What is sourdough bread, exactly? You rarely see it in a Japanese bakery, so most people here have never eaten it. In San Francisco, sourdough and clam chowder are a well-known pairing; in Europe, households have baked sourdough for centuries; and in Australia I hear more and more popular cafés are serving it.
I would like sourdough to become something you can eat easily in Japan too. In February 2021 I left Hyogo, where I had lived for years, and moved to Fukuoka — and I now supply sourdough to a café near the house run by a friend, called Patagonia no Minami.
So far I have baked coffee and chocolate sourdough, honey bread with rosemary and walnut, pumpkin bread, and other seasonal loaves — including ones made with Patagonia no Minami's own roasted coffee. I would like to keep going, keeping a sense of play about it, so that more people come to know what sourdough can be. If you are in the area, do call in and try some.
Patagonia no Minami
3-2-30 Nagaoka, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-0075, Japan
URL https://patagonianominami.com/
E-MAIL info@patagonianominami.com
Open 10:00 – 18:00
Closing days vary