[Anjo] The Famous and Popular Bakery "Spanish Oven Pan no Tora"

"Pan no Tora" is a popular bakery with long lines of customers, starting with its main store in Anjo, and opening stores throughout Aichi Prefecture, including "Handa Store," "NEOPASA Okazaki Store," and "Yagoto Store." I've been a big fan of this restaurant for a long time, and it's so delicious that you can eat it every day and never get tired of it.

This time, we visited the Anjo store, where the main store is located, and got closer to its charm!

The main store is located in Anjo City, Aichi. It takes more than 20 minutes on foot from Anjo Station, so if you are going from Nagoya, we recommend taking a car or a taxi from the nearest station.

More than 120 types of bread are always available!

More than 120 varieties of bread are always available in the open-air store. And the bread is baked one after another so as not to run out of products! Many regular customers wait for their favorite bread to be baked.

Not only that, there are various breads available for each season, so it's nice to be able to meet new breads every time you come.

All the breads look delicious! I wonder why the smell of bread makes me feel so happy. Many of the items can be purchased for less than 200 yen, so the whole family can enjoy themselves.

There are also many side dish breads and sandwiches. What's more, all the breads are filled with fillings and are very satisfying to eat!

Plenty of dine-in space

There is also an dine-in space inside the store, where you can enjoy the bread you purchased on the spot. It is a great luxury to be able to enjoy freshly baked bread on the spot. And you can even get a free cup of coffee. This is a very customer-oriented service!

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Three secrets that support the deliciousness of bread!

Pan no Tora

Among the many breads available, by far the most popular is the signature product "Pan no Tora" which has won the Guinness World Record for "the most freshly baked bread sold in 24 hours."

It's springy, and it's delicious whether you eat it as it is or grill it. The secret to its deliciousness lies in three points.

Point 1: Change depending on temperature and humidity
Bread is extremely delicate, so even if the same ingredients are used, the taste can change depending on the temperature and humidity of the day. Therefore, at Pan no Tora, we carefully make each loaf one by one, taking temperature and humidity into consideration to ensure a consistent taste.

Point 2: Water retention rate is an amazing 85%!
While the water retention rate of bread is usually said to be 60-70%, bread tigers have a water retention rate of 85%! The secret is the yudane process, in which the flour is kneaded in boiling water, which helps the starch to turn into gluten, resulting in a firm and moist texture.

Point 3: Authentic Spanish kiln
The most distinctive feature of the restaurant is that the food is baked in a Spanish kiln. The Spanish kiln, built by a stone kiln craftsman who came to Japan from Spain, has a high heat-retaining effect and does not lose its temperature easily. The far-infrared radiation emitted from the kiln produces a glutinous bread that captivates customers.

You can also make a reservation for the loaf of bread, so please try it once!