Where to find Good-Quality Scones and Bread on quarantine period

      

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Cebu City, Philippines.

        What makes a good bread?  There are certain qualities that people look for in a good bread.  We all have our own favorites.  For most of us Cebuanos, white bread is a staple.  And we usually have the usual sliced bread in our kitchen shelf.

        Me and my boys love the commercially-available Ichipan white bread.  Sometimes, we run to the nearest Julie’s bakeshop for their rare special sliced bread.  But when a family friend introduced her daughter’s loaf to us, we were forever spoilt.

    Here are 3 reasons we love Hannah’s White Bread:

Freshly Baked

    We all know that anything fresh-from-the-oven is heavenly.  And that’s what Hannah’s bread is all about.  She bakes it on the day you pick it up!  So it’s definitely by order basis only.  It’s still slightly warm when you hold the carefully packed loaf in your hands.  And you can’t wait to get home for a slice to bite straight into it!

Just the right Texture

    Hannah’s bread is just the right texture – slightly dense and of good quality.  The convex shape of the crispy crust shows it baked well.  And when you bite into it, the bread is soft and tender inside.  Let it stay one or two days, the bread even becomes chewy!

Homemade

    Hands down, this reason clinches the deal.  It is lovingly home-made.  For real.  Hannah bakes it in their kitchen in the home she grew up in.  We know their family from way back.  Her mom, Raquel, ran a quaint home-run restaurant the first time I met her.  My sister-in-law knew her way even before that.

    As for Hannah’s scones – they have all three qualities too!

            Caption:  That’s Hannah with her mom Raquel during my niece’s 18th birthday.

    And would you believe this is Hannah’s first foray into bread-making?  It happened in the middle of our quarantine period in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic.

    Hannah recalls, “I went out to buy groceries and noticed people started to panic buy.  I realized I could try making bread.  It uses minimal ingredients.  I figured that if I can create a food substitute to rice, then we won’t be bothered too much in case of a shortage.”

    Well guess what.  She succeeded at first try.  “When my mom tasted it, she loved it!  She always said, if it’s God’s will, it will succeed.  So now I want to share my creation,” she said with her widest grin.   

    She and her mom run the renowned artisanal chocolate company The Chocolate Chamber and their family home is now known as “Casa de Cacao”. 

    If you want proof to what I’m saying – try it yourself.  You can order Hannah’s bread at by contacting 09175561521 and 09176287661.  Pick-up at Casa de Cacao, 3349 Topaz St., Casals’ Village, Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City.   You may also pick them up at The Chocolate Chamber, they’re open already.