May 10, 2008
Bread In a Cup
I love going to Japanese lifestyle shop, Muji. To be more specific, I like their food section. All the Japanese snacks, teas and biscuits make me just wanna grab everything!
The biggest Muji outlet I've been to is the one in Tokyo which is near the station Yurakucho. That one was like a big warehouse and it also had an eatery. I had lunch there before I caught my flight back to Singapore and it was a pretty good one. Oh, how I miss Japan!
In Singapore we have mini Muji. I went to the outlet at Marina Square and came away with this bread-in-a-cup mix. That's my name for it anyway. You've just got to hand it to the Japanese for their ingenuity.
The tomato and cheese bread flour mixture looks like this on the outside.
Instructions are on the back – don't worry, there's an English translation. Each packet is sold for S$2.30.
Add water to the flour mixture and stir with a spoon or fork. After stirring, it will look like what you see above.
I decided to improvise a little and added slices of cheddar cheese into the mixture.
Put the mixture into the microwave for about 2.5 minutes at 500W and you'll get bread in a cup!
It actually tasted pretty good! Slightly sweet and savoury at the same time, and it was pretty soft. Just make sure you don't put it into the microwave for too long.
This is great for a quick snack and something useful to have in the house for the times when you want something to nibble on desperately!
Posted by DSD at May 10, 2008 3:18 PMGreat idea, adding cheese! Makes me want to go get some to try now. =) Yummy.
Posted by: monoceros at May 11, 2008 3:08 AMI thought you said you don't like cheese~ orz!
Posted by: Kuponuts at May 11, 2008 4:19 PMHi Joan,
Hmmm... that doesn't LOOK too good. But the quality of Muji products is usually high, so I'm sure it tastes better than it looks.
I also LOVE Muji - we have a couple in HK. Can't wait to go to that big one on my next visit to Japan.
ttyl,
susan
Hi Susan,
Yeah, I know it looks pretty awful 'cos I should have put the mixture in a smaller cup. If I had done so, I think it would have turned out like what it should in the picture on the packet. Plus I know the melted cheese doesn't make it look very nice. And the last picture was after I had mangled it with a fork!
But it really tastes better than it looks!
Posted by: DSD at May 12, 2008 6:11 PMwas searching on muji and your post on muji amuses me cos i just bought the seaweed rice crackers last weekend and i almost bought the bread flour mixture (but was hesitant....)! guess i must really try, yes with cheese too *slurp* =D
Posted by: ceneple at May 14, 2008 12:37 AM