Nagano's soul food, royal milk bread and coffee milk bread 【Kanemaru Bakery, Kiso-cho

About a 5-minute walk from JR Kisofukushima Station in the mountains. There is a store that is said to be the birthplace of milk bread, one of the soul foods of Nagano Prefecture. The name is Kanemaru Bakery. Founded in 1952, it has a dignified and indescribably nostalgic storefront waiting for customers.
Please read the following article for more details about milk bread.

Let's start with the regular milk bread. Kanemaru Bakery's milk bread is reasonably priced and in an easy-to-eat size. It is just the right size for a snack, a morning meal, or a quick bite for lunch. The bread is fluffy, yet firm in shape. The layer of cream is not too thick nor too thin, giving the impression of standard milk bread, as it is said to be the original. Now, take a bite. The cream is not too sweet, and you can taste the original flavor of the bread. Speaking of milk bread, the milky cream is important, but the delicious bread is a glimpse of Kanemaru Bakery's commitment.

The next bread we will have is coffee milk bread. This one is characterized by its sandwich-like triangular shape. Since it is coffee milk, the cream is also beige in color. When you open the bag, you can smell the faint aroma of coffee. I take a bite of this one, too. My first thought was, "It is not as sweet as I thought it would be! I was surprised at the sweetness of the coffee. It is completely different from coffee milk sold in supermarkets as a beverage, and you can taste the bitterness of coffee. And the creaminess that comes afterwards. You can feel the milk bread character here. I love coffee, and even when I get regular milk bread, I always have coffee as an accompaniment, and for me, it was an excellent choice!