Have you ever heard of " butter soaking," a delicious way to make toast that Matsuko-san introduced on her TV program "Yoru no Koroku wo Prowl" (Night on the Town)? The idea is to put butter on the bread before baking and melt it in the toaster.

If you haven't tried it yet, I urge you to give it a try right now! Because it's insanely delicious!

How to make the delicious buttered toast that Matsuko-san raves about

Here is the recipe that Matsuko recommends: simply spread butter on about 6 slices of bread (your choice) and toast it in the toaster. The butter melts with the heat and slowly soaks into the bread.

After baking, spread butter on the remaining unbuttered side of the bread.

Differences in texture and taste

The first thing to enjoy is the difference in texture. The buttered part after baking has a "crunchy, crispy" and savory texture, while the part soaked in bread before baking is moist and juicy, and the buttery goodness overflows when you bite into it!


The best part is the richness of the butter. The butter spread on the surface of the bread is a different flavor from the butter that is spread on the surface of the bread and soaked into the bread dough. The latter tastes as rich as a croissant or Danish bread!


The more you bite into it, the more butter comes out, and Matsuko described it as " like eating butter gravy. Exactly!

Matsuko-san seemed to use a total of two times the amount of butter per slice of bread, but if that is a bit much for you, you can reduce the total amount to one time and spread half of the butter first and the other half afterwards. Try it!