Big Grains Bakery — Restaurant in Kowloon

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻’𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝘃𝘀 ⠀ No worries if you missed @big_grains matcha fest cuz their usual items are just as good 😌 tried out quite a few of their pastries and here’s some of my favs : ⠀ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘎𝘰𝘵 • 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗹 ($𝟮𝟰) - bagel has quite an intense matcha flavour 🤩 I like to reheat it in the oven for a crunchy exterior & chewy mochi filling • 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗸 & 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗹 ($𝟮𝟯) - garlic lovers would love this 🧄 black outer is aesthetically very pleasing 🖤 • 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗼 𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗲 ($𝟮𝟬) - another top item here, v stuffed with taro bits, love their 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘣𝘦 as well • 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶 ($𝟭𝟰) - super sesame-y and not sickly sweet 🥰 with a chewy & generous mochi filling 💯

The 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 @big_grains says a lot about hk peoples’s 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘢-𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 🥐 (myself included) ; only managed to 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘨 2 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 5 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 after ~1 hr wait but I count myself lucky already 🤣 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 & 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘧𝘶𝘭 tho the wait time was a lil bit long imo 🙈 will do a separate post on their normal items (which are also rly good) so no worries if you didn’t catch this 😌 ⠀ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘎𝘰𝘵 • 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁 ($𝟯𝟴) - personally not that into croissants but this was really good 😌 the 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩 omg 🥰 and those flakes 👌🏻 ⠀ • 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 ($𝟰𝟴) - this was a tad too sweet for me but I like how there’s so much texture going on with the pieces of 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦 & 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦 ; the sponge on the outer layer was on the dryer side, prob cuz I let it sit in the fridge for a few hours before consuming

. . . 📍𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴...

Condescending, rude, goldfish-faced female cashier with protruding eyes in her 60's, who might be the shop-owner, based on my observation of the demeanor of the two young staff members toward her. The decor of the Jordan shop is bland and white, inducing a cold and unwelcoming feeling. Somewhat creative pastry chefs who create a selection of unique tea-infused breads and cakes. The taste of the cranberry and walnut bread is average, but the ingredients are not well mixed with all the walnuts and cranberries concentrated in one part of the bread and barely any walnut and cranberry in other parts. The taste of the earl-grey-tea-infused and raisin bread is above average. The price range for breads and small slice of cakes are in the 20's to 30's, about 50% more expensive than the average of all pastry shops including large chains such as Maxim's. Despite some creativity, the price is probably too high for the quality, not competitive with many other pastry shops in the neighborhoods of...

You can't easily find a bakery that does not use additives these days. I tried a baguette and a cornet (unfortunately I wasn't buying at their freshly-baked state at ard 5), their baguette really impressed me a lot - super crunched crust and airy loaf, while the cornet may be a tiny little bit moist on the inside. It may be expensive on your side, but at least try it for once, just once - and compare their breads with other bakeries' delicately - I'm sure you can find the differences. I can't guarantee their breads are made with the finest ingredients as I'm not an expert in this, but the point that they don't put additives in the dough is crystal clear. And they really put their heart into making their vision of achieving mastery happens, telling from their breads' fine texture and layers. It's all about being healthy with most genuine food nowadays, if you're buying some breads, you know where...