Rotiboy

Move over Bread Talk, there's a new talk in town. Rotiboy is yet another fad in Indonesia's retail bakery industry which seems to be increasingly popular.

There's only one thing ... no really, they only sell one type of bread for Rp 6,000 each.

I was recommended this place by a friend and while I was waiting for my mum and sis shopping at Polo store (they're having 50% off store-wide sale, which is a rare occurence for Polo), I decided to give it a try.

There was about 20 people in the queue and one counter to take the order. The rest of the shop space is used for baking etc so you can see how the bread was made right before your eyes (sort of like Krispy Kreme style).

My first impressions of the bread was 'huge', at least compared to your typical Indonesian gourmet bread and they smell a lot like mocha. But don't let the size put you off though. The bread is soft with crumbly texture on the outside. So soft in fact, you don't want to hold it too hard against your fingers when holding it (imagine a KK donut fresh from the conveyor). In the centre you have some kind of savoury taste as if they put a dab of melted butter. Sounds pretty weird, but it turns out quite well.

All in all it's a pretty nice addition to the ever growing bakery store in Jakarta but I don't see myself buying this one too often as it taste best only when it's fresh. Leave it for over an hour and you got yourself a typical mocha scented bread.