Amiallana Justus
The newly inspired Asian bakery in Orlando called Shokupan Bakehouse, offers sweet and savory sensations for customers to enjoy.
Shokupan Bakehouse has Japanese-inspired food specializing in “Shokupan” also known as Japanese milk bread and Asian pastries.
Shokupan translated to English means “Eating bread”. The bakery’s namesake bread is known for its extreme fluffiness, its milky flavor, and soft texture.
This bakery opened in April 2025, by the creators of Chiffon Culture Bakery Cafe. The menu includes sweet pastries such as Dubai Chocolate Croissants, including loaves like Shokupan Loaf Bread, and savory, namely an egg and avocado sandwich.
The bread is believed to have been introduced in Japan around the 1980s by a British baker for foreign and domestic residents.
Artisan Shokupan is often sold for over $18 a loaf in Japan. It has become a “puchi zeitaku” also known as an “affordable little luxury”.
Another great aspect of Shokupan is there are no preservatives used to make this special bread for customers. The loaves of bread use fresh cream and honey that customers seem to love.
The ingredients behind every perfect dish
It takes time and effort to perfect a dish, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to do. The two owners of Shokupan Bakehouse, Wendy Chang and her husband Jerry Chiu, both put time and effort into putting their culture out for UCF students and customers.
Wendy Chang, manager of Shokupan, said what makes Shokupan so unique is the ingredients used to make these tasteful dishes.
“We use our own baked toast to make the sandwiches here,” Chang said. “We wanted to try something different with the hot food because mostly it’s baking. By using our own big products, we were able to come up with Shokupan sandwiches.”
Chang uses the dishes she learned throughout her culture to incorporate into her bakery. She wants to teach customers that you won’t know you like something until you try it.
“I think we try to incorporate a lot of the popular items such as pork belly and shrimp tempura into the Asian sandwiches, so people are more familiar with those and also get to try our baked goods,” said Chang.
With the closeness Shokupan Bakehouse is to UCF, students have the opportunity to get out of their food comfort zone and have a relaxing place to study and hang.
Chang married into the bakery business and grew to love sharing her culture in America.
“We did want to let more of the Western culture know our bakery and it did take a while when we first opened to introduce our product,” Chang said. “I think now more people are more familiar with Shokupan sandwiches and are willing to try it.”
The Shokupan Bakehouse has left a good taste in customer mouths as the bakery has a 4.7/5 star rating and continues to grow since its startup in April of last year.
The Shokupan dishes have continued to make its mark in Orlando, by expanding and improving by introducing new products to customers.
From creating Asian dishes to spreading culture, Shokupan Bakehouse will continue to shine its light on Asian culture for generations to see.
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