What do you eat with Japanese milk bread?

January 25, 2018 12:52 PM

I just made the Japanese milk bread recipe from the America's Test Kitchen bread cookbook. What should I eat with it? I'd love something savory and hearty, but all the suggestions I'm googling pretty much start at end at butter and condensed milk. What would you suggest?
posted by HeroZero to Food & Drink (12 answers total)

There's an exceptionally decadent steak sandwich that features milk bread; you may not have access to wagyu, but I bet it'd be good with a slightly less expensive cut as well.
posted by halation at 12:57 PM on January 25, 2018

Milk bread makes amazing grilled cheese
posted by horizons at 1:05 PM on January 25, 2018 [1 favorite]

Best answer: If you make it again shape it into buns for burgers
posted by missriss89 at 1:15 PM on January 25, 2018

Toasted with butter and molasses would be my first choice, but if you're looking for something savory I'd suggest having it with a hearty beef stew.
posted by FallowKing at 1:22 PM on January 25, 2018

This is the only bread our kid eats. Turkey sandwiches, Hamburgers, and Hot Dogs are all reported to taste even better on Milk Bread!

Do you like sandwiches? Any sandwich tastes better on Milk Bread. Toast some and try it with Pastrami!
posted by jbenben at 2:10 PM on January 25, 2018 [1 favorite]

If you have a toaster oven, Japanese bread is awesome for any 'stuff on toast' dishes. I love spreading a piece with pesto, and a squizzle of Japanese mayonnaise.
posted by Caravantea at 2:17 PM on January 25, 2018 [4 favorites]

Thick slices, toasted but still soft in the centre with a generous amount of herbed soft cheese, carmalized onions and something like sprouts or arugula is to die for. Milk bread is a great base for using strong flavoured toppings imo.

And yes, seconding grilled cheese. Especially with strong cheddar.
posted by InkDrinker at 2:30 PM on January 25, 2018 [1 favorite]

I just made some delicious French toast with leftover milk bread.
posted by Etaoin Shrdlu at 3:49 PM on January 25, 2018

A local restaurant makes 'toasts' that are basically a small meal on their own, with one thick slice of milk bread and your choice of topping. I always get the egg/seaweed, which is basically thick egg salad with kewpie mayo and nori, but they also offer sausage/bacon/egg, salmon mayonnaise (probably shredded salmon and kewpie mayo) and the intriguing "anchovy garlic oil". It can't be too much different from the butter in this recipe .
posted by theweasel at 4:04 PM on January 25, 2018 [1 favorite]

Japanese style curry is great for this. I like to do thin sliced pork chops with lots of carrots and potatoes and sometimes broccoli and mushrooms. Use the bread instead of rice for wiping up all the fantastic gravy. Don't forget some pickles on the side to cut through all the richness.
posted by Mizu at 6:21 PM on January 25, 2018

You might look up savory brioche recipes, and see if you find something you like. I love this Ottolenghi recipe for roasted mushrooms and a poached egg on toast (unlike most of his recipes, the ingredient list is not too long).
posted by MrBobinski at 6:47 PM on January 25, 2018

Response by poster: I made this teriyaki burger recipe tonight and it was outrageous. Can't wait to bake more milk bread and try some more of these. Thanks, hive mind.
posted by HeroZero at 4:45 PM on January 26, 2018 [1 favorite]