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Bonus Scene: Mahoroba Japanese Bakery

4m 09s

Owner-baker Naruske Monguchi and translator Benjamin Winterton consider how to translate and explain what “Mahoroba” means in English. Although it could be translated simply as “good place,” there’s more to the word than that. And then a few regular customers talk about their favorite treats, savory as well as sweet.

Extras
Discover some of the best bakeries in America.
A few comments from some loyal Syracuse customers that we had to cut from the show.
Marco Littig talks about his favorites & Monty Colby talks about the bakery's local fame.
Loading “rustica” bread into the oven and a time-lapse of the counter during set-up.
Rosa Montoya shows us the special items her bakery makes to celebrate the Day of the Dead.
A sequence about making and baking cinnamon Krispies.
Rhonda Jones talks about her father and her love of all things French.
Hear from many loyal customers at Minerva Bakery.
Bagel-maker and chef George Jackson talks about his Tlingit heritage in Alaska.
Baker Juli Vanderhoop at Orange Peel talks about sharing and how our attitudes change.