One of the best things about Japan is its bread. And one of the best things about said bread is how creative it can be.
“Usagi pan” (うさぎパン) or “rabbit bread” is not new. For a while, certain bakers have fashioned buns into bunnies—or other animals as well.
京成バラ園 隣のパン屋さんで、うさぎパン pic.twitter.com/W2GaAje3Gv
— usa41 (@usa41) May 16, 2016
うさぎパンを食らう(´ )；ω；`) pic.twitter.com/fMFbtXDuVK
— CHIBIBIBI´；ω；`🍅 (@chibikkey) April 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/703791597054328832
And so on.
What is new is a Tokyo bakery’s take on rabbit bread:
うさぎパン🍞
焼きたてのしあわせにおい(๑>◡<๑) pic.twitter.com/PliuNjtFsz— Tamakicchi (@tama_kicchi) March 9, 2017
The entire loaf is bunny-shaped, so that when it’s sliced, you get:
パァァァン！！🥖(リベンジ)
新高円寺、ベーカリー兎座［レプス］さんのうさぎパン、買えました。
うさぎパンは午前中に行かないと難しいかも… pic.twitter.com/rPYHLNwP9s
— momoiro🌸 (@MkinokoM) March 3, 2017
新高円寺に新しくできたパン屋さん、兎座ベーカリーLEPUS。食パンはウサギの形です。 pic.twitter.com/XhMuj9kPOF
— ちりり (@chiriri3) March 7, 2017
The best part? This bakery is called “Lepus,” as in the rabbit constellation Lepus, so thematically, this works!
新高円寺にできたばかりのパン屋さん🍞うさぎ型食パンをゲット🐰✨ #うさぎ #パン pic.twitter.com/6KePSxtUA1
— アート LOVE Maiko☆ (@cocomademoII) March 8, 2017
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