Mountain bread? Fuji-pan!

So while I'm sick and resting at home, the feeling of being at home when I should be at work definitely feels weird. I haven't stayed home for a full day in a very long time... spent the morning visiting a doctor to get mc, and then back home drinking soup and catching up on tv shows. Can't say I didn't bring this upon myself though, I overestimated myself, thinking that since I've been doing sports regularly, my immunity will be impenetrable and I will not get sick this year. At the onset of it, I still went to work, still went out to meet my friends, brother and tt for meals. Now it's worse than ever, but hey, at least I'm all up to date with my shows with enough time spared to blog.

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Fuji-pan is a Japanese bakery located at 605 George St, Sydney CBD. Apparently it's owned by the same people who opened Fujiya, a Japanese restaurant close by.

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There's where the bread is made. They have the actual kitchen at the back behind the counter.

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The shop itself is actually pretty small, and the bread? Quite pricey for bread, and I'm comparing it to say, Breadtop, Savoy and all the other Asian bakery stores that one can find around the CBD area. Of course, Japanese bakery is different.

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A crowd quickly formed in the small shop, though when we first entered, there were maybe around 4 or 5 people. We did take a while deciding what to get though, and soon it became quite hard to navigate around...

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They had interesting bread that you can't find at most Asian bakeries, and they really do focus a lot on presentation.

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Greasy glass, but don't let that get to you! Look at those smiley faces on the buns!

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Loyalty Card, which is really not that worth it considering the prices on the bread here, but it's good to give everything a try, especially a bakery named after a mountain.

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Truth be told, I was actually more interested in the shop than the bread. It's so quaint and cute, with origami boxes here and there, Japanese umbrellas and decorations, a Sakura placemat, hardened bread loaves with signs sticking out of them....

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Walked out with about $14 worth of bread.

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Since World Square was nearby, we sat at a bench and started on them. First up~ Taro Pan!

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Taro paste inside. I love how the bread has a layer of taro on top as well, dusted with icing sugar.

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This grenade looking ball of bread almost didn't make it to our hands because of its cost. Over $2 for this round ball!

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I do judge a book by its cover though, and I've never seen a round bread before. Intrigued, we decided to get it.

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The outer layer is very crispy, the bread very rich and buttery, very much like brioche, with a layer of black sesame paste inside.

There were more that we bought of course, but we took those home rather than had it on the spot. Bread is definitely too filling to have too much of. I remember my brother once telling me that when he started working, he would have Breadtop everyday for lunch because it was cheap and saved time getting proper meals. And that was how he gained xxkg. Asian bread are definitely unhealthy, with lard (do they even use butter) and loads of sugar. Maybe Fujipan is different. Maybe that's why they cost so much. I just had their Hokkaido bun, which I'm guessing is a milk bun... might try out more their products in the future, but really, I was only attracted to their cute store, having been reminded of the awesome bakeries in Japan, and Yakitate!