Streetcar Cafe "Katakata Rings"
Which strap is the one you can eat?

At the "Shiden Cafe" in Umekoji Park in Kyoto, "Katakata Tsuriwapan", a bread that looks just like a strap, is on sale and is gaining popularity. The price is 250 yen per piece and 1,200 yen for a set of 5, both including tax.

The streetcar cafe is a renovated real streetcar. It opened on March 8, 2014.

"Shiden Cafe" in Umekoji Park, Kyoto
A streetcar cafe that has been renovated from "genuine"

"Shiden Cafe" in Umekoji Park, Kyoto
Inside the retro and atmospheric store (car)

Katakata Tsuriwapan is a "ring" -shaped bread made hard with the image of a strap handle. It is wrapped in a simple package through an obi. It was developed with the hint of grissini (stick-shaped hard bread) in order to realize a nostalgic and simple taste like a retro streetcar. It is additive-free and color-free, and the more you chew it, the more it tastes.

Streetcar Cafe "Katakata Rings"
So far, more than 20,000 have been sold!

The flavors are "sugar," "sesame," "rock salt," and "cinnamon" that are sold all year round. The summer limited edition is "Zarame", and the winter limited edition is "Chocolate", "Caramel chocolate", and "Tsubu strawberry".

At the time of writing the article, a total of 5 flavors are on sale for the whole year and summer only. Zarame is scheduled to be sold by the end of September (subject to fluctuation). In addition, the winter-only flavor uses chocolate and is easy to melt, so it will be on sale in consideration of the temperature.

In the future, it is said that there will be a ring of bread that you can eat with soft serve ice cream.