The 24-seat venue will offer baked goods made using 30-year-old sourdough starters
Gerard Dubois, the Swiss pastry chef of Passion fame, is expanding his gospel of baked goods and healthy dishes with the opening of Sour Dough in Wan Chai. No prizes for guessing correctly what bread type will be the star of the show here: all of the baked goods and pastries will use one of three varieties of sourdough starters (rye, white, and dark rye) that have been cultivated for over 30 years.
Capitalising on Hong Kong's burgeoning love affair with sourdough, the 24-seat delicatessen is offering treats like sourdough croissant, raspberry rhubarb mille-feuille with Tahitian vanilla cream, caramelised baby pear feuilletine basket and chocolate sourdough bread with cranberries, alongside a range of white, dark rye, and multigrain loaves made with less sugar and sodium.
Elsewhere on the menu, savoury creations include chicken tikka on olive sourdough focaccia, pulled pork Cubano on sourdough ciabatta bread, and pastrami sauerkraut on dark rye sourdough. A whole 30 percent of the offerings at Sour Dough are completely plant-based, including salad boxes, veggie sandwiches, and even a veggie sourdough French toast.
Sour Dough is the latest brand to come from Gerard Dubois, who first opened La Rose Noire Pâtisserie in Pacific Place in 1991. He opened the Passion chain of bakery-cafes in 2012, which now comprises branches across Hong Kong, Macau and the Philippines.
The deli brand enters an increasingly competitive local marketplace when it comes to sourdough, with the likes of Roganic's newly opened sister bakery The Baker & The Bottleman and artisanal bakery chain Bakehouse slicing up the existing (sourdough crust) pie.
Sour Dough, 80 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
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