Club Harie
Posted March 29th, 2010 in Eat out in Japan No Comments »Taneya Group started its business in 1872, and now you can find its products across Japan, mostly at big department stores. Taneya shops sell wa-gashi (Japanese sweets), and Club Harie sells you-gashi (Western sweets). (I talked about Club Harie’s baumkuchen here)
As Taneya Group started from Shiga, there are many Taneya/Club Harie shops in around my house. I went to Hikone city (15 minutes from my house) to go to its Hikone shop. … there are 3 buildings; one is Club Harie, one is Taneya and another is cafe and museum. (these buildings are connected) I went to the bakery to try their bagel!.
I knew they only sell bagels on weekends, so I went there on Saturday. There are sooo many people, and only 2 bagels were left when I arrived. They only had plain flavor. I bought one, and tasted at home.
Again, pretty small. As I opened the package film, I could feel the bagel was soft. I squeezed the bagel with two fingers and the dough sprang back. I had a bite, and it was really soft, moist and chewy.
I liked it! I mean, I could taste the sweetness of the flour, and as I chewed the sweetness became more condensed. The body was pretty light, and I think it’s quite different from an American style bagel. Ummm… interesting!
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