Mini Custard Buns @ Teramachi Street, Kyoto

Some education on Teramachi Street, a stone's throw away from Nishiki Market.

Teramachi Street (寺町通) is a historical street in Kyoto, Japan, running north-south. The area extending from Shijō Street to somewhat above Sanjō Street is an arcade containing an assortment of shops and services, both traditional and modern. The street's name literally means "Temple Town" and reflects the large number of temples moved there during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's remodeling of Kyoto in the 16th century. - Wiki.

The area is a shopping and eating street rolled into one, I ended up buying something each time I walked through the street.

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One of the shops that caught my eye with the machine churning out bite sized custard buns. Crowds would form to watch.

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Watching the custard buns get transformed was quite therapeutic on its own.
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They get stored in wooden trays like above!
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These get sold off so quickly, everyone was buying in boxes.
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Looks huge here, this was no bigger than half my fist even. Puny, I would call this.

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Just a pancake with sweet white bean paste. Nothing too extraordinary but it would pass off perfectly for that after dinner snack or for tea time.

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