rain in July 2018 caused flooding up to the second floor of the home and store.
During the cleanup, many people sent supportive messages to pain porte's social media, which encouraged them to restart in Mabi.
On July 19, 2019, it was rebuilt in the same location and reopened.
Customers who saw the exterior and interior of the store, which were almost unchanged from before the disaster, felt relieved and said, "It's back!"
The kitchen of pain porte (パンポルト)
I was allowed to cover the process of making bread in the kitchen of pain porte (パンポルト).
The crunchy texture is addictive, "Nut Rusk"
▲A sauce filled with plenty of walnuts and nuts.
They quickly spread it on cut French bread!
After that, they bake it in the oven, and the crunchy texture becomes an addictive rusk.
This is one of my favorite rusks.
The cute round shape, Fried Bread
Next, a cute-shaped bread appeared.
Before frying, I couldn't tell what kind of bread it would become, so I asked, "What kind of bread is this?"
I'm excited to see what kind of bread will be made!
The sizzling sound and aroma whet the appetite.
After a while, it turned a nice golden brown.
After sprinkling white sugar for decoration, it's complete!
The fluffy bread dough pairs well with the smooth sugar, and the "Twisted Donut" is ready.
This is a popular item among children as well.
Full of the deliciousness of vegetables and meat. Sandwich with smoked beef, tomato, and balsamic sauce
I also got to see the process of making sandwiches.
The bread has a nice golden color.
This looks very delicious as it is.
They cut a straight slit in the bread and spread butter on it.
They sandwiched fresh green leaves and sliced tomatoes.
They also added soft pink smoked beef.
The "Sandwich with smoked beef, tomato, and balsamic sauce," which is full of volume and allows you to enjoy the deliciousness of vegetables, meat, and bread all at once, is complete!
Watching the process made me hungry.
Lots of bread, enjoy choosing your bread.
As soon as you open the store's door, trays and tongs are prepared on the left side.
You can choose your own bread and pay at the register.
When you see the rows of bread on the shelves, they all look delicious, making it hard to choose.
On the top shelf, there are loaves of bread, the second shelf is mainly sweet pastries, and the third shelf is mainly savory breads, offering a rich variety.
▲Bread made with natural yeast and multigrain bread.
▲The adorable round shape of cream bread and walnut bread filled with plenty of fragrant walnuts.
▲The chicken karaage sandwich and shrimp cutlet sandwich are satisfying in volume for men as well.
On the central platform of the store, bagels, natural yeast bread, French bread, and the popular curry bread are lined up.
For dessert after the meal, pudding and almond tofu are also available for sale.
I want sweet bread, and I'm also curious about bread with a chewy texture and savory bread.
I chose "Mentaiko French," "Pizza Bread," "Salt Bread," and "Uji Matcha and Sakushu Black Bean Round Bread (Half)" in a clockwise direction from the left.
It's also recommended to cut them into easy-to-eat sizes and bake them, or spread butter or jam on plain bread.
Next to the register, I found a donation box for badges made by "Mabi Cleaning," who continues to volunteer to clean photos that were damaged.
It is donation-based, with each badge costing 200 yen.
It seems that the funds will be used for "Mabi Cleaning" activities and support for "pain porte," so if you want to help, please speak to the staff at the register and make a donation.
The couple running pain porte (パンポルト) are Tozawa Minoru and Tozawa Yukari.
I spoke with Mrs. Tozawa Yukari about how they started their shop in Mabi and their current situation after resuming operations following the heavy rain in July 2018.
Data on pain porte (パンポルト)
| Name | pain porte (パンポルト) |
|---|---|
| Address | 1174-1 Ayata, Mabi-cho, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture |
| Contact | 086-451-2512 |
| Parking | Available |
| Business Hours | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Regular Holidays | Tuesday, Wednesday |
| Payment Methods |
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| Reservation | Available |
| Smoking | Completely Non-Smoking |
| Website | pain porte Instagram |
