天然酵母麵包店 (已結業)

我是认真的，这间面包店曾经令我损失了$4600。 事缘我曾在这𥚃买了一条树枝面包，当我用牙咬其中一节树枝时，我只牙裂开咗，结果，我要做个牙套，承惠$4600😂😂😂😂😂虽然这样，我仍继续光顾这间面包店，这间面包店标榜纯天然无添加，令我非常迷恋，不舍不弃，就好比有些男人喜欢厚粉/胶面女人一样，无法自拔！今天早餐，我又好想好想尝一口外表香脆可口，内里面包软绵绵之余，还有烟烟韧韧口感的纯天然无添加面包😋😋😋 继续阅读

布里欧修以抹茶及黑芝麻层层分隔, 当中还夹杂著糖渍黑豆粒并用抹茶奶酥作面层以提升整体的味道～（整个配搭都是我喜爱的）还没有吃已经可以嗅到抹茶香气, 面包是比较有口感的, 不是很软绵那种而我就喜欢一层一层撕开吃, 抹茶与黑芝麻两者味道都比较浓,就是话很难吃出各自的味道啦另外还买了抹茶黑豆干酵母司康,吃起来抹茶味会比较出, 相比起由baking powder 做的scone, 质地会是界于面包与饼干般又没有那么容易碎 继续阅读

Levain实在太多选择，相信要10次先试很晒所有酸种面包🤣今次就由最简单开始试，我觉得酸味吾太重 如果有烘耐d有阵焦味会更好 店内有三款面包可以试:天然酵母提子合桃、六谷面包、青橄榄。价钱值吾值好睇个人而定，钟意食面包既人买几款黎试no big deal! 但如果一般香港人食开空气包就会觉得彩你都有味😂希望可以摆到个小焗炉 帮客人翻热面包😌次试埋提子合桃🤔😋 继续阅读

After my fellow bread-freak highly recommended Levain, I took a walk to PMQ one fine Sunday morning (12/8) and was slightly disappointed to see that it was under renovation. Ohhh pheww, luckily Levain has another branch conveniently located at Central MTR station such that I could take my time to visit on a weekday. 第一次光顾Levain，衬著一个天朗气清的星期天 (12/8) 漫步到PMQ，才发现该分店正进行装修。幸好中环地铁站内也有分店，可以轻易地平日光顾 : )Spoiled with choices, it took me almost 10 minutes to make up my mind --- and I went for what caught my eyes first: <Green Tea & Dried Figs Sourdough>. Basically three of my favourite things on Earth in one bread! 左想右想，最后还是选了第一样吸引我视线的 <绿茶无花果酸种面包>。While I personally prefer the texture and crust of EK's Figs Bread (a certain bakery from Paris), Levain's Green Tea & Dried Figs Sourdough is much more packed with sweet and juicy dried figs with a delicious hint of sherry...! Though it's slightly smaller than EK's, it's not as expensive. Considering the generous amount of dried figs, I find Levain's pricing more reasonable.^ Look at all those dried figs --- Even the last bite was packed with them! 每一口都是满满的无花果干，而且带一点点自然的酒香。If you were attracted to this sourdough because of the description "Green Tea", you may be a tiny tiny bit disappointed --- at least I was upon my first bite. But I am not complaining and am not deducting a star for this sourdough. From my own experience in making Green Tea Chiffon Cakes, I understand how bitter natural green tea powder is, and how blindly scaling up the green tea powder amount with the hope of "intensifying" the green tea flavour could mess up the dry:wet ingredients ratio and risk drying up the dough. In short, from the subtle hint of green tea in this sourdough, I know Levain do mean it when they say they insist on using natural ingredients only --- and I am happy to know that ; )如果你选这款包是因为被「绿茶」两字吸引，也许你会感到有一丁点的失望 --- 就如我当时的第一口感觉。不过，从我在家中焗绿茶雪芳蛋糕的经验，我知道天然纯绿茶粉的苦，也知道为求增强绿茶味而盲目增加绿茶粉份量很容易会打乱干湿材料比例。从这面包淡淡的绿茶味，我感受到Levain对用天然素材的坚持。A week later, I tried Levain's <Sesame Bun>.一星期后，我试了另一款面包 --- <芝麻烧饼>嗯，我知道外表有点像从粥面店买回来的 ... : PCouldn't wait to dig in... yummmm! Love the rich and aptly sweet Black Sesame flavour... If you like black sesame as they are, instead of being sweetened with desiccated coconut and lots of sugar, you'd enjoy this naturally sweet and aromatic sesame bun! 甜味自然，没有加椰丝。简单而美味！^ Look, even the dough itself was packed with sesame! 喜欢芝麻卷或上海大装芝麻汤圆的朋友一定喜欢这浓郁的黑芝麻涵。面包内也有粒粒的芝麻~ 由于仍在回味早上吃的芝麻烧饼，所以晚上再次光顾，发现Levain 7时后是 买二送一 的 ; PThe Sesame Bun was so good that I visited Levain again later that day... and was pleasantly surprised by their "Buy 2 get 1 Free" deal after 7pm.I saved the <Mixed Nut Bread Stick> and <Orange peel & Dried Figs Sourdough> for breakfast the next day, and had the <Canele> for dinner.The Canele was aptly dense and chewy --- delicious vanilla custard flavour --- aptly sweet. The caramelised shell was nice, but not the best I've had in Hong Kong, plus it was slightly (just slightly) burnt, so I'm giving it 4 stars. But anyway, given that it was one of the last two Caneles on display at around 7:30pm on a Friday, I don't think my review for Levain's Canele on this occasion is conclusive ; )Canele 甜度适中，口感有弹性，带香滑的vanilla custard味道。焦糖外层不错，但有一点点烤过头，有一丁点苦。不过这是7:30pm左右最后剩下的两个Canele之一，我相信下次我早点光顾应该会更贴切他们的水准。我把 <树枝> 和 <香橙无花果酸种面包> 留作第二天的早餐，想起来不是明智的决定。It was totally my mistake in deciding to save the <Mixed Nuts Bread Stick> and <Orange peel & Dried Figs Sourdough> overnight.前者满布果仁，是值得一赞的，可是我隔了个晚上才吃，真的变得很硬。While the former was deliciously packed with a generous amount of nuts, it became quite hard (yes I take the blame!). 下次我应该在<树枝>新鲜时品尝！从这次的体验，即使不谈口感，味道上好像另一来自比利时的面包店所出品的 "Flute" 略胜一畴 --- 因为 "Flute" 有香甜的提子干，和较可口及味道带点甜的夏威夷果仁。不过，树枝定价比Flute便宜大约$10，个人认为是较为合理的 : )I look forward to trying the Mixed Nuts Bread Stick fresh upon purchase next time : P From this experience, I personally prefer LP_ (a certain bakery from Belgium) 's "Flute", which is filled with sweet raisins and buttery Macadamia Nuts. Nevertheless, Flute is much more pricey (HK$38 as far as I remember), and I find Levain's bread stick more reasonably priced (HK$28). The <Orange peel & Dried Figs Sourdough> was tasty, with a citrusy hint of orange  which is stronger compared to the hint of green tea in Levain's Green Tea version of the Dried Figs Sourdough I described above. The tangy orange peel matches the sweet dried figs well. Not sure if I was less lucky this time, but I found slightly less dried figs than the Green Tea version. Anyway, texture aside (because it was my mistake to leave it overnight : P ), this was delicious! <香橙无花果酸种面包> 的香橙味比绿茶版本的绿茶味明显，两款的味道都出色，也和无花果配合得自然和美味。橙皮清新，甜度适中，份量刚好，没有苦涩味道。不谈口感（全因隔了个晚上才吃，是我的错），这酸称面包清新美味，下次见到时我会买来即日享受~过了两个台风和多雨的星期天，睡前已打算到Levain买早餐。结果，星期一一觉醍来，真的很想吃一口会带来幸福感的面包...After two typhoons and a rainy Sunday, all I craved for in beating the Monday blues is some fresh and tasty bread as brekkie... that's why I headed to Levain again this morning!昨天和家人在中式酒楼晚饭，本来打算叫蕃薯糖水，可惜只剩下红荳和绿荳沙选择 --- 尽管该酒楼是我一家上下认为最美味和「起沙」的酒楼「晚市奉送」糖水，我到今天早上起来还是想著蕃薯 ... 所以今早一看到 Levain 的 <蕃薯包>，我便二话不说拿起木盘子和面包夹 ...Going for <Sweet Potato Bun> was a complete no-brainer for me this morning, as I have been dreaming of some sweet potato dessert (a typical Chinese sweet soup dessert made with boiling sweet potato in gingery soup) since dinner with my family last night!平实的卖相，没有以鲜艳夺目的「紫薯色」作点缀、或一粒粒金黄色的蕃薯粒作招徕 --- 不看面包柜的名牌，不会知道是蕃薯包。说实话，卖相不算吸引。当我拿起面包夹，看到旁边其他款式销情好像较好，的确犹疑了一下。但从品尝Levain芝麻烧饼的经验，知道吃一口才能了解涵料真材实料的美味，我还是保留了我的选择。Yes I know this looks nothing fancy and you probably cannot tell it's a "sweet potato bun" from the look of it...  and Yes, I did hesitate for a second when I saw the other types of bread in the same display shelf being sold more quickly --- But having tried Levain's <Sesame Bun>, I have faith in Levain's low profile high quality goodies.果然没有令我失望！面包层是薄薄的，却保留弹性，第一口咬下去已尝到蕃薯蓉淡香，甜味自然，带一点点蕃薯皮的微酸，吃得出是用心以新鲜紫薯造的，而且刻意没有人为地加重甜味。那种甜味没有其他大型连锁面包店的紫薯甜点可口，也没有那种像忌廉般完美幼滑的人造口感。个人认为味道不算归类为甜包，所以也适合当早餐 。 I'm glad I stick to my choice! The sweet potato filling tastes delicious --- naturally sweet with a light sour touch, just light enough to make me realise that it was made with fresh sweet potato - such that part of the sweet potato skin was mixed in - and not with artificially flavoured "sweet potato powder" mixed with creamy custard. Personally, I find this bun light enough for breakfast : ) And the bun to filling ratio was just right. Levain 面包选择很多，我等不及全部试过后才写食评...! 尤其 Brioche 的选择很多，所有配搭都好吸引！看来下次多跑几公里后可以奖励自己一下.... : P I'm always tempted to try Levain's Brioche as all the choices seem delicious... perhaps I could treat myself one when I do a longer jog as autumn approaches! 继续阅读

好耐次前买过几次,果时味道一般.卫生好差,有好多"小强",同蚊系D面包上面飞,吓到我好耐行过都冇再买.今次再试多次,买左D朱古力曲奇.好味左好多.超好食.唔会太甜我记得次前买过系苦苦地.个人唔系太喜欢CANELE次前买过一次系有苦味.今次再买,唔再苦,外层冇变软.个人觉得比起之前好左. 继续阅读