Almost every weekend, Cary resident Yukie Segnini sets up the Yukiya Bakery booth at a farmers market or festival in Wake County. She often displays several sweet breads with different flavors and fillings, as well as her most well-known product, Japanese milk bread.
“Japanese bread is very fluffy, very soft,” Segnini said. “It has a chewy texture and a rich flavor because of the milk.”
Milk bread, also known as shokupan, can be found in many bakeries in Japan. But outside of Asia, the product is more difficult to find, which is why Segnini started her bakery…