Kimchi Toastie

You know when somewhere is so close to you that you’re like, oh I can go whenever, and then somehow you just... never go? That’s me with Doran Doran. I walk past them ALL the time and always think I should try it, but somehow never did. I think partly because I haven’t really been in a toastie mood lately, but on Saturday I finally made it.

And this is actually my kinda toastie. Sometimes I avoid them because next minute you’ve eaten half a block of cheese and enough butter for the week lol. But this one was surprisingly light while still being veeerrry flavourful.

The sourdough was airy and super crunchy, and somehow stayed crunchy the whole way through. There wasn’t too much cheese, it wasn’t overly buttery, and you could actually taste everything. The bacon had this really nice smoky char to it, the kimchi brought a little sour tang, then every now and then you get that bit of sweetness from the maple syrup. Sweet, salty, smoky, sour... all the good stuff.

I wouldn’t have minded a little more bacon, but I mean... it’s called the Kimchi Toastie for a reason 😅

Super happy with this one. Lots going on flavour-wise, but somehow nothing was fighting each other. Crunchy, light, tasty. My kinda toastie.