BRUTUS Magazine – Number 969: Donuts on my mind

Brutus (ブルータス) is a bi-weekly Japanese men’s magazine devoted to pop culture, lifestyles, and culture in Tokyo, Japan by Magazine House.

JAPANESE LANGUAGE ONLY

Have you ever been impressed by the taste of donuts? "Have you ever queued up for donuts?"

A classic snack made by adding water to grain flour, kneading and puffing it up, and then frying it. Now, there are several waves coming to Japan. However, don't underestimate it as just a fashion food. The origin of donuts can be traced back to ancient Egypt, and through the Mediterranean trade, the Crusaders and the Habsburgs, it spread in Europe every time there was a struggle for supremacy, and reached the new continent during the Age of Discovery. The history of donuts is the history of mankind. Speaking of donuts today, starting with Mister Donut, which can be said to be the original landscape, the rustic type of specialty stores that stick to ingredients such as domestic wheat and natural yeast, the bakery type of brioche dough, the polite work of pastry chefs, and the pop and fun West Coast type. to.
Ring-shaped, vertical, and sweet to salty. A culture food written by Tim Burton and sung by Tatsuro Yamashita. Once you're hooked, you can't escape the loop!

table of contents

Donuts are handmade by craftsmen.

special feature
Donuts on my mind
really tasty donuts

January 2015 London
The legendary baker Justin's donut workshop that BRUTUS witnessed in London.

July 2022 Kyoto
You can eat that donut directly from Justin in Kyoto.

Handmade, freshly fried, piping hot couple donuts.

A story about donuts and fermentation by Pan Lab Hiroaki Ikeda.

The secret behind I'm donut?, a donut shop with long lines.

Real bomboloni that you can eat in Tokyo.

Both BTS and Tatsuro Yamashita loop! Thinking about donut culture.

Mister Donut at the beginning.

Donut first story

Map of fried donuts around the world.

Donuts from around the world that can be eaten in Kanto and Kansai.

Thinking donut ①

Book in Book
DONUTS SHOP GUIDE 2022
45 nationwide shop guides managed by new creators.

Thinking donut ②

LOCAL DONUTS ① The “big bang” of evolving donuts in Seoul, South Korea.

LOCAL DONUTS②My Picnic visits and makes. New York donuts old and new.

LOCAL DONUTS ③ Selected by Minori Kai! A guide to local donuts in Japan.

LOCAL DONUTS ④ Sakiko Hirano, a trip to meet Japan's best Sata Andagi.

really good donut shop list