Pain 2 Olives of Paul

Paul is a French bakery chain that has many shops also in Japan. The nearest shop from Hamamatsu may be the one in Kyoto, more than 220 km away. However, they sometimes have a temporary stand in the basement of Entetsu Department Store. It seems that they don’t have any vegan sandwiches or pastries, but they have at least two kinds of vegan bread: Ancien Paul and Pain 2 Olives. Several days ago, I bought them home.

The left one is Ancien Paul baked in a traditional way. It was soft and had easy-to-eat taste. The right one is my favorite Pain 2 Olives. It contains slices of both black and green olives. I love the salty taste and rich flavor of olives.

Paul's products are more expensive than those in ordinary Japanese bakeries. However, it is diffiult to find bread like Pain 2 Olives in elsewhere. If I have a chance to visit big cities, I’d like to visit a permanent shop of Paul. As seen on their plastic bag, it is an old bakery founded in 1889. I’m curious to see the interior of their shops that is said to be the same as that in France.