I love going to Japanese lifestyle shop, Muji. To be more specific, I like their food section. All the Japanese snacks, teas and biscuits make me just wanna grab everything!
The biggest Muji outlet I’ve been to is the one in Tokyo which is near the station Yurakucho. That one was like a big warehouse and it also had an eatery. I had lunch there before I caught my flight back to Singapore and it was a pretty good one. Oh, how I miss Japan!
In Singapore we have mini Muji. I went to the outlet at Marina Square and came away with this bread-in-a-cup mix. That’s my name for it anyway. You’ve just got to hand it to the Japanese for their ingenuity.


The tomato and cheese bread flour mixture looks like this on the outside.


Instructions are on the back – don’t worry, there’s an English translation. Each packet is sold for S$2.30.


Add water to the flour mixture and stir with a spoon or fork. After stirring, it will look like what you see above.


I decided to improvise a little and added slices of cheddar cheese into the mixture.


Put the mixture into the microwave for about 2.5 minutes at 500W and you’ll get bread in a cup!


It actually tasted pretty good! Slightly sweet and savoury at the same time, and it was pretty soft. Just make sure you don’t put it into the microwave for too long.
This is great for a quick snack and something useful to have in the house for the times when you want something to nibble on desperately!