Shelf life is 5 minutes! You can enjoy the crunchy and crispy texture! Aged Bread with Elephant Ears" has been successfully improved for the 1,359th time in 19 years!

ZOO Corporation (CEO: Tomohiro Koizumi) has successfully improved its signature product, "Aged Bread with Elephant Ears," for the 1,359th time in the 19 years since its launch. While maintaining the same peace of mind that the product contains no additives, no eggs, and no dairy products, the company has succeeded in adding further evolution and depth to the two different textures of the product: the "mokyu-mokyu, crunchy" texture when freshly baked and the "fluffy and chewy" texture after being heated in a microwave oven. In addition, the flavor has been dramatically improved through a major revision of the recipe, drawing on years of experience and technology. The improved bread has been on sale since January 6, 2025.

Dough size

Background of Development

Since its launch in 2005, "Aged Bread with Elephant Ears" has been loved by many customers for its unique texture of "crispy on the outside and sticky on the inside. Since its establishment, ZOO Corporation has always strived to improve the taste and quality of its products based on the philosophy of "delivering the best food experience to our customers. Since its inception, the company has maintained a process that uses as few additives as possible and no eggs or dairy products, making it safe for a wide range of customers, from children to allergy sufferers. In this 1,359th improvement, based on this unchanged peace of mind, we have achieved a significant improvement in texture by further expanding variations in texture and by fundamentally reviewing the recipe itself, taking advantage of the technology and experience we have cultivated over the years.

Exterior view of Yoga Main Store

○Product Characteristics

In this 1,359th improvement, we focused on the following points in particular.

<Harmony of two textures

Freshly baked: The world's first method of deep-frying and then baking allows customers to enjoy the unique "mokyu-mokyu" texture and "sakusaku" (crunchy) light texture, along with the savory flavor. Please enjoy it freshly baked and hot. Shelf life is 5 minutes.

After microwaving: Because we have added as little additives as possible, the cake will harden quickly (best before 5 minutes), but if it does, warm it gently in the microwave and it will become fluffy and sticky again! Enjoy the soft and tender texture that is so different from freshly baked dumplings that you don't even need your teeth.

Unchanged peace of mind: Since the company's founding, we have used as few additives as possible, and we do not use any eggs or dairy products. We have made it possible for more people than ever before, even those with allergies, to enjoy our baked goods. (*However, products containing dairy products are also manufactured at the production plant. Please be careful if you have severe allergies.)

Improved dough: By using a proprietary blend of carefully selected domestic wheat, the original flavor of wheat is maximized, resulting in a more flavorful dough that melts in the mouth.

Evolution of flavor: In this improvement, instead of adding specific ingredients, we fundamentally revised the entire recipe, including the dough mixture, fermentation time, and frying temperature and time, based on our experience and technology cultivated over many years. As a result, the sweetness and aroma of the original wheat is brought out to the maximum, and a deeper, more balanced flavor is achieved. This is the culmination of our pursuit of the original taste of the ingredients.

W Chocolate Peanut

Cream Cheese & Blueberry

Outline of the product

Product name ：Aged baked bread with elephant ears

Price ： 259-518 yen (tax included)

　　　　　　　　＜Price varies depending on toppings.

Sales location : Yoga, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

　　　　　　　　Online store https://zou33youga.official.ec/

　　　　　　　　(There are participating stores nationwide.)

Allergy information: Egg- and dairy-free

　　　　　　　　(*However, products containing eggs and dairy products are also manufactured at the production plant.

　　　　　　　　 (* However, products containing egg and dairy products are also manufactured at the production factory. Please be careful if you have severe allergies.

　　　　　　　　 Please be careful if you have severe allergies.)

Other: Some toppings may contain dairy products.

　　　　　　　　 For more information, please visit our website (https://zou-33.com).

We are also recruiting franchisees nationwide. (As of January 2025: 27 stores)

If you are interested in becoming a store, please contact us from the following link.

URL: https://zou-33.com/zoo/